Dirty Dustbins and Sloppy Streets

ounds, but also from the fact that considerable damage may be caused in the neighbouring shops, warehouses, and dwellings, if so

ut 1,500 men, and an equal number of horses and carts; and in order to lay the dust effectually, about 30,000 tons of water must be spread upon the

f carrying the water in wheeled barrels, carts,[74] or vans, and distributing it therefrom through a per

to be considered under th

s, from which the water carts are to be filled, and whethe

s of draught, durability, width of spread, and shape of jet, so as to ensure evenness of supply without leaving pools

effected by the introduction of Mr. E. H. Bayley's Patent Hy

ically the quantity of water used; it cannot be tampered with, and registers on a dial outside the van each load of water delivered, so that the surveyor or other officer can see at a glance whether the driver is attending to his work, or whether the hot weather has made him find his throat drier than the roads, and he has been spending some of his time in moistening it. In the year 1856, Mr. Scott, C.E., the chief surveyor of the parish of St. Pancras, kept an account of the daily round of an ordinary water cart, when he found that through an average working day of 10? hours, exclusive of the breakfast and dinner hours, the cart took one hour and tw

wrought iron plates, and measures 8 ft. in length by 4 ft. 8 in. in breadth, and 2 ft. in depth, holding 450 gallons. It is mounted on springs upon four wheels hung upon Bayley's patent axl

roads, and, if necessary, a double valve can be inserted, so that either side of the distributor

ere it enlarges in order to avoid[77] friction, and this is assisted

the distributing pipes are placed as near to the ground as convenient, so that the maximum extent of distribution is obtained, and that with less dust and splashing than in the ordinary system. The holes in the distributing pipe instead of being drilled in straight lin

ine minutes in filling, six minutes in spreading the water, and only three hours and fifteen minutes in travellin

art only covered 14 feet; the van conveyed the water 1,731 feet, and the cart only 951 feet. The superficial area watered by one load of the van was 34,620 feet, and by the

h of St. George, Hanover Square, has made the following comparative

o cover beat. Total quantity of Water.

Hrs. Mnts.

? 2475 1

11 2475 1

? 2475 1

11 2607 2

6 2700 1

11 3190 2

8 3600 2

17 4420 3

ay's work, are extremely interesting, as showing that while the van is engaged in spreading the water the time of the cart is wasted in travelling to and from the stand posts, and when it is borne in

RT

ing.

Tra

iting, &c.

M. H. M.

2 9 1 58

29 2 16 2

2 30 2 18

2 2 1 57

1 15 2 14

A

3 1 9 1

20 1 4 1 2

1 25 1 14

uantity of water used in the process, was that of allowing the water to run down the channel gutters, ponding it back by[80] means of canvas

earance of the cool and limpid water rushing along on each side of the street acts favorably upon the inhabitants. The great objections to this system are the enormous quantity of water that is used in the process, and the difficulty of doing the work after the traffic of the day has commenced. Somewhat of a modification of this process is what is known as "Brown's System of Street Watering," which may be described as

jets are thrown in different direct

the water, but it may be fairly assumed that in most towns streets of fifty feet wid

mount to upwards of ￡800 per mile of street, but the expense afterwards should not much exceed the wages of one man at a

ections to th

ns to get out of order, especially when allowe

strians which must be caused wh

nce to the traffic

winds, when in all probability it would

8

d streets it woul

several towns in this country, the watering is ef

s of the system of hand watering adopted in that borough, in which he gives the cost

idth that means 5,962 lineal yards, or for a double width 2,981 yards, the cost per day of laying on being as foll

ke, somewhat similar to those used in Paris. They are equal in point of work; and one machine will water 23,740

e have amounted to an average of ￡3 18s. each year. They were in use sometime before Headley's was obtained, and they will be of use for a long time yet. The cost of labour per day by the hand machines is for two men at 2s. 10d. each-5s. 8d.-as it requires two men to work the machine properly, one to distribut

he hand machines, the surface watered being very nearly the same in both cases. Assuming that the water has a commer

es ￡1

￡1 1

8

machine may water better, especially in broad streets, although in narrow

y have various forms of carts, containing 220, 242 and 286 gallons respectively, and will water from 2,400 to 3,350 square yards. The watering by hose is attended to by the ordinary street cleaners, who can easily

tful freshness to the air and dispels iodine, but it also causes the surface of the street to maintain its h

in the neighbourhood. It is stated that on a mile of road, 16 feet in width, 5,630 gallons of water were necessary daily, but that the same result was attained with 1,480 gallons of chloride solution, marking 30° Beaumé, and costing about ?d.

is frequently of great benefit, and where it can be afforded, it should be occasionally done,