KUHnri -AN \IKTHODS OF STREET CLEANING 



of about two cubic yards. They, too, are lo- 

 cated beneath the sidewalk, but open at the top through 

 iron doors which lift up. The refuse is dumped int.. 

 these pits from the hand-carts of the sweepers. The 

 refuse is removed at night by men with shovels who 

 throw it into large carts which make rounds for the 

 purpose. Pits are also used in Glasgow. 



Much diversity exists among the forms of carts used 

 to remove street and house refuse. Many are of 

 large capacity, but are often heavy and so high as to 

 be awkward to fill. Moreover, they are generally not 

 covered, so that the refuse is blown from them and 

 scattered by winds and made wet by the rain. Some 

 excellent carts are used on the continent. Among 

 the best are large, low, four-wheeled, metal wagons 

 provided with covers and possessing convenient arrange- 

 ments for dumping. 



The best carts for street sprinkling have high bodies 

 and a control of the sprinkling apparatus which enables 

 the driver to regulate the water so that it will flow 

 to either side. The shower can be varied from an 

 extremely small amount of water to a copious dis- 

 charge. A prevalent defect lies in the arrangement 

 by which the carts are filled. It sometimes takes half 

 as long to load a cart as to empty it. The fault here 

 is due to too small hydrants. The best water carts 

 are filled through the bottom, have holes of different 

 sizes through which the water passes, are provided 

 with mud pots to protect the holes against clogging 

 and have their sprinklers located behind the rear wheels. 



A handsome new motor sprinkler is in use in Berlin. 

 This is capable of throwing water by a centrifugal 

 pumping arrangement to a great distance on either 



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