The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-14
5000 SNOW snovEALERs srUcIe 20 IT.
Contractor Dunn Appeals to. Merchants and
Truck owners for Help.

Contractor Dunn Appeals To. Merchants and
Truck owners for Help.
About $500 mon were NJ work all day yes
terlay under Contractor Dunn shovelling the
snow from the streets into piles at the street
corners and at the curbs. In the morning
nearly 1000 other men with carts helped
them, Practically all these we're in Manhat-
tan A few worked in the Bronx. 1t became
evident before noon that tho labor of carting
off tho snow was all but thrown away. it was
coming down so fast and drifting so rapidly,
and. moreover. hauling was as slow as it was
difficult. The roads we're steep. aud the horses
and driyerr we're already well tired from the
work and ri POROUS weather OF the last days Of
last week and Sunday. Yesterday morning they
were all hut exhausted. and at noon they quit
work. Mr. Dunn found a few willing to go on. but
mot enough to make it worth while. so carting
ceased ut noon. Shovellers continued 10
present themselves for work, however. and all
who canhs we're hired and sent out in gangs
with iopnmen and timekeepers. or sent indt-
vidually 10 take the places Of men who had
suffered fro~tbitten feet. hands or noses. or
had succumbcd to fatigue. ShoNelIing was
continued all day. ami fresh gangs, numbering
altogether about :, 900 men. were sent out last
night 10 pie w the snow from the roadways IN
readiness for the carts. whi"li VIII begin WORK
weather permitting The street Cleaning De
pdrtNlent k"it Z.''O NhpNc,,i"rS anu NWf'E"TS
al work clearing 80 thht Nnu"S
triauS should not he blocked.
Mr.. Dunn'S men made no effort to get tlir-
the. than the first schedule. or those streets
which Con. Narimg designated as tn" ones ilrst
TO be cleared; The snow fell, and drlitrd >"
rapidly that they were ordered To q" over me
schedule again and again rs sOon as they hat
completed IL once. so that the streets might At
least he in condition t. permit wagons 10 pass
this morning.
MIR. Dunn hopes that business men will as.
eist him in the removal Of the snow to-day.
especially In the carting. lie can get shoV"iicrs
more easily than he can get carts. tie suggests
that the wholesale dry goods houses and others
who employ large trucks. and who cannot use
the trucks to-day because of the interi"rence
with traffic due to the storm. turn over the
trucks for his use and so expedite The clearing
OF rho principal streets materially. HE II. Il.
Clafin COMPANY came to his aid III this way
yesterday. Nh. Damn saws that il the firms will
furnish trucks. horses and drivers he VIII have
khOvellers enough to load the wagons rs fast
as they come and that he will pay for this work
at the same rate he pays when hiring carts and
drivers directly. He will also supply mon to-
give out checks for the number of loads carted
and TO tell the drivers where To 90.
he says that business men may also, show
their public spirit in another way which will
help MIN and the community IN general. as
well as expedite their own shipping business.
He suggests that each one whose interests will
suffer from the interruption of traffic hire al
walk and street in front oil his place oil buSi-
ness. He will station foremen to oversee tn"
work. and will station at the dumps men to
give out checks for the loads drawn, tlleSe
single load and "a cents for each double" load,
He offers also to pay shOvell"rs il the m"r-
chants hire them to aid in this work. and Ia"
says that il done in this way ths work OF clear
In half the time that would oth"rwi~" be- neces-
sary.