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July 13, 1872
Gold Hill Daily News
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
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New York City's Street Cleaning Bureau requests $1,019,952 for next fiscal year, covering salaries, worker pay, stables; employs 700+ sweepers/drivers/collectors; outfit includes horses, carts, machines, boats/scows costing $421,700.
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STREET CLEANING.
The Street Cleaning Bureau of New York city has asked for an appropriation of $1,019,952 to carry on operations during the ensuing fiscal year. This amount is distributed as follows: Salaries of officers, $37,000; pay of sweepers, drivers, and garbage collectors, $651,400; pay of boat and dumping ground hands, $102,320; and $113,332 for stable expenses. The organization of the Bureau consists of one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, four district superintendents, one superintendent of sweeping machines, twenty-two foremen, one superintendent of horse and cart department, twelve inspectors of dumping, one superintendent and five foremen for boats and dumping grounds, five clerks, and three messengers. In street cleaning, arrangements have been made for the employment of 700 sweepers at $10 a week, 300 cart drivers at $2 a day, 250 ash and garbage collectors at $10 per week, and 15 machine drivers at $2 a day. The cost of the outfit is estimated at $421,700. The outfit is to consist of 300 horses, carts, and harness, fifteen sweeping machines with thirty horses, four tug boats, and 100 scows.
The Street Cleaning Bureau of New York city has asked for an appropriation of $1,019,952 to carry on operations during the ensuing fiscal year. This amount is distributed as follows: Salaries of officers, $37,000; pay of sweepers, drivers, and garbage collectors, $651,400; pay of boat and dumping ground hands, $102,320; and $113,332 for stable expenses. The organization of the Bureau consists of one superintendent, one deputy superintendent, four district superintendents, one superintendent of sweeping machines, twenty-two foremen, one superintendent of horse and cart department, twelve inspectors of dumping, one superintendent and five foremen for boats and dumping grounds, five clerks, and three messengers. In street cleaning, arrangements have been made for the employment of 700 sweepers at $10 a week, 300 cart drivers at $2 a day, 250 ash and garbage collectors at $10 per week, and 15 machine drivers at $2 a day. The cost of the outfit is estimated at $421,700. The outfit is to consist of 300 horses, carts, and harness, fifteen sweeping machines with thirty horses, four tug boats, and 100 scows.
What sub-type of article is it?
Municipal Budget
Administrative Report
What keywords are associated?
Street Cleaning
New York
Appropriation
Sweepers
Garbage Collectors
Fiscal Year
Bureau Organization
Where did it happen?
New York City
Story Details
Location
New York City
Event Date
Ensuing Fiscal Year
Story Details
The Street Cleaning Bureau requests $1,019,952 appropriation, distributed across salaries, pay for workers, stable expenses; details organization with various superintendents, foremen, clerks; plans to employ 700 sweepers, 300 drivers, 250 collectors, 15 machine drivers; outfit costs $421,700 including horses, carts, machines, boats, scows.