. Health in home and town. Sorting out Salable Refuse of bins. Here men are stationed who take out paper,cardboard, rags, clothing, carpets, leather, rubber,bottles, and tins and put each in its proper bin. Allarticles that are salable — about one fourth of the en-tire amount—are taken off the steel belt as it travelsbetween the two rows of men. The material pickedout is of such value that contractors are willing topay $ per ton for it. In New York, the weeklyprivilege of picking out material has sold for sumsvarying from $1175 to $1920. The worthless ma- 208 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN terial
. Health in home and town. Sorting out Salable Refuse of bins. Here men are stationed who take out paper,cardboard, rags, clothing, carpets, leather, rubber,bottles, and tins and put each in its proper bin. Allarticles that are salable — about one fourth of the en-tire amount—are taken off the steel belt as it travelsbetween the two rows of men. The material pickedout is of such value that contractors are willing topay $ per ton for it. In New York, the weeklyprivilege of picking out material has sold for sumsvarying from $1175 to $1920. The worthless ma- 208 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN terial is carried over and upward, and finally dropsoff the belt into the furnace. The sorted materialthat has dropped into bins in the basement is thenpressed, and made into bales ready to be sold andcarried away. The heat from the burning refuse is thesource of power for the moving belt, for lighting the. Belt Carrying Refuse to Furnace building with electricity, and for heating the buildingby steam. This is certainly a clean and safe way ofdisposing of refuse of all kinds. Snow on City Streets. — A heavy fall of snow in agreat city causes a large amount of trouble, work, andexpense. The storm may damage the wires, delaytraffic, and interfere with business. Along the mainstreets, the trolley snow-plow throws the snow off thecar-tracks to the sides. Teaming and traffic of all kindsare very difficult until the piles of snow are removed. The Removal of Snow. — If the fall of snow is THE CITY REFUSE 209 followed by a few days of melting, there is a stillgreater need of removing it and clearing the guttersso that the water may run off into the sewers. Snowis carted off in large wagons that have swinging sidesor that dump from the rear. Sometimes the city teamsremove the snow; sometimes the entire work is let out
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