New-York tribune., 1875-03-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM RAILWAY
TRACKS

TIE REMOVAL OF SNOW fkOM hAAL"Ai
TRACKS.
| OPINIONS FROM STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES CON-
CERNING CITY ORDINANCE-DIREFUL RESULTS
PREDICTED FROM INTERFERENCE WITH SNOW
FLOWS AND swEEPERs
Considerable trouble is anticipated by the
street railway companies IL the recent municpai oro
nance in relation to the OF snow pows and street
| sweeping machines be enforced. The railway men
claim that Il Is impossible to run cars with anything
like regularity unless the Companies are allowed 10 use
their sweepers Should tho authorities carry out their
threats Of arrestng those In charge OF tho sweeper
| these men say that IL would result In an al
most complete interruption to street travel. j.
b. sIawson, President OF tho Central cross
town Railroad reports that his Company has been served
with papers from the Mayors Office which state that
complaints have been made by residents OF Eeventh's
that the had been blocked up and that the COM
pany had rendered itself q nuisance. The company
were ordered the DISTRACTIONS but nave not
COMPLIED and Mr.. Sawson says they do not intend to
comply even If they run the risk Of alawsuit lie
states that road and nearly all the others OF the city
have been run loss during almost Tue entre WINTER
being obliged keep large extra forces OF men at Work
night and day TO keep the road sufficiently open 10
permit travel. Should tho ordinance DO iniorced'
the Central Cr0sst0wn road will run two or three
cars only and then obliged to four or six horses
The superintendent OF the Eighthave. line says that
IL they are not permitted to their sweeper 1t Will
practically cut of all travel on that line while the snow
lasts All the railway officials are very indignant al
the action Of the city authorities, and assert that their
own aud the public rights are violated, ana that 'ho
city ordinance direct opposition to the decision OF
Judge Robinson. who declared that the right OF iran
| chise IS paramount TO individual rlght a., -,
s. W. Thorne. treasurer OF the secondave. line, said
that so far the Company had not received any Official
notice forbiddIng the removal OF the from the
tracks manner heretofore adopted; but II tney
| were forbidden TO use them they would 30 compelled
| In stQ
sary facilities for carting the snow off, and even II they
| had they would be unable TO find place to dump H.
| Two years ago the Company attempted to dump the
| snow iu the river, put were stopper anu
| clared that 1t was very unjust TO compel the
company stop the use of tho sweepers, ana at the
same time 10 provide place for dumping Ire snow
after il was collected In narrow streets the Second
ave- Company always have cartcd inc snow on ana ne
ThOrne further stated that expensive Work
keep tke tracks clear and t wonld I've much more 10
the companies to stop running ears when
storm occurs but as they feel bound 10 immediate
| the public lie thought the public would stand Oy the
com panes IN this matter which was of immense I'M
At tho Third Avenue Railway Office G. W. Field Super
intendent said that permission hat been granted the
Company the pow and sweeper with 'no resirc-
ton that tlcy should be used carefully ana not throw
the and slush upon the Sidewalks and standing
wagons. Mr. Field claimed that 1t was a very expen-
operation the from the tIackS the
month besides the loss occasoned by injury
Every Will put from % to 25 horses In the
and they remain there on an average, 10 days. The
Company owns 15C0 horses and the little njiry OF 90
cents per head would amount to $780, 10 was easy TO
that ii ere9Y to the disadvantage OF The Com.
panies TO storm or u hours
duration require 100 horses Kept constantly al
| work with the plow and sweeper
Jacob sharp appeared before the Board OF Police Com
mssioners yesterday ana asked for the assistance or the
police in protecting the tracks OF Tho railroads IN which
he is interested He complained that after the snow
was cleared from the track 10 thrown back again by
persons llvDg the line OF the roads MI. sharp stated
thai gucn persons anxious TO be accommodated IN
every possible manner yet endeayored to Obstruct the
racks tho had gone 10 great expense to
keep them clear. The Board said that II Nj. Sharp
would present statement in writing IL should receive
| rrOmpt attention Superintendent Waliug reported
that large number OF arrests had been made OF per
sons charged with salng the tracks OF the horse rail-
roads. There seemed TO be doubts 10 whether II 10
strictly legal for the police generally To make ARE FOR
tho viola OF ordinances, ana the matter Was re-
| ferred 10 the Corporation Counsel for an opinion.
| The work Of clearing the snow from tho streets Is
pused as vigorously possible by the Street ccaning
| Committee OF the Police COmmls lsslOners. Yesterday
Commissioner Dsbecker conferred for long tne with
Inspector ThOrne and plans for more extended work
were perfecfcd. Commissioner Di5becker sld that he
had an iaferviey with Hr. Phillips OF the Third Avenue
| RllrOad Company Thursday, and arrangements
were then cooperation In cleaning the Streets
No threat of MADE by the COmulssl0ner On
me the carts aud horses Of the Third Avenue
Company were mt work all Thursday night removing the
pile, OF ia Chatbam-st. and the BOwery renGerDg
ipaeflal all to the S,reet-ceanDg Bureau. Permits
snow plows, and CJmpdny's employees are working
hArmoniousiy aud energetic lily with The gangs en-
! poyCu by TIE Streetcleanug Department.