BERLIN 



Rewards are offered for long and faithful service, and 

 it is interesting to observe that in 1906 there were 

 twelve men who received allowances of money for this 

 reason. Each of these had served the city well for 

 twenty-five years and the reward which was divided 

 among them was .$232. 



The total length of streets cleaned liy the city in 

 I'.lOG was 316 miles. The area cleaned daily was 8,160,- 

 ()()(> square yards. The area allotted to each 



Length and 



laborer was about 6000 square yards of street, Are. of 

 including roadway and sidewalk, or 3750 

 square yards of street. The allowance of street area 

 cleaned daily per man was 3960 square yards. The boys 

 are given an average of 6260 square yards of asphalt 

 to keep in order. 



The city does not clean all the streets free of cost. 

 A charge is made for cleaning the tracks of the street 

 cars, private streets, and new streets. These returns 

 bring in about $50,000 per year. The sale of waste 

 matters, old apparatus, and entrance fees to public 

 comfort stations increase the revenue by nearly an 

 equal amount. 



The work of cleaning the streets proceeds from the 

 33 depots. Attached to these are yards for the storage 

 of apparatus, etc. The streets are swept at 

 night by revolving machine brooms propelled 



.... Machines 



by horses. There were 95 of these brooms in 

 regular service in 1906. The bristles are made of 

 Pissava and last, on an average, 21 days. The machines 

 themselves last 18 to 24 years. The machines work 

 at night, beginning at 11:30 P.M. and continuing for 

 six to seven hours until the assigned work is done. 

 The horses and men to drive them are furnished by 



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