The Washington times., 1904-01-30
SUN MUST MELT
BEAUTIFUL SNOW
Street Cleaners to Clear
Crossings and Cutters.
NO REMOVAL FROM STREETS
Department Employs 1000 Men to Do
the Little Work Which Con-
gress Allows.
NO REMOVAL FROM STREETS

This mantle OF beautiful snow" that
today adOrns the streets OF Washing
ton, except on crossings and in gutters.
win not be disturbed save by the rays
Of the winters sun. and II the present
temperature is maintained Il will be
two weeks before the streets are clean.
This is the news which --emaRatse
from the Office Of the superintendent OF
Street Cleaning this morning. When
asked why this condition would be al
lowed. he replied that Congress has
failed TO make any appropriation for
cleaning snow or ice from streets. and
that nature is the only remedy.
Superintendent Stutler had 500 men al
work cleaning snow from crosswa1ks
and cutters by o'clock this morning.
and another 500 were busy by o'clock,
making total OF 1000 men. whose CON-
pensation is $3.50 per diem. No work
viii be done tomorrow, and only 800
men viii be put TO work on Monday.
BY next Wednesday the force will be
reduced to 100. the regular street clean
ing gang
Well Advanced Tonight.
The superintendent says that every
crosswalk and gutter in the city viii be
cleared OF snow by this evening. but
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the clearings. so IL may be the middle
OF next week before the clearing Is per-
manent. Fifty-six teams are at work.
assisting the hand-eleaners.
The 5000 appropriated by Congress
yesterday afternoon will come in just
in time. as the last dollar Of the present
fund VIII have been spent this evening.
At the beginning OF the winter the
Street Cleaning Department had $1.O1O
in its treasury for snow work. This was
later increased by 5000. making the
total expenditure so far 5000. OF the
appropriation just made. about 1850
viii be used for the present storm,
leaving 50 800 for future emergency In
1899 the time OF the great blizzard 1885,
900 was spent IL snow cleaning. $4,000 Of
which was expended before the big
storm.
Died From Injury
Albert Bowser, thirty-eight, was the
second victim Of the season from cli-
matte conditions Bowser. whose home
is not known. slipped on the pavement
at Thirteen-and-a-haf Street and Penn
sylyania Avenue. fracturing his hip. He
was taken to the Emergency Hospital by
T. L. McCaulley. OF 3O2 y Street south
east, where he died as a result OF his
injuries Coroner hewitt investigated
the case. and gave a certificate OF acci-
dental death. An effort is being made TO
find his relatives. who live somewhere in
Virginia.
A cut head was sustained by William
Creamer. Of 13f7 c Street southwest. by
a fall in front OF his house.
Frank T. Henry. OF All South Caro-
lima Avenue southeast. brakeman on
the Pennsylvania Railroad. slipped from
the platform of his car In the Anacostia
freight yards, dislocating his right knee
He was taken to the Providence Hos
pitaL
Thrown From Seat.
Thomas Ennis, negro, living at 3
Johnson's Court northwest. was driving
his wagon along NJ Street near Thir-
teenth northwest. when his horse slip
ped. throwing Ennis from his seat. He
fell In front of the wheels. which passed
over his foot.
COasting down the North Capitol Hill,
Street. was having a fine time when he
fell on his sled. IL so happened that pr
Anthony NJ Ray was driving by in his
buggy, and before he could pull up he
had run over the lad. He sprang from
his buggy with the idea that all his pro-
fessiOnal skill would be required, but
was SURPRISED TO find the little fellow
uninJured.