The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-15
CARTING AWAY'THE SNOW.
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Up Toy-p. An Re-ay fsr Prspsst uusHs
New stor---Bow tine CITY isN"'vie-s'
The principal streets. both down town and
up town. presented q remarkably clesn ap-
pearancs yesterday in spite Of the enormous
amount Of work entailed In cleaning them OF
snow. The Street Cleaning DEPARTMENT has
had tie shovels full over twenty-four hours.
and most Of the snow has been piled, ready for
csrting About one-third Of the work was sc-
compIished yesterday and the night before.
more than 5000 cart loads being removed ana
dumped. An idea OF the magnitude OF the
work may he obtained when It is known that
1lB cart loads OF snow were removed frNm the
single block in Broadway between Worut ana
Leonard streets. The carts had an avefege
capacity Of ~ cubic feet making the quantity
carried OF about 4S72 cubic feet Commis-
sioner Andrews sad yesterday:
The work OF cleaning is progressing as well
as Il can under the circumstances. IL is al
emergency work. and done by extra men and
horses We have to hire horses for our night
work. The pay for a horse cart. and driver is
$3.50 day. Most Of the work last night Will
have to be done over. as the freezing prevented
the workmen from getting completely down to
the cobbles Of the streets"
The cleaners were very busy Yesterday and
carts empty and full were moving in all direc-
lions. CeNtIhl uIlNtIb VI uullBlus NalNs NNiV
arrested at the foot OF West Tenth street Com
plants were made to Mr.. Andrews about the
dumping Of snow on the pier at the foot OF
Nesey street. 1t was said that the drivers
made no attempt to throw the snow into the
river. but placed it On the pier and drove OF.
The cause of the protests" said Mr.. An
drews lis that many Of the carts being used
a.e not adapted for DUN ping their contents into
the river. The cart is backed up against the
strngpiece. and when the snow is dumped
portion OF il falls on tho pier and is not SHOW
elled oil. do not think tho snow on the pier
was dropped there entirely by our men. as
many OF tho merchants in that vicinity used
the vasey street pier for similar purpose, and
no doubt their carts left snow hahiud, hnvo
sent gang Of twenty-five men u clear the
When asked about tho workmen engaged in
clearing the snow from tho streets Commits
IL has been said that mon seeking work
have been turned away from this Department
1t il Impossible to hire men separately for THIS
emergency work. The snow comes suddenly.
ard all our arrangements for taking 1t away
have TO be made INN sdiately. Inc work ia
therefore done Ivy contractors. The law re-
quires that IA workman employed Tor such duty
tractors who get the work obviate the expense
to each individual man by furnishing al tools
for. their gangs. The contractor puts in his
the 6i!l COOS through tho regular cnan-
neis. This takes two or three weeks;
would be- no means Of paying them
daily as they are paid BY tho con-
tractors. | handle no money, and tho mon
would have to be placed on - long and new
pay roll. Yesterday there were but two ind-
yidual applications Tor snow-renoval work.
Men who come here are in search OF perma-
nent Gnu ployment'
An emergency list has been prepared by the
Street Cleaning Department showing the az.
portonment of it's foremon. 1t IL made up OF
tho streets whose ci.aning Is considered by
the DEPARTMENT as OF first Importance. The
list is as follows: