Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 18, 1914, Page 9

THE BARGAIN STORE ~ Is offering some special Holiday inducements in the way of Fancy Neck- wear Fancy Slip- pers Hose, Hand- kerchiefs, gtc. In neat holiday boxes. Why is it that they all head in at the bargain store? Simply that it costs no more to go to the Bargain store than any other store, and just look at the saving—unheard of prices—unprecedented val- ues for your money. Ladies’ Furnigh- ings Mens’ Clothing At just half price dur- ing the | Hollday Season - Full and complete line of Lumbermens’ Rubbers, Overshoes, Moccasing At prices that defy competition Fares Refunded at de- scribed elsewhere in the Pioneer. Once a customer, always a customer at this money saving BARGAIN STORE Knapp & McKelvey Propristors Just South of the Grand Theatre BEMIDJI |STREET CLEANING AND EFFICIENCY Must Be Performed In a Sys- tematic Manner. REDUGED TO A SGIENGE The Purpose Is to Remove as Quickly and as Cheaply as Possible All For- eign Matter In Highways and So Con- duce to the Health of the Public. The cleaning of streets, to be prop- erly carried out, should be under the supervision of engineers of experience, as where the work is put in ti:2 bands of mere politicians, as a sort of any good fellow’s job, the results. as seen in so many American cities, s e about what could be expected, say.. Frank Koester in “Modern City Planning and Maintenance.” The lack of system and want of tech- alcal training on the part of the offi- cials in charge make street cleaning unnecessarily expensive, leave the streets. in a bgd condition and cause the cleaning to be carried out in dis- agreeable and insanitary ways. In foreign cities engineers specialize on this subject. Street cleaning has been reduced to a science, and econ omy, efficlency and the comfort and convenience of the public are consider- ed at every point. The purpose of street cleaning is to remove as quickly and as cheaply as possible all foreign matter in the streets and thus to conduce to the health of the public by minimizing the circulation of germ laden dust. The cleaning of: streets: shouldibe car- rled out in a systematic and thorough manner. The cleaners should proceed in crews with the necessary apparatus both to clean the streets and the side- walks as well, if necessary, and the REFUSE CAN FOR STREET SWEEPINGS. layout of the work should be such that no member of the crew need wait on the progress of the other. but all proceed simultaneously. and when they have passed through the street the work will be done. piecemeal street cleaning. with the housebolder sweeping the dirt into the into piles and the piles being removed on the other of some piece of street | unl stirring up of dust. to the great discomfort of all concerned, while the street never reilly gets cleaned. crew depends on the kind of machin reaching all parts of the street, a cer tain amount of manual sweeping is | necessary, especially when the side walks are cleaned by the municipality Such manual sweeping should be car ried on in conjunction with the ma- chine sweeping. so that. as indicated. sleaned at once Ln order that such cleaning may pro. ceed with efficiency and dispatch and consequently with economy the streets must be practically clear of tratfic, as the presence of vehicles, especially those stasading at the curb, greatly de lays the work of the crew As the aperation of such a crew also handicaps traflic and as the public pre than to see them being cleaned. it is essential to select a suitable hour for cleaning. most favorable hour The city ot Dresden adopted the practice of clean | Ing the main streets in the early morn ! ing hours, beginning about 4 a. m. and | finishing the business sections by 6 'a. m.. some 20 to 30 per cent of the en | tire street area | remainder of the streets proceeds im- | mediately arter the main streets are finished, and-the whole city is cleaned by 9 a. m Only streets in outlying districts are cleaned Iater in the day. often In the afternoon, but all streets must be cleaned once a day. whether The cleaning of the there is much dirt or little on them The practice of Dresden has been fol lowed by practically all prominent Ger man cities. Tead the Pioneer want ads, The method of | street, the street cleaner sweeping it | by wagons, with the occasional passing | first on oue side of the street and then cleaning apparatus, results in a contin | |* The number of men in the cleaning | ery used. As no machine is capable ot | the whole width of the street will be | fers to see the streets clean rather | German cities have conduct- | vd nuwmerous tests for finding out the GERMANY’S FORESIGHT. Has a Great Central Market In Berlin Under Railway Station. The important question of how to feed its population is & serious one for the German people even in time of peace. The problem is. of course. a thousand times greater during the pres- ent war. Germany now fully believes that it can feed the fatherland for at least a year. The German government, with rare foresight, has always borne in mind that the time might arise when it would have to be fully prepared