New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06
SNOV md ICE ~ BROOhLfM.
LOTS or FUN WITH sLEDs AND skAIES-' NIKE
MOVED SNOW on THE SIDEWALKS

org or Elm WITH sJ,EDs AND SKATES-UNRE-
MOVED SNOW on THE SIDEWALKS.
No, often are the boys and girls of Brookyn-yes.
the men and women. too. who can afford the luxury
-, r,diro in seichs-more richly blessed In the mat
ter of snow than they have been for the last week
and a half Snow and ice also, Tor SKATING mas
been the order of the day since the middle or cary
part of the week just closed The ony urs"unoN
TO the full enjoyment of the youthful population
h.s haen the fact that the and ice were not III
readiness for use the moment the holiday vacation
began Still the came 80 quickly ai'e' IN ~
mas that there were several days OF e'Jos"
fore the round OF studies and reclta'iohs nau " 'e
resumed . = ro
c,or1ed bv the hills OF Prospect Park. where such
= thing as keeping off the grass is 10 longer
thought of even by the most saturnlne meihpe' VI
the police force All the boys and girls keep OIL 'e
grass and at the same time they nave Tree RAMP
Of the Park and nightly do they ENJOY !" 'oo'
rut the Park is too far away for many OF the rshS
generation to take their sieds thither. S'ree's
,rh,cb have a sufficient slope permit sleds 10 de-
scend them BY force Of gravity are greatly IN re-
ousst; and every vacant lot which Is broke" ''o
hills and hollows is lied upon by an eager anu
enthusiastic throng every moment out u S'''o'
hours ,.,,
H.. ,or, NJ tho hovs and girls. however the cher
oriov,,ent with their sleds from what Is
known as "hitching." Those VINO induge !" "'
variety OF sport attach their sled ropes 10 wagons
sleighs etc, and let the horses dras 'hein s'o"'
or swiftly 30 the may be. over the surface OF
tbe SNOW All the streets Of the city, with the eX-
ccption of those In which there are street-car
track, are covered with a well-packed coating OF
snow so that sleighlng Is at It's best everywhere.
The drivers Of vehicles to which one or more manu-
sleds are attached are. as rule good-ha'ureu
and oblig!ng. and some OF them take Hpee'ai PAINS
70 pleasc their hangers-on by sudden curves. by
fft..f raj a
by other means that the boys and gris hsh'y
annreciate They seem 10 remember that they were
boys once themselves. Now and then however,
there is "A gruff and surly one among th,Hl oi
man who WI insist that his horse mas ioad enough
already -,..,,.r ,,shos % 10,
apparently in danger OF having his precious pos
sessions carried off This was Inc Jase MA t one
3av last week in an uptown street. Their rope was
deNterousiy Io ,paye snrlngs The carriage sud
denly turned round and when they let loose 'hr eH
~ he rom. which was In their hands a knot OF
,he ~ ro,o ,cau.ht in the angle OF the spring and
10 their surprise they suddenly saw thslr sI'n III
nrocrss of being carried rapidly out OF their reach
girls were after the carriage without loss Oh nm, ~,
more than h~lf block before cyertaking IT, AZ
length one OF ZEN. painting ana almost - al
managed to get near enough 10 the sled 10 nns
herself uuor il, The tangle IN the rope instantly
uncoiled itself and the sled was SAFE once mort
tancorniant in hundreds 81 paces-namely I'M
c,.arci sidewalks. II has been hoped that the ne"
citv administration would cause marked improve
men, Ina his matter The Clty Works Department;
under Commissioner White. has done goad lcal
i'm inc way o. having vacant lots fenced sll'" Ks
ia1 etc Now that department and The Police De
parfment ought t. work together 10 insure cream
sllcw.ik- The snow which fcN Just after 'nFl-t-
mas fr0ze 80 firmly the next day that II no. re-
moved Immediately after IT, comng y has u'.n ~
rno.t Impossible - get if on the sidewalks since.
Even around the city and corny huidings the
work WIS not don" stfl -fhct)r}.
There is o. cl'y orl.rtnc" providing IN, Tor any
house owner or occupant Who fnis y clear Us
walk Niih.n certain number 81 hours afieT snow
ri hl' N H. enforced Nlil lttl- Nlsor II - c.4-
dent that such 40 ordinance ia not rlihri"ni why
would 20 not DE- vel io prlgti" fhti f sidewalk
i. mo-. c..unei In. say tWcnty-flur hours aitrr 4
snov. storm the work should be done by the CITY
Work- Department At the eNpersc or the owner
of he property the cost thereof being lien against
the property That would be- n radical measure
bur dos any one doubt that II wou.i prove .heS-
i've ~ present The police frequently give warn
ir..s fn r~lule who are slow in getting ~ wpTk on
thelr -li.walka but that IL by no means enough
The MAN here suggested would Troiucc a reyou-
lion Perhaps IL would b" too severe 10 Apply X
I, vacant lots throughout the city. but wherever
hui.Iln.s stand would Involve n nnlu" hardship
and vacant lot. ia the midst ~ huilt-np Docks
ought - be- Included The Board of Aldermen. NJ
Jouht has fhe power o adopt shch an ordnance
IN the Interest OF the public at large