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The health and comfort of the men are cared for by 

 various sanitary measures, 'but the process of burning 

 the refuse produces in spite of these privuu- c rof 

 tions a considerable amount of dust and un- Laborer. 

 pleasant odor locally. In the basement near the entrance 

 of one of the buildings are rooms where the men may 

 bathe and dress, and it is said that each man customarily 

 takes a bath at the end of his shift. In order to avoid 

 the injurious effects of excessive water drinking in 

 summer, pure coffee is prepared by means of a steam 

 operated cooking apparatus. Two cocks are fitted 

 through the side of one of the buildings in the open 

 air and here the men fill their drinking vessels at will. 



Besides the work done under the regular jurisdiction 

 of the city, the street-cleaning department is respon- 

 sible, according to a law which went into effect Extra Work 

 March 1, 1900, for the cleaning of certain Done by 



. Street Clean- 



property which belongs to the city but which ing Depan- 

 lies outside of the city limits. This property 

 consists of low-lying building lots. These must be 

 emptied of their accumulated water with suitable ap- 

 paratus. 



Horses and drivers are hired for the street-cleaning 

 department on a five-year contract which began on 

 January 1, 1906. The rate of $1.09 to $1.49 ^^ 

 per horse per day and $.95 to $1.41 per driver Hor8e8 

 per day of nine hours continuous work, or at night 

 until the work designated for the night is finished. 



In 1906 the number of men employed was 753. The 

 quantity of refuse removed from the streets Quantities 

 was 177,000 cubic yards and from the houses 5^" 

 169,800 cubic yards. 



The expenses of the whole work of street cleaning 



135 



