. Public works . d plant, elevation, and the lower the floor Work of New , Ala.—Street Commissioner Gafford hassubmitted his annual report for the fiscal year to the citycommissioners. The new street flusher, which was pur-chased during the summer, is highly praised by Mr. Gaf-ford. and he recommends that another be bought as soonas possible. The street flusher is now washing about 100blocks per day, having gone over 13,103 blocks since put inservice on April 6, 1914, using in doing so 16,547,750 gallonsof water at 6 cents per 100, making $, or a cost
. Public works . d plant, elevation, and the lower the floor Work of New , Ala.—Street Commissioner Gafford hassubmitted his annual report for the fiscal year to the citycommissioners. The new street flusher, which was pur-chased during the summer, is highly praised by Mr. Gaf-ford. and he recommends that another be bought as soonas possible. The street flusher is now washing about 100blocks per day, having gone over 13,103 blocks since put inservice on April 6, 1914, using in doing so 16,547,750 gallonsof water at 6 cents per 100, making $, or a cost cents per block for water cost. This is a great sav-ing compared to sprinklers and brooms, get-ting better results. From October 1, 1913, toSeptember 30. 1914, inclusive, the street de-partment handled 71,024 loads of garbage,average of 228 per day; 72,054 loads ofmaterial and supplies, an average of 232daily, with an average daily force of 37foremen and four guards, 169 freelabor, 145 convicts and 94 PLANS FOR DAYTi>NS NEW GARBAGE PLANT. October 29, 1914 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 639 LEGAL NEWS A Summary and Notes of Recent DecisionsRulings of Interest to Municipalities Police Officers—Appointments— et al. v. City of Nashua.—Where police com-missioners of the city of Nashua, acting in good faith, ap-pointed certain persons as police ofificers and they pcr-lormed all the duties of the office, they were officers de jureand entitled to —Supremo Court of Newliampshire. 91 A. R. 872. Depositaries—Selection by v. City of Ludlow.—Where the city council se-lects the depository and directs the treasurer to keep itsfluids in the institution selected by it, the city, and nottlie treasurer, assumes responsibility for the integrity andsolvency of the institution so selected.—Court of Kentucky, 169 S. W. R. 473. State Boimdaries—Stream of Health of New Jersey v. Inhabitants of Townof Phillipsl)ur
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