The New York herald., 1877-12-19

had turned into ice the cutters were choked. the
streets we're blocked the $23 900 we're expended
without the city enjoying any considerable rehei
from the snow blockade. Last years experience
induced Mayor Ely to take time BY the for"-
locK thus winter, and. as already stated
he appointed the representatives OF the vari-
Gus city railroads us n Joint commission 10
confer with the Police Department In order 10
make the necessary arrangements to be ready
and remove the snow the very moment the
streets should be decked with u, wtnout
losing the least possible time me gentomen ap
OF the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company; DR.. Samuel
Hull OF The Third Avenue Railroad Company; Pres-
dent Forshay, OF the Seventh Avenue Railroad Com
pany, and Jacob Sharpe. OF the Crosstown lines,
have held since their appointment various
meetings in order 10 arrive at perfect un-
dersIandipg in regard 10 the task before them
They ascened NJ once that IN order 10 carry out the
work intrusted 10 them IN manner satisfactory 70
the people 10 its municipal government ~ re-
quired their part consideraole eHort 70
harmonze the various departments, al constituting TO-
getnera hydra-hesded COVE csnmenI lhey saw A. once
inat not ony they the good will oil the xecu
tive Department presided over by Mayor ELY, but also
the active cooperation OF The Police Department,
the Dock Depar tnent, Harbor Commissioners and
the Board OF Apportionment In a conference Win
The Police Department, charged as Il is with
the cleaning Of streets generally they the
tape movements they had To pass through before
they could obtain PERMISSION to dump tue snow INTO
the river where the tide would carry II oil, and SO
before completing their arrangements with the police
they thought best TO have an interview with the DOCK
WHERE SNOW WILL BE DUMPED.
That conference was held yesterday, oil the mem
Messrs. Westervelt and vanderpoe representing the
Dock Commission. Heretofore all snow carted away
from the streets was dumped INTO me SIPS De.wssn M
tho bukheads, but TO this the Harbor Commission Cd.
ecs owing to its frightul accumulation Inc raIouu
represen therefore proposed TO dump y INTO
the from the head oil the piers 50 tnat the toe
could carry II OFF After considerable conversation II
was decided that following piers DO designated Tor
the dumping Of snow ana lce:-
Rive i.
Hoboken street, loot of spring street, bulkhead be-
tween King and cna0V n West oo strea
foot West Thirteth street. loot OF West Fortysixth
street.
of ouyerneur street. foot OF Market street. loot OF
THIRD street, bukhead foot OF Seventeenth street.
loot OF Thiry-thlrd street. loot OF Fyourtn street,
foot OF Sixty-lrst street.
other bull heads will be secured from parties who
have leased the same, and subcommittee were ap-
pointed TO wait Tor mat purpose upon the parties VINO
own the lease and The piers no longer under con-
troll Of the Dock Department..
THE RAILROAD COMPANIES AND POLICE.
DR.. Samuel Hall, representing the Third Avenue
Railroad Company, stated to the HERALD reporter last
q y1niny that whenever necessary temporary tracks
would be laid along tho piers as to facilitate the
movements OF snow cars. 1t had been Mayor Ely's
original idea to run auxiliary tracks 10 al
main city railroad lines, but on reflection II
became evident that such movement would interfere
too much with the ordinary passenger traffic. II was
agreed therefore, the suggestion oil Mr. Sharpe that
wherever the regular track ran near the piers desig-
mated above, an auxiliary track would be laid, but
he
and trucks at night time. The railroad companies
would cndeavor to get all tho trucks and
horses. and they looked to the Police Depart
ment to assist them IN furnishing the labor.
The verv moment II stopped showing the police
would have be ready with their laborng iorce not
to clean the through which the railroads were
running only but the avenues and streets, aud
espec ally the downtown cross Streets where IS the
greatest traffic. he was sorry TO see That there
was too much hnirsplting In the Police
Department yet In regard TO this matter The rail.
road companies were willing to expend fully as much,
distinctly understood that The $4,000 asked
for the Board OF Apportionment was
mainly and especially tho leading streets Of
the city Their main object had been thus tar to har
monize the various departments and rid the CITY Of
snow embargo and thus protect It's traffic und
commerce. They intended 10 take the snow out
OF all narrow streets without aid OF the police
and in the wide avenues wherever the police labor
might fall short of what expected IRON It they
would themselves level down as not 10 interfere
with the traffic of the street. thus leaving The $4,000
asked used in other avenues anu streets FOR
the benefit OF he people
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WORK.
President Butler, OF the Sxtn Avenue Railroad
Company, said that the people had not the least IDEA
oil the labor connected with tho removal OF
snow and ice IRON the streets oi New YORK. Only
last year his company had taken 2l0 loads OF snow
from block In a narrow street They always lOund
It more convenient to clean the whole oi narrow
street than merely the spaces between the tracks.
In wide Streets OF course, II was now understood
they would level It down on the side OF tho tracks,
He regretted to see that the Police Comm Ssioners
took such an extreme OF thor position in
this matter, though last year Corporation Counsel
whitney had decided that the Comm ssioners by
law permitted 10 the clean und for the
removal OF snow. Ii the $50 900 are appropriated 10
aid the police in this matter the railroad
willing TO do in this matter more than they had
ever done before.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS WANTED.
At Police Headquarters In the street Cleaning
Department, averred that with light TALL of
snow they could, with the $50 900 asked Tor open
number OF avenues and keep the whole OF Manhattan
Island clear or traffic In heavy ial OF snow, how
ever, the appropriation woui not go very far.
IL mad been for years standing calculation In the
department thai ST. 000 900 would be required TO re-
move ono loot Of from the 275 miles covered by
the OF New York. The way the stood now
they appaudcd the OF the Mayor and the railroad
presidents who desired to unite with the Police De-
partmcnt to clean the balance OF the streets, but
il could not be done unless the police either had
the legal right the money To do II. The
Board Of Police was not judicial body.
City ordinances required cIlzens. as well us
railroad companies, lo keep inc snow level Owing
to the right exercised by railroad companies heavy
embaukm arose In case oi II heavy snowfall In
TO this that citizens, OF necessity, throw snow from
roofs, awnings front yards, &c into the street and
they require the police TO removed it,
Mr. Hawley SAID NO provision whatever has
been made by law requiring the snow to be removed
by the Board Of Police There never has been dol
lar appropriated thus far Tor that purpose. In all
the number OF years they have cleaned the streets
they have in their annual statements put in an
estimate ior cleaning SUI cause there was public
demand for it, but every instance the Board OF APP
p0rtionment has stricken out the iem IL is averred
by those who understand the law that the very TACT OF
Apportlonment do not desire remove snow
IRON the streets This statute was originally framed
to supersede the contract system, when contractors
required TO remove snow. No
specific provision financial provision exists for
the removal OF snow, nothing exists except what Is
contained In the charters of railroad companies. City
officials would be Glad enough 10 cooperate II some
would loot the bills and there is not IN the city
with appropriation sufficiently large to re-
move The snow one foot Deep force enough to do 1t
in loss than three weeks.
Tho Snow Committee recently appointed to confer
tnfnIn hat fAI n
Board OF Appcrtonment an appropriation oi $50, 00O
to be inserted III the estimates lor 1875 for tue
pose OF clearing OIL the and leo IRON the streets
THE REMOVAL OF MANURE.
owing to an action OF tho Board OF Health great
deal Of trouble viii be among the stable owners
in this city. II appears that the learned health off
Gals at Of their recent meetings, passed tho fol-
loving preamble and resolutions
Whereas the accumulation of manure in any part
It. ItI..