New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-27
CLEARING AWAY THE SNOW.
WHAT rs EFFECTED BY THE USE of
PLOUGHS.
A DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD or ALDERMEN-ihH
DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.

stoner Coleman's private secretary yesterday
by tomorrow morning we snau ua'o 0 -r.,
Broadway from the Battery to Union oquafo. 49,.
IA the third storm that has struck us within yen uAys
and NJ course there has been little delay However.
the principa thoroughfares win soon be cleaned DA
woy would have been done this morning II the stor "
not come yesterday. ,u -,
"The law provides that the contractors snan use al
their forces continuing the work during the s'or an
then II the Commissioner fit he may approve 'no
hiring NJ EXTRA men, who are paid from the general ap
propration and not by the contractors The Terry se
are being cleaned in this way, rs the regular VIZ
of carting ashes and other refuse cannot 10 ueis
There is no special appropriation Tor tne re"o, "
snow and Ice although Mr. Coleman presented an i'on
lied budget to the Board of Estimate and apportion
ment. The appropriation last year were gi'en " ONAA'
and the same Is true this year.
"The law REQUIRES all street car companies tnat To
cive the Mayors permission to the snow pougns anu
sweeping machines within twentyour hours aiter
to remove and carry away at their own expense an 'no
snow thrown up by the machines, under pena OF .eh
dollars for every house or side walk In froht OF "io
snow or slush shall be thrown The president OF the Be
line has written to the Commissioner that he will do all
I'm his power to comply with request sent to all the
companies to assist In removing the snow
The Mayor has the power 70 enforce the law"
WHAT is REQUIRED or STREET CAR COMPANIES.
At meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen President
Reilly offered resolution calling the attention OF the
Mayor and CORPORATION Counsel revised ordinances
OF 1880 relating sweepDgs and the use OF sweep
ing machines by railroad companies and others, and ask
ing that they be strictly enforced This was adopted
unanimously these % ron tbe Mavor 10 nse the
plOughs, it must agree to reduce the snow WHICH II LAY
throw up such level as viii make the approach 70 tne
curhstone convenient vehicles and render the entire
roadway safe for travel The ordinances also poSIue
that the work must be done within SIX hours anu IN case
of failure to do the Police Commissioners under the
direction OF the Mayor must have it done and charge the
Mr. smith proposed that the ordinances referred 10 rea
tive to the Of snow poughs be repealed MI Mels
said that 1t would be good thing out MOI Ior h tne
streets Unless ploughs used would be lmpOs-
sibe for persons 70 reach ther places OF Sasness
MIR FITZPATRICK favored the resolution. There was no
reason he sad why the railroad companies should net DC
requredo carts and employ men TO remove the SNOW
SIR smith said that owing to the use OF the snow @
by the railroad companies the snow was Peo up o n
curb In Twenty thirdst and SeYentaVe 10 such
height that II impossible TO reach the houses t9,n
the roadway. Mr. SeamanvOd said that one OF BIS
uents been informed by the Fire Commissioners that
he must keen hydrant Ia front OF his place clear OF
snow As fast he cleared 1t away the sweePers OF
railroad company piled II up again. rendering hlm naoie
Mr. OConuor said that the use Of snow ploughs was
necessity at certain times; otherwise travel would De
practically stopped He suggested that the resolution be
amended TO make unlawful for II To snow Ia new
10 clean the sidewalk In front OF his house but no sooner
this done than the pOughs came along and threw
the snow back on the walk again. IL the sdewaks were
not kept clean citizen arrested and hDed but the
railroad companies could violate the law with IMMUNITY.
Mr. ONeil said that the public should be protected from
the bad condition which pOugh left the streets
and pavements As TO the Twenty.thrd and twenty,
fourth he thought the only poughs used there were
FOR purpose Of placing the ground In such condition
as MOULD e T Of e Ra Sf casS re- ue
I'm Alderman ONeis district for planting vegetables Bet
ter PRODUCTS would be seIt 70 the BOARD OF Aeineu
Tue whole matter finally referred 10 the Committee
on Railroads
EFFECT OF THE WEATHER on CAR HORSES.
