Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-27
SAYS PEOPLE NOT ALIVE
TO THEIR DUTY TO CITY
Superintendent COIN Reviews Ply
steal Accomplishments OF His
Department.
FORWARDS REPORT TO MAYOR
Collecting Ashes and Trash Costs 81
Cents Per Capita, or More Than
Any Work Done by Bureau.
Co-Opcration OF Citizens Urged.


superintendent Henry J. Cohn's an
nual report for the last year, which
has just been printed, carries an in
iercsting review OF the physical ac-
accomplishments of the Bureau OF
Stree, Cleaning. Department OF Pub
tic Welfare, together with several
recommendations for improvements
which are being given due considera
ton by Welfare Director Levy in
connection with the statement he will
send 10 the Mayor OF the needs OF
the department for the year 1921.
Concerning streets and alleys. the
report says;
None OF the duties OF this bureau
are considered more important than
the task q; keeping the streets and
alleys of tile city free from filth and
in slightly condition. The demand
for cleaner streets and cleaner cities
is universal and the people" Of Rich
mond are no less eNactinS than those
OF other cities. II Is matter OF
regret, therefore. that the people OF
this city are not alive to their duty
TO the city and TO themselves.
Citizens who are loudcst in their
clamor for cleaner streets do not
hesitate TO stand on the steps OF the
post-otiicc tear letter To bits and
let the paper flutter whore il will.
or throw paper bags, hundle-wrap-
Fenient bit OF pavement.
Merchants who profess a proud
regard for their six permit trash
hcapcd in the open steet. To De scat
tered broadcast by the wind.
Costs City Pretty Penny.
The force OF siXty-threc men en-
gased, in keeping the streets clean
has also los miles OF alleys, paved
and unpaved TO care for. Two, fore
men and two inspectors head this
force. hn oil y
more than any work done by this
bureau. with the exception Of coll
lecttnE ashes and trash. The amount
expended in this work during the
OF the total expended by this bureau.
rms represents per capita cost of
80 cents.
"Flushers have proved TO be one
OF the best of the many innovations,
IN the street cleaning apparatus, anyS
the purchase OF an additional ma
chine is recommended. Another
method OF keeping certain streets
clean is what is known as patrol
given some particular section Of "A
street TO patrol with broom and :.
''of the S74 miles OF streets in the
city OF Richmond. 29.92 miles wer.
smooth paved streets at the end of
1919. These smooth paved streets
are cleaned by flushing, q method
adopted by the city IN 1918. Flushers
have mat the test OF time in most
sausiaetory manner. and are =
i marKed imr,n ., oyer the old
KIND OF paving. but especially to
smooth paved streets. as no prelimi-
nary sweeping by machine hrooms
cleaned before hushinT to prevent
choking the street basins. and these
Two operations leave the streets in
In addition to the 29.sa miles of
smooth paved streets, there are 527o
miles OF granite paved streets. maxi
streets in the city.
Streets Also Are Flushed.
svs me sTanite paved streets are
flushed in some Instances.
Flush!ns was done about eight
months during the pas, year, clean
ing 4..l3i blocks OF streets. an aver
age of go blocks or almost fourteen
miles daily"
On the cost of collection OF ashes
anu trash, which is Slightly under, 81
cents per capita. the report says.
This service cost the city far
more more than any work done by the
amount expended IN collecting ashes
and trash was $lSl 7G5 so. or sligh;lv
more than +2i; per cent OF the total
spent during the year.
The force engaged In this work
tuH4pcFS c!ShtE men. and the num-
her her OF housss in Richmond is 81 500.
These houses are visited about i;ftv
Two times "acA fear ilnaking a total
OF 1;I9".2VO GALS. during the year.
Their We're l57 go Ioaa, OF ashes
an aru h ,1nsh G0!isciGd during the year.
Very little variation in tn, amount
or ashes and trash or All dcsCrintion
Is opserved during the seasons The
curing any one month was 10 loo
ioads for the month OF August and
me maX,mum plumber was I:,4i2, for
inc month of april
ASKS Co-oprration Of Citizens.
psiier service and more work
e eould be accomplished If the citi-
OF accepting the suggestions and
complying with the requests wbicI
have been made repeatedly by this
No change in the method o. COL
IectinG and d!sposing OF garbage was
made during the past year Twenty
80 rtm ,'ic cisas.d IN collecting.
posal plants us
Co,l lie Of .garoagc cost the
SitE Sos,S22lS during The year This
being l?.5 per cent Of the total ' cxs
pended by the bureau. Nine thon
sand SAND nine hundred and sixty-cight
loads were collected during IN. 49,
an average OF three ana onc-half
roads for each house in TN. CITY Tha
cost per capita was about @35 cents
IS co ne Eia arg problem in this city
ierence IN The amour; collected dir
! 1rnSS me Winter and, summer months.
- mn! AZ I'm number Of loads WAS
hauled in February. and Inc rs W"
mum in August"
Pressing Need for stable.
:. ihe superintendent again asks
ms ms year for larger staoiing faciiI
ties. the need for Il stable In ~.
western part OF the city n. says
; Us necomimS moer acute. The aim
cplt!es which could h@ eliminated hv
the acquisition OF suitabl" stnhics
are man? The outstanding objection
70 INC Continued use OF the IVES;
End stable, which consists o: a largo
oaIh ana a long shed with stalls. 10
Sateo IN the southeast corner o. IN.
stale FAR grounds, is that the bu
reau is f"rced 70 NOV. twice yearly
1li@ animals and materials are -novcd
SHORTY before state Fair Week. and
mfu ts ~ moved 3ack INTO the stable
aiecr the annual fair is over"
TAG DAY FOR COMMUNITY
HOUSE'F0R COL ORED PEOPLE
Funds Are Needed 10 Garry On WORT
Sh"f'hhle Organization Dur
ing winter Months.