New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-16

Committee, the. IN 1857 bis dpartmen. did getk.rgio
strsetcleanng nom the Let II January 20 he 18th OF
March when the contracts gwen out, eIcep:to
crack up the ice that was IN Bsosdvsy and let mel.
As II melted, and the dirt accumulated he hsa y
GATED away. 1--WE have swept it," he sad, a. three
or tour times. Now, this 10 good opportunity 20
ascertain the cost of cleaning his street L stands
alone Mr.. EblDg, we are informed by Mr.. M9r;yn
himself, drew out of the Appropriation Of 1857,
100000 He removed the nhes and garbsge from
all the street, for, say three mouths rom ne
let & January 10 the i& OF ApnL lie Syes
he saws /, was heavy item, mi costing IRON fHoco
10 a. COO from the lst Of July $780, 10 re -Itn q
Mach. 1857. Taking the ] zger sum, ms woaId
make the cost Of removing tie ashes, *, iof nc
three months in 1857, which ssuld come on; o. TIE
appropriation for that year, about s"ocVcrsnVse
three months being the haros', IN the year. 10
sum We must add the salaries If hls Ward inspecters
office expenses, &c. estimated ~ sU"V per snus".
for four months viz from 1t al January 20 ne n'
Of May. when he went out Of Office, about siS"V,
making total of $4,000, leaving $oS;OoV Shcn
must have been spent ON Broadway. Now, We 81
know that last Winter not severe one 10 rsspeos
To snow-storms-tLe snow in o one instance tshng
20 greater depth than eight TIN inches. Nor were
there many stoImr, although Moore than We have had
this seasOn 20 far. That SsUn was spent on tnat
street seems past belief psr,ie ul.rly as Mr. Eblrg
saws he only cleaned il three or Fur times. Inc iraS-
epg on the street was, notwtAst landing this heavy
outlay, as bad as during the pleUding Winter.
Now let come 10 lsJS and ~, the cost OF ktePIg
Broadway good travelling order curing the se sncv-
storms and of removing the SNOW and ice. he hrss
real snow-soru Of the season " sited rs On Frday
and Saturday the 10th and 10th Of February. The
snow fell 10 the depth of about NJ inches ON evei,
upon a hard and frozen surface, and was snccefaeo
by cold weather for four or hye days. The msrpspg
alter the fell We had IL ey,ltd from the ga;ter
up the of the street. los gave good sleigh
ng bottom to the street. On Monday we had tae
cutters opened the whole leng h of the street. On
Tuesday, finding the begnseipg 10 pack into zee
and form ruts, we had men stationed along tie
Nth p,.k s IN hraak thu hlpcks k-Co
On Wednesday the weather MOD, rnted and the snow
began TO melt into miry sush. We determined 20 get
il all of possible and 10 aid in this We par-
chased fifty sacks OF salt, which WIS scattered along
the caiage-wsy, the whole length 81 the stree. Inc
effects of the salt were seen friday, the whole
street being in food o. Friday we put on about
sixty men with picks 20 break p the ice along tho
sides. On Saturday the street was nearly clean; on
Sunday entirely so. Total cos. Of work $500.
ON Monday, March !, the secon fall Of snow took
place; its depth was about nehes. Tns would
have been readily removed but for tie weather which
mmed sely succeeded, being the coolest Of the sea.
son. The snow packed very rapidly along the sdee
of the street causing considerable labor TO cu IL ont;
besides It did not melt when cut at. On Thursday
we applied TO the Mayor for perm Seson ID dump TIE
ice &C. in the Park, which gri ufed, and we COM
menced Immediately 10 cart il away. On Monday We
had the street clear the second thu - Cost oil WORK,
including salt and carting about $40.
On Monday afternoon the third snd hesvies. sntw
fell ia depth averaging VI inc,as. Prohiing by
the experience we had the sides only OF The street
sailed and when done we put our lstw Immediately
to work keeping the well up TO Uc crown OF ire
street BY following up this plan, w'h The AID o.
about IT, aboreIs kept IN the lower pt o. the street
during the day. we have been enabled to clear the
street for the third time ctktH hrs; days after the
snow fell To-day our men are scravtng mp the nuo
and caring il of and by Monday d - street vii be
swept throughout its whole length. Cost, ncludng
everything, sE1s or total of 1888 for keep ng the
street in good travelling order dursC three snow
storms and Of removing the snow eGrely rem The
street.
One great object Of the Broadway h@soca' on was
10 make practical experiment for one year, w,'n
view of ascersinng whether the shsvts az ocr city
eoald b.. kept clean at moderate coet, and whether
the machinery and system of street c tanng AL pied
by us would accomplish this object. I'urng the sam
uer ard Fall IL was granted that this toutd bs done
cheaper and more economically by the ulachne thsn
by any other known method, the street being swept
regularly in wet OF dry weather every night. u re-
NAMED 10 be seen wha. her could do - veil dunng
times of foet and The operailsns, theYriore,
have been the subject Of much interest not only % Tie
gentlemen of the Association but 10 cin zsns large.
The Committee have testified their entilv sat STATION,
nav more have stated tina, their contra cfor ns sur
pss.ed their expectations. Mr.. Morton sied 20 he
tomn,ttee thai there was use in making sbsard
speccstons for cleaning the streets, then they could
vot he cleaned more than per weet, and 10 do
even tina, would require spO0o per yetr. The Goa
traitor Of the Brosdway As,-ocison - prepared "a
take the whole city fJT i've years a. that hgue, sld
keen an the streets ~ clean ~ Broadway has been
snee Last June and give something better nan s.raw
| bail 40 security for the performance OF tue no'k.
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