for such a condition. This is especially true of Berlin. Right under the famous Stadtbahn (city railroad) on the busy Alexander platz, in the eastern part of Berlin, the Berlin municipality erected its great central market. Let it be remembered thatithe Stadtbahn was built primarily for military purposes, and when lately the German army around the German capital was mobilized every officer, ev- ery soldier, knew his particular geat on the railroad which carried him to the front. In the same way the great central market supplying most of Berlin’s food supply was established right under one of the stations of the Stadtbahn, so that at all times trains could most con- veniently bring food supplies from all parts of Germany and from foreign countries; also the direct connection of the markets with the Stadtbahn by means of a viaduct has made possible the rapid unloading of market freight. The city of Berlin assumed the cost of the viaduct, tracks and depot of the central market, but the Prussian railroad bears the responsibility for the loading and withdrawal of freights. However, the maintenance of the tracks, payment of the salaries of rail road officials and furnishing of mate rials are left to the city. Elevators also make possible the bringing of the foodstuffs to the lower floors of the market. Not only goods are now carried by central market in the night, but are also brought by trains from a distance and pass over the regular state rail- roads. While originally market trains bad to wait until regular trains left, it is now possible that full cars are united and even during the day run to the market halls. In fact, rapid uploading is obtained by a regulation that first trains must be emptied with: in ‘an hour and a half after bills of lading have been recéived. A CLEANUP WEEK. Value of Such a Campaign Exemplifiea In a Pennsylvania Town. If there is any one who doubts the value of cleanup campaigns they might find some enlightenment in the success of such a campaign recently completed in Washington, Pa... .. . This campaign was worked up grad ually, culminating in one big day. The city was divided into wards, districts, blocks and streets in such a way that when cleanup day arrived there was somebody responsible for the tidiness | of every street and alley. A carefully arranged schedule was made up for the direction of the transfer wagons for the gathering of rubbish, and thirty teams completed the collections be tween 3 and 5 o'clock on cleanup day All rubbish from streets and alleys was loaded on freight cars Iying on railroad sidings and shipped out of town. Five carfoads in all were ship ped away. while twice twenty cars | were collected and burned by individ | nals on private grounds The total cost. including otlice expenses, station ery. adverti: transportation, labor and freight. was Street Cleaning Exhibition. ! The department of street cleaning ot New York city recently held an exhi Lition of street cleaning apphances The purpose of the exhibition was | threefold—tirst. to show the people of | the city of New York the types of equipment 50w in service: second. to | give manufacturers of modern street | ¢leaning apparatus an opportunity of | exhibiting their various appliances. not only to the vitizens of New York. but also to officinls “of surrounding com munities who were invited to attend: { third. to provide an opportunity for | practical tests or dewonstrations of | street cleant! plinnces The street | cleaning nmxit.us included all sorts of | brooms. brushes. sweeping machines. | Aushing hines and other equipment | or appliances used in cleaning streets and removing snow; garbage, ash and rubbish cans or receptacles used by householders: carts, wagons. motor trucks or other vehicles used for col- lecting garbage, ashes, rubbish and street sweepings: conveyances for ;lransporflng refuse by water or by rail; methods used for the disposal of gar bage. ashes. rubbish and street sweep- ings, including garbage reduction works, garbage crematories. incinera- tors, destructors, etc. The exhibition attracted a great deal of attention and is worthy of being duplicated in other municipalities. ! Commission Government. i According to the federal census bu reau, there are 195 cities in the United. i States with a population in escess of [30000 Of these 195 cities sixty-nine Ih“e adopted the commission form of government, the success of which is ev- [idenced by the fact that. while the av- erage per capita operating expenses of all the citles is $17.34 per year. only jfive cities under commission govern ment—Sacramento. Cal: San Diego. Cal; Pasadena, Cal.: Denver, Colo. and Atlantic City. N. J.—exceed this average. In the case of Denver the ex pense of operating is offset by the ex- ceedingly low per capita debt of only 882, A want ad will sell it for you. special, market tratas: ranoiy: to:th BOSTON PENCIL POINTER FURS The Gift of Al Gifts FURS The Gift of Al Giffs Segal Emporium Go. Bemidji,Minn. JUST ARRIVED Special for the Holiday trade, a BEAUTIFUL LINE OF FURS :angmg in price from $25 to $250 per set. 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