New-York tribune., 1902-02-25
WOODBURY. rs SATISFIED.
HE IS DOING HIS WORK BY SCHEDULE.
DESPITE MANY REQUESTS.

Commissioner Woodbury. of the Street Cleaning
department. says that he is well satisfied with the
work Of clearing the streets OF snow He is con-
Hueht that within three four days all the prir-
cipaL business thoroughfares will be in good con-
dtlon' and in addition a number of the side streets
leading 10 the rivers
l think that good deal of credit is due TO
snow Inspector Clarke" ne said. He has re-
mAlned in his office night and day since last Mon
uay' ulrectng the work by telephone throughout
'he city took occasion 10 visit Mr.. Clarke yes
terday and complimented finn for his efficiency and
attention TO duty
we nave done our work according schedule
Notwithstanding the requests that have
us from hundreds Of househoders that their streets
ne cleared first. Every householder ii appears TO
me, thinks that his street should receive our at
tehton hrst That. Of course, Is impossible. Peo-
pie don't understand the immense task we have
had TO cope with There have been three snow
storms, ana when had got well started on the
first along the second and the third which
was however, only a covering Of seet TO undo our
work
II householders would pay some attention TO
getting their cutters cleared it would be of i'm
mense assistance to l went ove- to Brooklyn
early last week, and walked right into Police
deadquarters l told them how necessary it
% nave cutters cleared, and at o'clock that day
general order went out from Headquarters to all
the captains, and a short while after the police
men were ringing doorbeIls throughout the borough.
The result is that the sewers in Brooklyn have
been performing their work. Here in Manhattan
we have had a great contrast. l have kept the
wires hot trying to get the police to enforce the
ordinance requiring the clearing of cutters. but
without avail"
Snow Inspector Clarke expects that Manhattan
Island will be fairly cleared of snow by Saturday
night providing there is additional fall In
the week. He had than six thousand la
borers at work in Manhattan yesterday and he
said they were doing good work. From a. m.
sunday to 3 a m yesterday the number Of loads
carted was follows: Observation-Disclosures
$685. extra hired carts, 3,1SZ; railroads. 03l; The
Bronx-COntractors 4497. Brcoklyn-Contractors,
1910 making the total number loads. 7703S. The
contractors started yesterday morning at a number
Of important points, as follows Eighth-ave.. work
ing northward from One-hundred and -tenth-st T;
Third-ave.. northward from Cooper Union; Fourth
ave. northward from Astor Place; Stanton st,
Sullivan-st MacdOugal-st, Second-st., Sixth-ave..
Lexington-ave. Madison-ave. and Twenty third-st-
Broadway and Fifth-ave accoI ding to Mr.. Clarke,
we'll polished. ard Park Row. the Bowery and
Third-ave-, from the Postofice Twentieth-st..
are also cleared. About five gangs working
IN Third-ave. clearing up to one hundred and-thr
ueth-st., where they expect finish UP to-day.
his mhs 81 strip alone covers about eight and half
~ the city nave been cleared for the reception Of
We don't want his royal feet to get wet" said
me-, Mr FiarKe Il think We VIII nave the main thor
Of the the rivers done by Saturday.
How long II viii take 70 clear away the last
vestige Of the storm will depend altogether on the
state Of the weather. II 1t freezes, It Will cold
storage the snow, winch IS bad business.
Lhls thing means good many thousands OF dol.
!ars 10 the taxpayers. and we've got TO think OF
that We must be merry and wise.
The telegraph companies have suffered severely
from the storm. According 10 the superintendent
OF the Western Union, while the storm did not
cover such a great area as some storms IN former
years, II was infinitely more destructive. There is
no direct COmmuniCa tion with New-Oreans. Jack
sonville Washington, Philadelphia St Louis and
other Southern points. Communication with these
cities is had by way OF Chicago Although most OF
the trouble Is near home, the work OF repairing Z
has moved rather slowly.
We have only limited number OF wires now,
but we shall begin TO gain wires tonight and to-
be in normal condition for a week, shall
improve every day. We reach all Eastern points
and are in fairly good shape to the West The
trouble is all South, mostly on the Central Rail-
poles down various points. The Pennsyl-
Vanla Railroad lines are a total wreck south or
New-Brunswick and in Philadelphia. All Jersey
wires cut Off and we have had great deal OF
latter tomorrow. / don't think any city has ever
been in such bad shape Philadelphia. and Wash
mgton is a close second. II is impossible TO tell
the expense OF repairing the damage but u VIII be
enormous. The loss OF business through our IN
ability 10 transmit messages viii be serious.
We know that the wires are practically %. h
south OF Washington, and in fair condition south
OF Baltimore. The trouble Is all this side. on Long
tween Lyndhurst and Montauk Point Lyndhurst
is entirely cut of from New York. All the diff
Guilty Is right near New-York, which is a fortu-
nate thing for US.
With the exception OF FISH, the food supply has
almost reached its normal state. Oystermen de-
clare that IL VIII take week or ten days OF warm
weather reDlensh the market with oysters.
CLAIMS and scallops. The Ice covering the beds Is
melting slowly and until II Is possible 20 get
through 1t the oysters cannot be hauled out.