New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-08
WHY TIE SNOW IS not REMOVED.


Co2IHs,loNER NichoLs's EXrLANAIIoN-APriIcA-
TON 10 TIIE HOARD or ESTIMATE A&D AFPOE-
TiONMESr FOR MONEY
In speaking OF the attack made upon the
Street Cleaning Department for ;aiins to remove the
SNOW from The streets, Police Commissioner :ie4ols
stated On saturday that The facts were entirely nIsrep-
resented Iie said iba the matter could DO piany cX-
pressed in few words There AZ pre5en, no appro
priatoa made for removing tho Snow, and the Law dis
ncily stated that Il any persons shuiid apply 10 any
particular purpose tie money which was appTopr-
atcd for any other purpose, they should he ac-
counted as having committed misdemcanor, and
we're liable TO imprisonment The strcct-Clcanias
fund w.s not applicable TO expenditures for Tie
removal OF snow, and the latter COuld not be
lawfully removed unlc "A special appropriation should
be- made that ursase. The Commissioner or officials
who should violation al The express provision Of
the Law not only would incur expenditures Tor which
they would have 10 pay from TIER own sockets but
would invite imprisonment and impeachnont Ii was
thus shown that the Street Cleaning bureau power
less in the matter. The Commissioner said that ap
ilica;ion had been made 81 have some OF the money
transferred from tie street cleaning account for tn nr
pose OK removing the snow aud that the very moment
the transfer should be made carts and would bo set
10 work and the snow would be relno' cd at once.
Board Of Police yesterday requested tie Board OF
Estimate ANA Appoitionncnt transfer mcHpendcd
balance previous years amounting to Gl4G,i6J -
the appropriation iOr the present year. Among CtIcr
reasons uIg for this transfer, the board sisted that il
needed the Msiey Ia order remove the ice and snow
which now obstruct the streets ana IL com
plains that tie amount allowed 10 insufficient 10 pro
vide for taking away tLc recent excessive ailr Of
a. asserts mat expenditure Uf the money asked
in clearing streets oi aud ice, VIII benefit bust
ness property interests aud gave employ mcni 10
moderate wages 90 large humber Ut persona idc.
The Department estimate for l-11 made each
gin rs small CONSISTENT with the probable require
nens Of the service, aud taknu ~ an aEgIcgptr Will
not meet the probable demands apoh it.
Tue Commissioners state that b. the provisions of
the Police law, the end tie tue force,
boring 1900 patrOlinen are appointed Tor life unless
sooner dismissed cargts Until recent years tbese
appoiniIntuis made without regard To aye. The
force is growing DID, and increasing numbers each year
are superauuuted sid disqualified Tor patrol duty.
gradually reducing thG efficiency Of ts force, winch thus
becomes loaded with Dunen oil old and sck men wEO
mus, be paid bat render little valuable scr Tee.
THIS is serious aud grow ing eEh which The board has
no legal power ia remedy. Its present magnitude is
illustrated Dy the following figures: Sunbor OF days lost
(sick tiInej and fOr which pay mrnt made, l5,O
The same winch payment WIS made IL .5l9i
total number days lost. 3O5a; amount paid for sick
TINE, sI9472 03-ab0ut equal 10 80 years oi one
Jear's service vi - men'