The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-29
CQHN WANTS 81.
Asks for Increased Force and
$Io6, 900 for New
Equipments.
CITIZENS ARE NOT AIDING
Policemen and Sanitary Off
GERS Not Active in Report
ing Ordinance Violations.

More men more machinery, changes
In ordinances, and stricter enforcement
Of existing laws were the salient de-
mands of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment presented 10 the Administrative
Board yesterday afternoon. Superin-
tendent Henry Cohn went over the
work Of his department in detan,
speaking for more than three hours.
illustrating by maps and charts, ana
using as a text his annual report sub
mitted 70 Mayor Aisnlie yesterday
morning.
Taking up first the urgent need of
more men, Mr.. Cohn stated there were
n 0l6 buildings in the city. from which
ashes and garbage have 20 be collected.
TO remove garbage he now has only
sixteen men, or the impossible average
OF S07 calls per day to each man, foi
removal of ashes and trash the depart
Inent has sixty-two men, divided INTO
twelve gangs. making go calls a week
or one man 20 each ? 1873 Of population.
Mr. Cohn urgently recommended an
ordinance requiring the use OF uniform
metal ash receptacles as great and IN
the rapid handling of this work OF MS
department. ~
Coming down to streets and alleys.
about the condition of which there
has recently been much well-groundeo
complaint. Mr.. Cohn estimated mat
there were 200 miles of streets and about
100 miles of alleys. with i1 miles OF
paved cutters. under his charge. with
sixtv men in the street cleaning gangs.
His comparative charts were based on
the total mileage of streets, but MI
Beck, OF the board. pointed out tnst
only about ffty-seven miles or the
streets and twenty miles OF the alleys
arc paved In answer to questions
from Mr.. Beck. Mr.. Cohn stated that
there had been eighty nine men In the
whole department twelve years ago
when the citys population was less
than IS Oo. Now there are l57 men IN
the department. Mr. Beck wanted
TO know why If one street cleaner 10
each thousand of population had been
ample 70 give good results ten or
twelve years ago, iS7 men could not IN
dertake the cleaning Of a city OF 100 0D
pcpulation Mr.. Cohn said that the
great increase in paved area MADE
difference. with the long haul rom Cd
s,.,irc points 20 the dumps and incinera-
tor. His sweeping force. he said, aver
aged eighteen trips year over all paved
streets some streets being swept rnucil
oftener The cost FOR sweeping Is 80 Z
cents per capita. or one sweeper 10
each 2Iss OF population. He recon-
mended the paving of certain cross
s--cets TO stop the tracking OF mud
into Broad and other thoroughfares.
ana that steps be taken 20 sec that
citizens do their part The ponce,
he said did little toward reporting
ordinance violations OF those who scat
er paper and trash IN the streets ana
the sanitary officers and inspectors un-
der the Board of Health he considered
OF even less aid. as they never seem TO
report anyone
Removal Of Trade Waste.
The serious attention OF the ooard
was called to the matter of removal
of trade waste. The city should not
he expected Mr.. Cohn thought, 10
remove the refuse of big hotels or
great manufacturing plants. nor the
ashes OF great office buildings ana
should limit the quantity TO be hauled
free from any one place. MI Conn
asked that his department be renewed
of the>burden OF cleaning street basins
which he thought should fall on the
street force. and also OF cleaning water
froughs. which he thought the Water
Department should look after He
strongly recommended the use OF
flushing machines for paved streets.
and asked for two motorcycle carts
10 be used in emergency calls 70 maui
off dead dogs and cats His report
did not show the relative cost of in
cineration at the two plants nor the
cost per load Of garbage disposal.
Mr.. Cohn submitted the following
comparative statement of his expei-
ditures during the past year, and
requests for allowance fees during
the year to CO me:
1912 1913