CHAPTER II 



FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO STREET 

 CLEANING 



IT should be kept in mind that it is the aim of sani- 

 tation to get control of wastes as soon as possible after 

 they are produced and maintain this control The Aim of 

 until they are permanently disposed of. It Sanitation 

 should also be remembered that it is both easier and 

 cheaper to collect large particles of refuse, and small 

 particles when present in relatively large and compact 

 masses, than to allow the refuse to be broken up and 

 scattered before attempting to gain possession of it. 

 City wastes should always be kept in control. 



City refuse is not in control when it lies scattered in 

 streets, alleys, and back yards. It is in control when 

 it is in some suitable receptacle or place provided for it 

 and on the way to its final destination. It is needless 

 to say that the methods of collection and disposition 

 should be so designed as to cause as little offense as 

 possible to the eyes and nose, both to the public at large 

 and to private householders. 



House refuse, once it is gathered together for removal 

 from the premises where it is produced, should never 

 become scattered that is, from the time it is produced 

 to the time it is permanently disposed of, it should be 

 contained in a receptacle of some kind, be that recep- 

 tacle box, barrel or wagon. Refuse is no longer in 



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