New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
WHAT THE"BEAUTIFULn COST.
THE CITY ALONE SPENT $3.50 TO CLEAN
DOWNTOWN STREETS.
BESIDES THIS WAS The Loss TO BUSINESS And
INDIVIDUAL. ExpENsEs-MrcH sLrsH IN
THE THoROrGHFAREs AND sCAh,T-


INDIVIDUAL EXrENsEs-MucH sLrsh IN
THE THoRorGHFAREs AND SCARCE
LY ANY sLEIGIIING.
rha, M owl is wholly unmixed with good is an
axiom that applies even to the snowstor'"' II gave
thousands Of and boys cha"oe ~ "
little money In clearing of the side"'ihS Oh '''1
houseboIders which otherwise they cou'u "o' nave
earned The absence OF any wind accounts ior 'he
nerfect euualisl with which the sh"" was us
,rhutod Every little projecting corn!ce ana Tree
branch had its individual coating OF heaNy "hi'e
fakes Even the tinest twigs carrie" '''' ''''s
until the rain began TO fail. Inc spiuoeS an"
mines in the parks were burdened win hea'! sno"
wro,ths and as the rain increased tneir "eish'
~, ,o,- aroored beneath their loads. The orna-
,oo,ts on the snlres OF the Church or the saviour
oach tipped with white, presented peau'iiu' sis'
the dark brown stones contrasting Win 'ne pure
snow that crowned them
When the rain began TO fan. aoo'' i'oo"' '"s
average householder got out his snow shovel ana
hogan TO hustle off the snow or else go' so"e one
a,sa ~ do II There H. city ordinance Which
orders all sidewalks TO be shovelied OH with'n iou'
hours of the cessation OF the snowfall Inns il"
always been a dead letter; Inc ponce 20 aiou''
and budoze the poorer or more t'hiu e'''"ei'' i''
chewing the ordinance. but those who are better
nos,ed or more penurlous treat the order WIN 'ne
utmost contempt and leave the snow there unui II
gradually melts away. The ordnance 10 'i'
ineffective; the case requires 10 De repo'eu ~ ''s
CORPORATION Counse., who must Pfo'c|"' ~ -"
matter of fact no one ever knew a pioseeu.'o" W
no entered and that is why every block IN the cry
has moro or less uncleaned sidewalks 10 t'S ''0
,ouner and morals of the average citlZeh.
Heavy as this snowfall was the surface car tF'inc
was not interrupted. The dihereh' oo'''p"
,hor snowploughs and sweepers III constant oPe'a
ion ca ina, the cars were not impeded' Little
trucking however, could be done, ana "orh "'o'b
,,as,t % Streets Nicholas l. Flocken had large
force of men at work under CONTRACTOR
streets cleaned and the amounts DIG anu "ooepe'
for the work are as follows: Montague from
Conr, to Hicks-st. sl55: Futon-st.. from Sahus 10
Hriage-st $40 Futon-si.. from Bridge TO Ia
,tnsvr and Fatbish-ave. from Fulton TO NJ
isntic-ave $40; city Hail. including SouTn luton io
adns, rom Sands-st. to Myrtle-ave. 20: My,ue
ave from Fulton-st. 10 Washing to'-aNe' 80, ea,
may rom non-avc TO Myrtle ave $50. Grand,st
from ferry to Graham-ave s ,s Enipyn rom
lVnshngton-ave TO Grand-st., $500; washington
ave from Myrte-aye 70 tlnsn'hs ,'V S go $50
Mr Flockcn said The idea Is to open up .ne
a. well as tie principal business streets, the ,ni
tracts call for the removal 81 the $40" "''''
twentv-four hours after the work begins. .
The big force OF men at work on the streets soon
piled up the orce beautiful snGs III unslsn ,h
ci,v through the stree. Cleaning Department aIon'
e. 30 besides the loss o; business the cos 10 ~. IN
aiviuua' ~, are Vas hardly any slcghing, owing 10
The rain and as the day waned ruhbcr,ooo's an
ovcrshoes were in evidence on all SIDES NJ
,ioswo,nen from thc stores suffered most as thty
SSadeI through the slush 10 their homes IN the
evening. ...o, ,,o tho Smith
Ct trolley-lin IN the afternoon Inc slesl ~.
9ooraI ~ freeze on the wires. and as the trolley
med along it's progress wIs marked by stream OF
vivid green light - ,,.. f.u ,rafnc
,,non the whole whether tho streets or IN M
river was little interfercd with. but ior snee1
and the chances are that its effects VIII n' l'''
more unplcasantly today than they were yesterday