The Storm when It threw its mantle Of snow upon this
CITY, many miserie the most important OF which,
perhaps, was the additional work 1t brought to the
already overburdened car-horse. TRIBUNE reporter
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day and met with the common answer when inquiry
was made In relation to the health Of the animals on,
no sickness-ihey are wen be e1pected'i but
there evident each time that the answer wa nane
fear lest more snow would cause an epidemic lheIe Is
nothing perhaps SAID prominent veteh@y Ss s1E ts
ing heavy weight through slush or snow Inc wafer
sotcns the hoof soaks the teocks and produces gan
creme and death Breathing tue arising nolstIe ca1ses
asthma and standing with feet In the snow after long
II is safe say that single day OF steady work IA
weather similar % that which we haA sunday Would
cause the death OF the healthiest horse In the city,
The street car companies are uniformly careful OF
their stock trip OF three miles In bad weather Is as
long the horses required to take AS soon as one OF
shows signs OF WEAKNESS, he Is relieved ana MS
companion Is placed alongside OF fresh morse VINO Goes
the greater part OF the work. The Third Avenue ne
"doubedup" ts teams at the beginning OF the snow,
ana 50 avoided IN great measure the continuous snn
"doublingup," however made necessary me WITHDRAWAL
ofonoha the and IN consequence the four horses
found that they required 10 draw nearly the same
weight In proportion TO their strength Mr. ROBINSON the
SUPERINTENDENT OF road said that had the con
tnued days longer the horses would not have been
able 10 endure IT,
Tho sixth Avenue line was also compelled 10 withdraw
hats and although the route comparatively short
one horses suffered severely nom fatigue double
team was required do only two trips The horses OF
The Eighth Avenue company found the work the most diff
ut Above Central Park the wind has long seep and the
fine snow drd the tracks almost as fast as the
plough went past Gangs Of men were put to
work throwing the several feet back from the way
made 10y the plough but In many without avail Tor
the horses were obliged drag the heavy after them
through many inches Of snow and many times over the
rough surface Of frozen snow.
Re Belt Line changed every trip but the length
OF the journey is almost ten miles, ana through district
where street-Ceaners seldom come There are several
horses temporarily disabled IN the stables OF ths ine
larger part their trouble from blockades In Churehst
and the upper Bowefy. -,
their routes have thrown the which had been piled
In Of their shops by the poughsba on the tracks
soMEoF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE sLEIGHING.
The seighing up the road yesterday was fair though
rather heavy Frank Work up in a cutter driving
Edward George Work, his son, drove Davis; william IL.
vanderbilt was behind Aldine; Captain Jacob Wander
b drove Boston; Isidor Cohnfeld driving the sta
lion Lem. Nathan Straus drove Palmer, Edwarl
Mr. Blackwell was behind Black Diamond and mate.
shepherd Knapp came swiftly along behind sam Hin and
uel Weeks had out his bay gelding Maggie Root David
Scott drove his bay mare Kate. Mr. Huxley drove
had out double team and Captain lyman
was driving the bay horse Sam Newbold
Kpp drove Lady Griswoid Lloyd Phoenix drove chest
driving horses fast and slow, attached 10 all sorts Of
seghs There number OF fine family seighs cut;
among them drawn by three powerful gray horses,
htched abreast OF each other attracted much attention.
number OF people whose means allowed them TO stand
q tine ia t. NE nsy nD &
cussed learnedy and Familiarity about horse flesh Among
those who rode out In family sleigh yesterday was
Police Captain Williams
Improving the opportunity the Seniors OF the College OF
the City NeSYork set last evening for their class
sleghrde by eight o'clock number from the class OF
s had gathered at the Windsor HOTEL ready for the start
and well provided with horns and other noisy instr
mens dear to the heart OF undergraduates The sleghs
up Fffthave. and thence TO Central Park. At
OF the rOadhOuses beyond the Park supper provided
after which the sleghrders returned by the route
ispersing they entered the city.
STREET AND OTHER TRAVEL DELAYED.
The that lay in the streets downtown yesterday
afternoon bore little resemblance TO that which fell Tues
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