New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-15

incurred work removing ashes has been seriously
ntcrferei with but resumed Yesterday The TOM
missioner received letter yest"riay from John Sis"ss
president OF the Ncw-York rIuckmen's Association i'm
forming him tina. associ tIon hal decided Ia send
force this morning clean the streets in the Dry
goods strict beginning at FrinNiin and West sts Ihe
said he welcomed all aid OF this sort Ihs
Aldermen yesterday granted request from the swamp
leather men 10 allowed dump snow and lee all
along the East River 'front.' ana adopted resolution
urging Commissioner Coleman hasten the removal of
the from the city streets Ihey h'o
granted permission to all downtown business 10
remove snow aud ice ffDm the streets and
dunn it either in the North Fast River Mayor Hewitt
yesterday sent letter to the Police Commissioners stating
that the Dock Department had allowed the Street Cleaning
Department dump snow aud lee from the whaF'es ahd
bulk heads both rivers, and asking the board to IN
sruct their officers that the regulations OF the Dock De-
parment had been relaxed In favor OF everybody IN
Guiding private citizens who might wish TO use the piers
purpose. Superintendent Murray issued such an
Order the force all cartmen found
dumping snow side The police were active
during day urging the citizens to clean their side
walks cutters. The Superintendent SAID the polIca
enforce this regulation If II made the middle OF
the streets impossible.
Many OF the streets IN a terrible condition. IN
hottest, behind Police Headquarters IS ridge Of
ten feet high. over which hcrse travel. In Fist
and Second the car-tacks out Of sight and the
ridges and huumocks OF fee that cover them will make
plenty OF work for the Iaans when they le.n wo there
IabOrcFs sections or Sixth seventh 1nd
Eighth ayes Of the track in those th0ronghfares
being clear and sldshy from beIl- application u salt
Thrdaye Is passablc but Four-aVe., above Ffy-hnl-
st.. Is an unhiCken Gell OF The la Fnh-ayc.
IS well beaten great drifts line both sides OF the road
way
uptown lock like the paths laid ou' ~
the cows that surveyed older ~ brooklyn Thu
roadway winds In and out between the irregular ds
and thank you.mirms' are frequent filty-eyenihst
an exception. Tie sidewalks fairly well cleaned hu
but not many cutters have been dug out. Most Of t
sidewalk work done Tuesiay and yesterday va
devoted finishing touches digging out front yards
clearing the whole sidewalk. where only pathway Was
made on Tuesday. etc. The Collegiate Church In Fi.ih
ave the Onion Theological Seminary. In TourthaNe. anG
Fourteenth Theatre. som" OF the instiiu
that remained practically showed IN until yescriy
afternoon. Three messenger boys were lazily cleaning
the from the sidewalk. al Fnh-aye and Forty
fourthst Their appoarei lee rather IN the d.
rectlon Of rolling "a big time bill than get
ting rid Of the At both ends OF tho
Sixty seyenth-st side OF the 7th Regi-
Arnory sign extended the sidewalk Dan
from the snow-sde"-tut nobody paid any attention
to It. The ayorlte method getting rid OF the down
town snow by kndng huge bonfIes in the dffs
One firm in Chambersst played on The with stream
OF hot water. and in LibeIfyst the was shoyce
into the and steam introduced melt II there