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Municipal Housecleaning

by William Parr Capes

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Bibliography
  4. 4Sewage Disposal
  5. 5Refuse and Refuse Disposal
  6. 6Tables
  7. 7Introduction
  8. 8Street Cleaning — Systems and Apparatus Used in American Cities — M…
  9. 9Contract vs. Municipal Cleaning
  10. 10Method of Reducing Litter
  11. 11Street Cleaning Factors and Standards
  12. 12Schedule of Street Cleaning
  13. 13Spring Cleaning
  14. 14Street Sprinkling
  15. 15Street Cleaning Methods
  16. 16Machine Sweeping
  17. 17Pick-up Machines
  18. 18Cleaning by Flushing
  19. 19Hose Flushing
  20. 20Cleaning by Squeegeeing
  21. 21Disposal of Street Refuse
  22. 22Relative Cost of Street Cleaning
  23. 23Sewage Disposal — Efficiency of Processes Used by American Cities —…
  24. 24The Sewerage System
  25. 25The Degree of Purification of Sewage
  26. 26Processes of Treatment
  27. 27Dilution
  28. 28Screening
  29. 29Grit Chambers
  30. 30Straining or Roughing
  31. 31Treatment in Tanks
  32. 32Plain Sedimentation
  33. 33The Septic Process
  34. 34The Imhoff Tank
  35. 35Chemical Precipitation
  36. 36Slate Beds
  37. 37Dosing Chambers
  38. 38Contact Filters — Single and Double
  39. 39Trickling, Percolating or Sprinkling Filters
  40. 40Intermittent Sand Filters
  41. 41Broad Irrigation
  42. 42Disinfection
  43. 43Activated Sludge Process
  44. 44Other Processes
  45. 45Trade Wastes
  46. 46Sludge Disposal and Value
  47. 47Management and Supervision
  48. 48Ashes and Rubbish — Cost and Methods of Collection and Disposal in…
  49. 49Collection Systems
  50. 50Methods of Collection
  51. 51Districting the City
  52. 52Organization of Collection Force
  53. 53Type of Equipment
  54. 54Location of Receptacles
  55. 55Time of Collection
  56. 56Frequency of Collection
  57. 57Enforcement of Collection Regulations
  58. 58Disposal of Ashes and Rubbish
  59. 59Revenue From By-Products
  60. 60Efficiency Tests and Suggestions
  61. 61Per Capita Production
  62. 62Cost Data
  63. 63Garbage Collection and Disposal — Systems and Practices in American…
  64. 64Types of Collection Systems
  65. 65Methods of Collection
  66. 66House Treatment
  67. 67Organization
  68. 68Receptacles and Vehicles
  69. 69Collection Regulations
  70. 70Cost of Collection
  71. 71Per Capita Production
  72. 72Garbage Disposal
  73. 73Feeding to Swine
  74. 74Dumping on Land
  75. 75Dumping in Large Bodies of Water
  76. 76Disposal by Sanitary Fill
  77. 77Burial
  78. 78Disposal Plants
  79. 79Incineration
  80. 80Reduction
  81. 81Drying Process
  82. 82Cooking Process
  83. 83Care and Disposal of Manure — Regulations in Many American Cities —…
  84. 84Municipal Clean-Up Campaigns — Intensive Community Efforts to Teach…
  85. 85Initiating a Campaign
  86. 86The Organization
  87. 87Publicity Plans
  88. 88The Cooperating Forces
  89. 89Special Activities
  90. 90Fire Prevention and Inspection
  91. 91Sanitary Inspection
  92. 92Flies and Mosquitoes
  93. 93Results of Campaigns

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