NewsOctober 17, 1997
CITY GAINS NEW SWEEPER
The city of Cape Girardeau recently purchased a new street sweeper. The Elgin model street sweeper replaces a Mobil model that the city purchased in 1987. The new model cost $108,700. Public Works officials said the old sweeper, which was out of service 50 percent of the time,had exceeded its service life of five to seven years, and maintenance costs had become uneconomical...
The city of Cape Girardeau recently purchased a new street sweeper.
The Elgin model street sweeper replaces a Mobil model that the city purchased in 1987. The new model cost $108,700.
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Public Works officials said the old sweeper, which was out of service 50 percent of the time,had exceeded its service life of five to seven years, and maintenance costs had become uneconomical.
The new sweeper and another 1993 model machine sweep an average of 20.000 curb miles of street each year.
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