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Show SPRINKLING STREETS COSTS CITY VERY LARGE SUM I The sprinkling and washing of thp streets of the city for the three months of May. June and July, cost the city $13,359.12, according to the quarterly reports of tbe street department pre-Bented pre-Bented to the board of city commissioners commis-sioners this morning. The total cost of operation for the strict deportment during the three months was $21,619.73. In mrfhths it was. May. $6,382.23, June, $ll.ul-1.74, and July, $7,262.70. The sprinkling costs for the three months wen ; May, $2,643 37; June. $7,-094 $7,-094 62. and July, $3,611 13 The decrease in the expense of sprinkling was due to the water shortage. |