The disposal of municipal refuse . eate great dust-clouds, and are objectionable onthat account. In dry weather, the sweeping should be precededby sprinkling. When the sweepings are brushed up into heapsthey should be removed at once. If left, the passing vehiclesand wind will scatter the material, and the labor will be sweepings and collections should be at intervals, chosento suit the locality, the traffic, and the pavement. In somecities, such as Paris, the sweepings are brushed into the gutters,and then flushed into the sewers by water from neighboringhydrants, usually during
The disposal of municipal refuse . eate great dust-clouds, and are objectionable onthat account. In dry weather, the sweeping should be precededby sprinkling. When the sweepings are brushed up into heapsthey should be removed at once. If left, the passing vehiclesand wind will scatter the material, and the labor will be sweepings and collections should be at intervals, chosento suit the locality, the traffic, and the pavement. In somecities, such as Paris, the sweepings are brushed into the gutters,and then flushed into the sewers by water from neighboringhydrants, usually during the early morning hours. The collection carts and cans for street-sweepings are ofvarious designs, and there is no recognized type in use. Thesweepings have been placed in canvas sacks, tied up, and lefton one side for the collection-cart to remove. These sackscan be emptied, dried, and used again. These sacks areshown in Fig. 18, filled with street manure, and being packedon a scow for transportation and sale. When the sweepings. cW O 9> o o bO<I1 I O•-i
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