New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-01
CLEARING AWAY TIE SNOIg.

THE WORK OF CLEANING THE STREETS.
AN UNUSUAL FEATURE OF TnANKsGIviNG-EF-
FECTIvE WORK DONE IN BROADWAY AND THE
PRINCIPAL CRoss-TowN sTREkTs
IT, was an uausual sight tor thanksgiving Day to
see groups of men busy in the streets yesterday
shovel ing up ltile piles OF muddy snow, ana num-
brrs of carts, heaDed full OF snow. Jogging down
Broadway or GcrOss some OF the cross . reefs to
dump their loads IN the North and East RIVERS Inc
novelty of the scene SO early In the season was
enough TO tempt one 20 doubt the accuracy oil the
calendar. ! hc snOw-storm on wednesday brought
the FIRST real test OF the capacity OF the ctys street
cleaning machinery to remove the accumulated
SHOW. The storm of MONDAY was easy enough 10
MANAGE but Wednesdays work OF the weather I'm.
posed a dittiCult task on Commissioner Coleman, OF
the Street, leaning Depar nent, and Contractors
Wa tong and Brown. On the whole the work
getting rld of tie snow on TIE principal business
thorOughiarrs we'll done.
Nth 6ntfaIo-robes tucked costly around their legs.
Mr. Coiemans chief ASSISTANTS and district supern-
trndents drove up and down broadway and across
TO tho river-fTOnJ dumps during most OF the day;
eak spots IN the work of t1e labOrers were called
Tn ne attention ofthc iOremen OF the different gangs;
men were ed different times from places here
the clearing mad been gotten well under way to re-
ntOrce gangs who were not making as rapid
progress and visits the dumps paid in order
% stimulate the caItmen to greater zeal III un0adi ng
the contents OF tho carts into the docks. axe
run down 10 Pier l, one OF the for men on Broad
vav sIIprested to Mr.. COlem3n's Srp rlntend mt;
il thc men see YOU there il will b. worth twenty
more loads for hedayp Yes sir" Vas the comment
OF tnesuperintend nttOa companion, III surprising
at the different points of our attack on the enemy
to regulate street traffic" The assistants OF Con-
tractors Walton and Brown were also active III
their work OF experimenting the removal Oh inc
The street-cleaners did not get TO work much be-
fore 10 a. m. yesterday. Part of the delay was
due TO the necessity for the regular removals
of garbage and ashes III the morn
ing Some delay was aso caused, IT was
stated by the neglect of the Dock Commits
sl"nei 10 give notice To the Police Department OF
their setting aside of certai1 PIERS ana Dulhhead'
10 be used for the dumping OF the zee ana snow re-
moved from the streets into the river. visit 10
LsuertOr 1hOrne at Police Headquarters III tue
morning soon obyIated this dliiculty, ana AFTER
ward me police coUperated as far az possible WIN
tue work of the streeIcleaners Another reason Ior
NOT beginning the work earlier was 10 allow Inc
thw which Get in the morning TO soften and dis-
integrate tue masses OF snow that ha luIeh. Dt'
af er the work began IL was vigorously prosecuted,
and some OF the men were kept working up 10 hld-
night he Street leaning Department owns ABOUT
eIpntv carts LIS force was Increased yesterday py the
addition of about SeventymOre hired for the OCCASION
All Cltse employed at different times curing
the day. and III the afternoon oy actua canvass MI
Coleman had II carts at work AT the same tllle re-
mOyinI the heaps OF snow mere were aDou , lCO
aDorcrs employed to shovel the sno IN tho slIeets
mo heaps The district which COmhlls-
sloner Coleman covers includes broadway from
the Park to the Battery aud all the city above
fourteenth-st. Yesterday the snow was removed
from Broadway from the Battery mp 10 UuFtceuth,
| a Tho snow in the street then shUyollcd
into heaps all the way M Broadway 10 nTty-
| thIrd-st. MIR. Coleman hopee to nave these hoaPs
|
the street IN better condition for travel Tue
quite were yell cleaned with machine SCI hDer
| drawn by horse The work done outside OF
| Broadway above Fourteonth-st. was cohuhet 10
clearing and cleaning the crossings Ot lhe streets ~
their principal functions. The observance oil tno
holiday Yesterday permitted the stfeclcleanoIs ~
work I'm facility by reason OF the absence oil the
/ usual crush OF traffic by wagons ana trucks =
| There great complaint on the part ol
| both the Street Cleaning Department ana Tie pr
| ypre contractors over trouble experienced regard
! ING tbs dumping OF the snow into tho rivers. Ony
at Piers Nos . ana 10. East River, coul1 the snow
| be dumped from the east side. ioang M Nait0h'
| VINO superintends ms lathers work, blamed tho
| Street Cleaning Department Tor TINS. can see
| SNOW falling every minute, ne sala la-t evening III
tne corridor of the 81. james Hotel " it's because
| have been working 50 nard to-day. suppose with
/ the snow We have had at WORK to-day about
seventy-ve carts and % labVrers in the streets.
| We have removed the snow from Wall And Ill
| ton sts. east of Broadway, and have Dled 1t III
| Park Row. Mail ST., NasSau-st. from Spruce TO
| Beekinan Chambers from Broadway 10 Chatlam ST.,
! Cathanne. and Ann from broadway 10 Nassau.
! We hope 10 have the stun removed from Fark how
| before the morning. MOreOyer we nave cleared
! away tile snow around the SUuth-st ferries. anu
scTaped tho cutters. opened the crossings ana lev
| eed the snow for the passing Of carriages around
every place OF worship in our district east Of Broad
! way below Fourteenthst. Greater results could
! have beer accomplished II We had had more places
! TO dunp from. We have only had Two piers-NOs.
! i2 aud 10 on the East River-and these were on ~
| clear enough to allow cart at time to 20 TO
| the bulkhead, unload aud return. At Per NO. 10
| we found this morning half of IL occupied by the
! loading of shps. Now there are plenty of piers
that cOuld have been used without injury tO pr
| waite individuals. | blame the Street Cleaning De-
partment for this slate OF Affairs They should
! have made provision for dumping. because
| they had sufficient warning from the weather in
! dicatiOns, OF the coming storm. | tell you was
| hot this morning when went out and found that
| only cart at time could 90 out on the two
piers TO unload. We were delayed fully two hours
! this morning on that account"
/ In Contractor Browns district on the west side OF
| Broadway below Fourteenthst.. the principal
work was to remove the SNOW from the streets run
| ming to the ferries. such as Liberty, Cortlandt.
| Barclay. Chambers, etc.
| All the mails we're delayed yesterday on account
OF the storm. The ma Is from Boston aud she New
| England States which usually arrive ut $40 a. M
| did not reach the Post ONCE until 9:3O. The
Southern mails due at q. IN, arrived at $50. On
| the New-York central aud Hudson River Rail
| road the train which usually reaches the city at
| 8:lb IA H. did not get here until DID, The lnall
on the Penn sylvania Central road due here at D.
| III. was an hour aud nall late.