MODERN METHODS OF STREET CLEANING 



for the year 1906, exclusive of that for removing snow 

 and ice, amounted to $468,414. Of this, $52,037 was 

 paid for removing refuse from the streets and $94,110 

 from the houses. 



The equipment included, beside the wagons used for 

 transporting the refuse collected from the houses to 

 the refuse destructors, 48 iron wagons for trans- 

 porting the refuse collected at docks, 11 Kubel 

 wagons, 3 pneumatic pumping apparatus with a tank 

 wagon, 1 gasoline motor-boat, 1 electric boat, and 2 

 scows for removing the refuse collected on steamers, 

 47 sweeping machines, 91 water wagons, 20 hand water 

 wagons, 117 tool stations, 48 iron snow ploughs, 21 

 wooden snow ploughs, 789 iron snow carts, and 357 

 iron refuse wagons. 



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