MODERN METHODS OF STREET CLEANING 



to stand for at least six months, at the end of which 

 time it is thoroughly decomposed and a large per cent 

 of the moisture has been drained from it. It is then 

 easy to apply to the land and is said to make an ex- 

 cellent manure. 



The total quantity of refuse of various kinds sent to 

 the Carrington estate from 1889 to 1906 was 



Quantities 



of Refuse 730,774 long tons. The quantity sent to Chat 

 Moss in the eight years ending 1906 was 

 443,058 tons. 



The following kinds of refuse were received in the 

 amounts stated at each place in 1906: 



Carrington Chat Moss 



Nightsoil 13,672 tons 29,420 tons 



Clinkers 628 " 8;950 " 



Street sweepings 546 " 15,811 ' ' 



Stable manure 1.17 " 290 " 



Garbage , 1,505 " 



Old paving-stones 202 ' ' 



Total 14,963 " 56,178 " 



Raw peat has been taken from the Carrington estate, 

 dried, and used as bedding for horses. It makes an 

 excellent manure after having been used in the stable, 

 comparing favorably in point of analyses with straw 

 manure, and fresh street sweepings. 



The quantity of refuse sent to Carrington being 

 largely in excess of the requirements of the estate, the 

 authorities in 1900 purchased a second estate, Chat 

 Moss, containing 2600 acres. Chat Moss is about seven 

 miles from Manchester and is also located upon the 

 Ship Canal. 



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