Table I (h)
 
STREET CLEANING IN AMERICAN CITIES (Continued)
 
City Street Sprinkling
Daily Cost per Team[14] Total Annual Cost of Street Sprinkling Paid out of City’s General Fund? Paid by Abutting Property Owners? Method of Assessment. Who Pays for Street Intersections? Total Gallons Used a Year for Sprinkling Average Rate of Assessment per Foot Front for Sprinkling Does This Include Cost of Water or is Water Non-assessable? Do Corporations Sprinkle Streets on Which the Trolley Cars Run?
Buffalo   $10,000.00   Yes. No charge for intersections. 7,500,000 10¢ Yes. On two streets.
Beacon                  
Binghamton                  
Cincinnati                  
Cambridge   40,000.00[15] No. Yes. 4¢. front foot each side; intersections sections not counted. 15,000,000 4¢. No. No.
Chicago                  
Camden                  
Columbus                  
Cleveland                  
Cortland   948.68   Yes. City pays for intersections. 6,470 5¢. Yes. No.
Dunkirk                  
Denver $2.50 80,227.95 Yes.     311,364,000   City pays $25 a year for hydrant for all purposes. No.
Elmira                 No.
Fall River 6.00 2,809.24 No. Yes. Intersections paid by city. 4,403,200 2¢. Non-assessable. No.
Grand Rapids   25,131.23       117,821,750     Yes.
Hudson   1,500.00 Yes.            
Jamestown                  
Kansas City                  
Kingston                  
Los Angeles 4.45     No.   40,000 tanks per month, each tank 550 gallons.     No.
Louisville         City pays for intersections.[16]   5.5¢. Yes. No.
Lowell 6.00   $17,000 Yes. No pay for intersections.   5¢. No cost. No.
Lynn   24,061.77   Yes. per foot front in residential; 8¢. in business.        
Lackawanna 4.75     Yes.          
Little Falls               Non-assessable. No.
Milwaukee   60,310.05 5,205.28[17] Most. Assessed to property owners.   1.6¢.[18] Non-assessable.  
Middletown     No. Yes. City pays for intersections ½c. per front foot per week.     Non-assessable. No.
Mechanicville 5.00 1,200.00 Yes.     8,000,000     No.
New York City                  
New Orleans                  
New Bedford   3,061.59 Yes.           [19]
Newark                  
Norwich 5.00 1,700.00 No. 50%     3¢. Yes. No.
New Rochelle   1,202.32 Yes.     1,100,509     Yes.
Niagara Falls 5.00 2,000.00 Yes.           Yes.
Newburgh                  
Oakland 5.00–6.00 43,651.95 Yes.     10,197,400 Cu. Ft.     Few cases.
Oswego                 No.
Ogdensburg 4.00     Yes.         No.
Philadelphia   24,367.14 Yes.           No.
Providence                  
Rochester   42,271.73   Yes.         Pays proportionate cost.
Rensselaer                  
Reading                  
Richmond                  
St. Louis   250,000.00   Yes. Special tax 4¢. per foot front. 1,727,362,500 4¢. Non-assessable.  
San Francisco     Yes. No.         At times.
Salt Lake City 4.50 25,000.00 Yes.            
Springfield   13,493.68 Yes.         Yes. Yes, $100 a mile.
Seattle                 Yes.[20]
Scranton                  
Troy                 No.
Utica                  
Washington 3.55 4,633.58 Yes.            
Table I (j)
 
STREET CLEANING IN AMERICAN CITIES (Continued)
 
