New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-05

tractors General Snow Inspector G. g. Dunphe
said 10 Tribune reporter that two thousand men
at work removing the snow and that eight
hundred carts were hauling Il the rivers. Mr..
Dunphe went on a tour OF inspection yesterday.
beginning at ed street, going up the East Side TO
nth street and down the West Side back 10 his
Office at the northwest corner OF sd street and
Fifth avenue. He said he found the men hard az
work in all sections breaking the packed snow and
piling Il up for removal. He admitted that 1t
dirty snow, but insisted that there less than
per cent OF refuse IN t.
Mr.. Dunphe said that the removal of the snow
for the season would cost the department about
g. $50 600. The work is ali given 10 contractors
The city is divided into districts. Manhattan and
Tho Bronx having thirteen and Brooklyn eight.
Tie four contractors are William Bradley, Cana
Brothers. Thomas Crimrnins and Ceiestino De
marco. Bradley has all OF Brooklyn at Is cents
cubic yard and six districts Ia Manhattan. ranging
IN price from IL 70 20 cents. Caravan Brothers
have the work II the 18th District II cents and
the 9Th IA cents. Crfmmins has tho sth az IS
cents and the 10Th II CENTS; DonaEco The Bronx.
At eaL cents.
The difference In price. Mr.. Dunphe said was
according 70 distance from the river The In
spector said that these relieved tho city
OF much responsibility. He inspected the work
and that It being done in the right way.
He also said that there was way OF compelling
the contractors 10 hurry their work The longer
they delayed. he said. the more expensive Il
likely 70 BE- for them unless Of course heavy
seemed as II the contractors were waiting for
thaw, especially IN the downtown section and
the lower East and West 6ldes where the streets
arc almost impassible.
II Is this waiting policy Of the contractors that
constitutes the monaco the health Of the citizens
II the snow We're removed Immediately on failing
IL would be hygienic matter, instead Of the
verse. as II Is ut present Remaining tho streets
which would otherwise be removed by the regular
force Of street cleaners employed by Commissioner
Craven OF the Street Cleaning Department II
would then be taken 10 barges and Jumped into the
sea away beyond Sandy Hook.
AS II is, the nthy snow accumulation Is carted 20
shifted back and forth by the tides until finally
asslmi!ated and washed out 70 sea- The cities up
washed on the banks and it is not always carried
away when the tide recedes.
III speaking OF the cost Of the work being done
py tho contractors, Mr.. Dunphe said that when
Colonel Wariug at the head Of the department
the city paid much q cents cubic yard o
have the snow removed And it was insisted that
come. II was also naIvely suggested that perhaps
the city at that time was not as large as It is at
present.
Commissioner Craven secuted the belief that the
streets were menace TO the health OF the city.
Mr.. Craven said that the city not in danger OF
an epidemic OF pneumonia anything else so far
his department was concerned He also said
that he was thoroughly satisfied with the work
the streets mo one must suppose he said THAT
we VIII remove all OF the from all Of the
streets. This would cost at least s. 100000 Colo
mel Warning, who had eighty miles OF streets 10
S Ga Is being held up 10 US as great example
Mayor Mcclellan also called attention to the
greater work 10 be done now, as compared with the
work that was done by Colonel Warning. He said
further that If all the streets to be cleaned
would cost the city three times much II costs
now. He said, in addition, that Mr.. Craven was
tracts, 20 control more thoroughly the work and
time IN which II is to be done The change also
for snow actually hauled away, and doing a large
part OF the work with department labor.