Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15
CLEARING THE STREETS.
Two Thousand Men Employed in the
Removal of Snow


The street ofaning gang was increased
| today by the employment of about 1 800
| men. SO Mr.. Warner Stutler. the superin-
| tendent of the department, has today about
1000 men and several hundred carts and
wagons engaged In the work of removing
! snow from the streets. The passage by the
House yesterday afternoon of the joint res
| olution appropriating the sum of $40 900 for
the purpose increased the amount at the
| disposal of the Commissioners to about
S23,CD. With this sum it is believed the
Commissioners will be able to remove the
| snow from the street crossings and cutters
generally throughout the city and from the
| principal business streets.
IL IS most important of course, that the
crossings and cutters should first be
| cleared, so as to enable the melting snow
| to escape through the sewers and when
| that Is accomplished the snow will be carted
away from the main business thorough
! fares. After that, provided any funds re-
man, the men will be put to work cleaning
| such sidewalks as have. been neglected by
the owners, agents tenants, the cost
| thereoI to be charged as tax against the
property involved, and collected as are
other taxes on real estate. In this connec-
tion, 1t Is stated by Mr.. Stutler that until
the work of cleaning the sidewalks Is COM
| tnehced the employment of men as sub
| Ioremen Will not be necessary, as the in
| spectors N the District engineer DEPART
| ment and those of the street cleaning de-
paftment, as well as those of the contrac-
| LOTS, VIII suffice to Superintend the work
OF cleanlng the streets, crossings and gut
| ters. therefore until the work of cleaning
the sidewalks is commenced no men will
| De paced at work as subforemen and such
| OUTSIDE men as will be meantime employ ed
Will De pald but 81 % a day. If 1t becomes
necessary 10 employ subforemen the MEM
| oers OF the District regiment will be given
| the preference as was the case last week
me announcement in yesterdays Star
| lnat several hundred men would be en-
y o9ed To-Day in cleaning the streets brought
| two or three thousand men to the District
| pulidlnS and to the headquarters of the
| street cleaning contractor 18th and V
| sueets' early this morning. Most of the
| neh brought their own shovels, and such
! as We're without them were supplied by the
| Disirlct ana by the contractor. About / 500
OF me men who applied for work this morn
tle were put to work. but it Is probable
thdt more VIII be employed tomorrow
| morning. 1t is the intention of Mr.. Stuuer
10 engage Just as many men as can be
Wcrhed 10 advantage and those desiring
| WORK should apply for it at 18th and V
streets not later than 7:30 tomorrow morn
| ING, ana preference will probably be given
| to those having their own shovels 1t is
also probable that an additional number of
| carts ana wagons will be needed tomorrow
| ana those having them should also apply
a. i2th and streets at 1880 tomorrow
The Commissioners are in receipt of let
| ters from many people. requesting that the
| snow from in front Of their houses be re-
| moved by the District authorities. While
the commissioners fully appreciate the an
nCylng conditions prevailing throughout the
| Guy, especially in the narrow cross streets,
| tney state that they, are unable to afford