City Cost Data
Street Cleaning Done by City or Contract Yearly Contract Price Total Cost of Street Cleaning Year, Exclusive of Snow Removal Salaries and Wages New Appliances Repairs and Maintenance of Appliances Other Expenses Cost per 1,000 Sq. Yds. Street Cleaning Done Average Cost per Sq. Yd. of Hand Sweeping Average Cost per Sq. Yd. of Machine Flushing[21] Average Cost per Sq. Yd. of Squeegeeing[21]
Buffalo City.   $146,517.43 $84,499.70 $17,233.42 $44,784.41   28¢. 30¢.    
Beacon City.                    
Binghamton City.                    
Cincinnati City.   186,847.17         .00035      
Cambridge City.   59,300.00 47,500.00 500.00 300.00 $11,000.00        
Chicago City.                    
Camden City.   26,056.80     238.09          
Columbus City.   126,897.19 94,180.68         .388¢. .617 per Gr. Sq.[22]  
Cleveland                 .42786 per Gr. Sq. .15388 per Gr. Sq.[22]  
Cortland City.   31,000.00                
Dunkirk Contract. 2.8¢. per Sq. Yd per season.                  
Denver City.   108,296.60         One-sixth of a mill. 15–100 of a mill. 13–100 of a mill.  
Elmira City.   11,748.20 10,047.18 1,000.00 711.52   0.397 0.321 0.0815  
Fall River City.   53,867.80                
Grand Rapids City.                 .0385[23][24]  
Hudson City.   1,400.00                
Jamestown City.   5,638.70 3,983.67   1,655.03     .1464¢.    
Kansas City City.   200,000.00 170,000.00   30.000.00          
Kingston City.   9,500.00 9,300.00 100.00 50.00 50.00        
Los Angeles City.               .069 to .285 per day.[23] .16 to .21[23]  
Louisville City.   80,819.80                
Lowell City.                    
Lynn City.   29,298.85                
Lackawanna City.                    
Little Falls City.                    
Milwaukee City.   238,335.00 including sprinkling.           26.2¢-35.3¢.[23] 25.5¢.[23]  
Middletown City.   3,975.65                
New York City City.   7,643,936.74 5,380,620.63              
New Orleans City.   322,000.00                
New Bedford City.   60,478.81                
Newark City.   268,732.54 237,213.15              
Norwich City.                    
New Rochelle City.   37,665.71 34,974.67   2,245.79 445.25 26¢. .027¢.    
Niagara Falls City.   118,000.00     20,000.00 10,000.00        
Newburgh City.   9,000.00                
Oakland Both. $44,663.44 74,951.32 25.969.25[25]   436.75 3881.88[25] .00366[26] .201[23]    
Oswego City.   4,231.41 3,226.01 517.79 457.61          
Ogdensburg City.   4,428.66                
Philadelphia Contract. 1,232.847.00             17.8¢[23] 16¢.[23] 18¢.[23]
Providence City.                    
Rochester City.   183,783.44                
Rensselaer City.   2,740.00                
Reading Contract. Three year basis $12.90 per city square, length 540 ft. $35,000 a year.                  
Richmond City.   Not separated from garbage and ash collection.                
St. Louis City.   527,000.00             1.25 per Gr. Sq. 92¢. per Gr. Sq.
San Francisco City.   350,400.00   6,000.00            
Salt Lake City City.                    
Springfield City.   243,952.86           .00035   .00017
Seattle City.   148,456.56                
Scranton                 17 to 35¢.[23] 18¢.[23][22]  
Troy City.                    
Utica City.                    
Washington City.   264,869.70           $ .156[23] $.262[23] .150[23]
Table I (k)
 
STREET CLEANING IN AMERICAN CITIES (Continued)
 
