New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13
AWAITING AID OF RAIN
II Nothing Happens Streets Nag
BE Clean IN Fortnight.

Some progress was made yesterday BY Ts9 men
anu 500 carts employed by the contractors a-d
900 emergency men employed by the Street Cleaa-
ing Department IN removing the snow in the
streets The snow Inspector for Manhattan says
ne expects that all the on the snow sched-
ule above 18th street viii De cleaned by tomorrow
night and that the rest % the schedule viii BE-
completed by Saturday night
But IN spite Of this assurance the fact remains
that the streets filthy and persons have 20
travel through them under most disaEreeahle con-
ditions. The word cleaned is only a technical
term. and IS not used IN its specific sense Most OF
the streets ~constructtveIy cleaned by the snow
CONFERENCE.-The is. from which the snow has been
removed-have covering OF Shiny ooze. and the
Street Cleaning Department says that there Is no
way o. getting rid OF this except by flushing the
streets Brooms viii make impression on he
s--IiLe Gnu , " tai.H'l oe taArh 40 IN "a shoVei
HE only way % remedy this condition would be
pressure from the IRE MIGRANTS. Bat the depart
ment Is checked from doing this by two other city
10 the use of water in cleaning the streets, b.
the Five Department. objects because they have the
outlets 20 the hyirants Sled with salt to prevent
tampering with them by the employees OF the Stree
se'uIy ti,a' ne oI III N So Sse 49, Iss
IN cleaning the Stteets uhtt mere was more co-OD-
Grafton between the various city departments. Hrs
the bureaus of highways and sewers should be
under one head. so that tGey could cooperate ia
a thing thar makes present conditions more an
pavements which are filled with water. These form
traps into which the uIWary pedestrian steps and
then begins To hurl mental bricks at the Street
Cleaning Department. Ia summer LneSe various
and multifariOus holes. which ought to be attended
to by the Highways Department. are a constant an
uoy anCe the Street Cleaning Department. because
of the dirt they If the departments were
working under head the holes would be at
tended 70 a II the sewer bureau under
the same head snow could be dumped into the
sewers whenever il would not result in clOggng
IN cleaning the catch basins could be tnterchanged
between that work and work OF street cleaning. to
the financial advantage OF the city
In spite OF the big lob before them officials OF the
department say that, if there is snow, and with
the possible aid of rain or two. they hope to
shape within fifteen days. The two thousand euer-
sency men working for the department are engaged
in mining the ice with Pick and axe and pllng the
snow in streets which are not the regular Sched
ule As soon as the contractors get through tnelr
work the department will hire the trucks they haVS
representing accommodations OF many storms
Alderman Brown offered a resolution 70 tha
Board OF Aldermen. cenSuring the Street Cleaning
COMMISSIONS and asking that authority be granted
TO the Water Department 70 flush all the streets
the rest Of this month and April. He asked that
the resolution receive immediate attention, but
Alderman Doull had IL referred to the Committee
Gas Water and Sewers.
The resolution says that IN the last two months
the Street Cleaning Department. has failed dis
pose Of the accumulated mixture OF snow. dirt and
filth and that the resulting stagnatiOn has become
a matter OF danger 20 the community. II then
asks that since to safeguard the public health the
tfal, the Commissioner Of Water Supply. Gas and
Electricity be requested to allow the Street Clean
ing Department TO flush and wash all streets dur
ing March and April.