MODERN METHODS OF STREET CLEANING 



recovery of rags from the refuse showed a clear profit 

 of $33,821. The refuse was removed from the depot 

 in 2494 vessels, inclusive of 300 boats used partly for 

 this work by the city. There were 714 carloads of 

 manure and 164 carloads consisting of rags, cast-off 

 shoes, bones, tin cans, and similar rejecta shipped by 

 rail. Valueless refuse to the extent of 3510 boatloads 

 were dumped on low grounds situated at a distance. 



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