City Preventive Work Any Unusual Conditions with Which Your Department Has to Contend? Disposal of Sweepings
What Effort, If Any, Made to Secure Cooperation of Public to Reduce Street Litter? Is Cost of Cleaning Considered in Selecting Kind of Pavement? Do Police and Health Departments and Courts Cooperate? Average No. of Cu. Yds. of Sweepings per 1,000 Sq. Yds. of Area Cleaned Average Amount of Sweepings Collected at Each Cleaning Method of Disposal
On City Dump Used for Filler Sold for Fertilizer Price Charged Total Yearly Receipts
Buffalo By ordinance. No. Yes. None.     Yes. Yes.      
Beacon Waste cans. No. Yes. No.         Yes. Contract. $137.00
Binghamton                      
Cincinnati Through press and clean-up campaigns. No. Yes. Land slides and floods. .24 Yes. Yes.        
Cambridge Clean-up Week. No. Yes. No.   Yes.          
Chicago     Yes.   .079 .079 Yes. Yes.      
Camden Education campaign cooperating with civic organizations.                    
Columbus                      
Cleveland             Yes.        
Cortland   No. Some. Some lanes in rear of stores used for dumping papers.     Yes. Yes.      
Dunkirk             Yes.        
Denver             Yes.        
Elmira Waste cans used. Not much. Yes. No.       Yes.      
Fall River No. No. No. No.     Yes.        
Grand Rapids                      
Hudson   Yes. Yes. Existence of alleys. ½ cu. yd.   Yes. Yes.      
Jamestown       City very hilly. .053            
Kansas City Superintendent arrests violators. No. Yes. No.     Yes.        
Kingston                      
Los Angeles                 Yes.    
Louisville Yes.   Yes.       Yes.        
Lowell   Yes. Very little.       Yes.   Yes.    
Lynn     No. Papers from refuse collectors.     Yes.        
Lackawanna Clean-up campaign. Yes. Yes. No.     Yes.        
Little Falls None. To some extent. No.       Yes.   Yes.    
Milwaukee Publicity and circulars.   Yes. No.     Yes.        
Middletown Placed cans for paper. Through press. Yes. Yes. No.     Yes.     30¢. for 1½ yds.  
Mechanicville Police department and waste cans.   Yes. No.       Yes.      
New York City Anti-litter League Educational work.   Yes. Construction work; push carts. 28.6 per yr. .029 cu. yds.   Yes.      
New Orleans           Yes.          
New Bedford                      
Newark Police department and public schools. No. Yes. No.       Yes.      
Norwich Very little. No. No. No.     Yes. Yes.      
New Rochelle Yes, by ordinance. Yes. Yes. No. 119 cu. yds.   Yes.        
Niagara Falls Placing waste cans. Yes. Yes. No.     Yes.        
Newburgh Through press, cans provided, hand-bills distributed in business section.           Yes.        
Oakland Distribute cards, enforcements of ordinance prohibiting dumping of refuse in streets. Yes. Only in extreme cases. None.     Yes. Yes.      
Oswego Use waste cans.     No city garbage or ash collection; people dump on back streets.     Yes.        
Ogdensburg                      
Philadelphia Pamphlets distributed. Rubbish cards distributed, lectures to school children. Place waste cans. In general way. To some extent. Overloaded wagons, storekeeper sweeping dust into street. .17 .23 cu. yds. Yes. Yes.      
Providence     Yes.       Yes. Yes.   $2.00 per cord.  
Rochester                      
Rensselaer   No. Yes. No.     Yes. Yes. Yes. No.  
Reading                      
Richmond             Yes. Yes. Yes. 15¢. per load.  
St. Louis Placing metal refuse boxes on sidewalk. Yes.         Yes. Yes.      
San Francisco Place dirt cans and paper cans.   Yes.       Yes.        
Salt Lake City Enforcement of ordinances.   Yes.       Yes. Yes.      
Springfield             Yes.   Yes. No.  
Seattle Through the press.   Yes. Many hills.     Yes. Yes.      
Scranton                      
Troy                      
Utica                      
Washington Placing waste paper boxes, police regulation. No. Yes.       Yes. Yes.      

Note: Seattle and Denver are the only cities which report that they clean their sidewalks. Denver limits its work to the business district. All cities report they do not dump sweepings in manholes. All cities except Salt Lake City and Norwich report they sprinkle streets preceding sweeping. Cambridge, San Francisco, and Springfield, Mass., are the only cities which report they do not have sprinklers precede squeegee machines.