The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-15
ST Ill
DIGGING
Street and Water Commis-
sioners Arrange for Clear
ing Snow Off the
Streets.
COST WILL MEAN $4,000
North Jersey Company Will
Have All It's Lines Open
Tonight.
ICE BLOCKS
Railroads Still Hampered On
Southern Systems = P.
R.R.'s Good Work.
ICE BL0CKSFERRYBOATS

their meeting, yesterday AFTERNOON, pass
ed a resolution directing the Commlttee
on Streets and Sewers to. proceed WIN
the work of removing snow from the
heavily travelled streets and avenues Ihe
committee was empowered to use the
street cleaning fund provided the FINANCE
Commissioners are willing to augment
the streets cleaning fund next fan, When
the fund will be too low to continue the
sweeping of streets. The appropriation
for street cleaning is only $4,000 and a
considerable portion OF that mas peen
used already, owing to the unusual
amount of sweeping and cleaning that
has been done.
a rough estimate of the cost of remov-
ing the snow at this time is $4,000. Ine
expenditure of that sum will cripple the
street cleaning work unless the Finance
Commissioners agree to make up the
same later in the year. The FINANCE
Commissioners meet tonight and they are
to be appealed to.
The Street and Water Commissioners
will start work just as soon as they are
given the word by the Finance Board.
Mayor Hoos favors the plan. He wants
the business streets cleared as rapidly as
practicable He would have communi-
Gated with the Street and Water Com
missioners had not they taken timely
action.
The Street and Water Board also passed
q resolution urging upon the North Jersey
Traction Company the necessity OF re-
moving the snow from the streets between
the rails and curbstone. The company is
supposed to keep every street used by II
clear. but that is rarely done, the COM
missioners say. The screws are to be put
on little this time. because business men
are Complaining that they are greatly
hampered by reason of the trolley COM
pany having packed snow up in front OF
their doors to the height of seven and
eight feet The company's officers say
they are doing all sin their power to
remedy the inconvenience caused by the
snow.
To eyerybody's relief the weather this
morning was all that could be desired. The
air was sharp and clear and the work CT
clearing away the snow from the streets
was pushed. Down town in Exchange
place, as fast as the carts removed the
snow they dumped their load into the
water at the Grand street dock. re-
markable sight was witnessed this morn
ing during these operations. A driver Of
one of the P. r. R. Company's carts, had
only one leg. He jumped from his seat
and hoped back and forth urging his
horses backward in a more agile manner
than one blessed with two legs.
One great danger in the removal OF
snow by those shovelling from the side
walks is that they are completely covering
hydrants and sewer basins.
The covering of the hydrants is an ex-
tremely important matter because in the
event of fire the delay in uncovering
the hydrants would mean the spread of
the flames and the consequent incalcula-
Die damage to the city's property should
a fire spread. Fortunately there is no
scarcity of water, although some alarm
lists spread that rumor. Chief Engineer
Charles Van Keuren announced today
that the possibilities of a water famine
were meagre. The moderation Of the
weather had relieved the water mains
and a bountiful supply was now being
received The waste of water had ceased
and the result was that the supply in the
reservoirs at SBelleville had increased
about one foot.
Work on the clearing of the streets in
the city was resumed at an early hour
today, the main idea being to open up
the principal streets first. Montgomery
street, at Washington street, resembles
q huge river of mud and slush. The
snow is piled ten feet high on the cor
ners and the sun is playing the mischief
with it. On all sides there is slush and
mud galore and if one escapes being
covered with coat of rich mud in at
tempting to cross that street he is indeed
lucky. The receiving basins are blocked
up and it is impossible for the water
from the melting snow to run of.
Boulevard Superintendent Michael J.
Coyle has a gang Of men with horses and
carts level1ing off the snow on the Boule-
ward and putting the road in good condi-
tion for sleighing. The sleighing today
as far as Kimmerlv and Manning's road
house is reported to be very fine.
The Executive Committee Of the Robert
Davis Association met last night in re-
sponse to call issued at the instance Of
Leader Robert Davis and arranged to pro-
vide some relief for the suffering poor 1t
was agreed that the best way to afford
relief was to appoint a committee and
empower the members to receive and dis
tribute funds after careful investigation
has been made On behalf of the associ-
alton Mr. Davis donated $500. The com-
mjttee appointed consists Of Robert Davis,