TY - JOUR
AU1 - S. Whinery
AB -  There has been 'no radical or particularly notable advancement during the last few years in the machinery and methods of street cleaning in American cities. But no little progress has been made in improvements upon methods and appliances that have become standard, and their more efficient and economical use, in complying with the public demand for cleaner streets than had heretofore been tolerated, and in a more careful study and analysis of the business, especially with reference to detailed cost of the work, for the purpose of effecting economies. MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES. Since the advent of street-flushing wagons and horse-power squeegees, little that is new or novel in street cleaning machinery or appliances has come into use. The flood of patents issued for street-cleaning devices continues unabated but these patents relate largely to details and disclose little of value for practical use. This is somewhat surprising in this land of inventors. Most of our street-cleaning apparatus is admitted to be more or less crude and unsatisfactory, and there would seem to be possibilities for material improvements, if not radical innovations. The application of mechanical power in the place of horse-power to street-cleaning work has received attention and has 
TI - RECENT PROGRESS IN METHODS AND CHARACTER OF STREET CLEANING
JF - American Journal of Public Health
DA - 1914-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-public-health-association/recent-progress-in-methods-and-character-of-street-cleaning-f4tKhCL078
VL - 4
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -