New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-07
EXTRA SNOW COSTLY.
DEPARTMENT RESIGNED.
Craven's Men Talk Calmly About
Beauties of Sight.

When the snow began 10 fall yesterday morning.
as gently az snow usually falls when there is not
a wind with blizzard force and temperature back
OF ii. the expense 10 the taxpayers Of this city
was increased 20 the tune OF 100000 The snowfall
also meant that the work OF removing the snow
from the streets would be delayed AZ least three
days And downtown it meant that for several
days business men would be subjected TO spatter-
ing mud uasightlv hcaps. struggling teams.
swearing tean.s1ers. and all tire ruck OF CONNER
Cial boclade that in ultimate expense to citizens
viii uD 20 figure almost large as Is
enta.led in slump in the stock market.
Below Park Row, the churnng effect of thou
sands OF teams apparent I'm the free flying
mud which hogrimed the clothing OF the pedes-
sFians. whether Broadway. Wall street Nassau
street any Of the other much used thorough
fares. on OF these streets the old snow had
not been removed. and the new. although it gave
the old temporary covering Of purest white.
added to the distressing conditions. Before night
fan it was turned 10 grimy layer in which the
usual filth ~ the street was pre-eminent.
Early yesterday morning The Street Department
took up the question Of combating TIE ne" c"aui
tions that made immediate action imperative
Every availsble man RI tho twenty-three hundred
the payroll was ordered ont and the cleaning OF
the cutters and the een'rNs Of activity was begun
but Il wei. iowa n aightfail before any kind
OF noticea Ole impression made
The regular force 81 TIE department was over
soyed 70 get tie summons FOR work. not very
large percentage OF Il has been employed recently
Contrary 10 general belief the men 81 the Street
Cleaning Department roll are not raid unless al
work. At the same time il has been this policy
which has often placed the department NJ disad-
vantage when men were mos; needed. the uncer-
fainty of employment making it difficult - get inc
experienced men so much needed in cases % er1er-
Eency. Green men are more in need Of frequent
urging. with the result that their work IS far from
the maximum possible with experienced men.
At Commissioner Marlborough Craven's offices IN
the Park Row Building there generally re-
signed expression There more of an iacnn-
ton to dwell upon the beauty Of the effects ~ the
snowfall than upon the hsrdships entailed upon
the citizens and the additional work caused 70 The
department. The tacks upon the map were about
the same as on Tuesday The red tacks: which
represent the movements Of The contractors forces
had not been shifted 10 any extent. There was nc
sympathy with the contractors for the snowfall
meant more WORK Tor them ana more money from
the city: But the department. since the residents
tle condlnon OF the streets has been SettinS ter
the contractors in a vigorous manner. The result
more SNAP about their work II is no longer the
~ We don't do il to-day Tomorrow viii do policy
A survey Of the city showed that the condition
OF the streets was the same for several weeks
been changed to bak onsns 1s snG As Ra h
Ss advanced ms mass became more and more
20 The comfort ~ pedestrians and danger ia the
teams we're stalled, holding trafic hack sometimes
important crossings found il almost Impossible 10
keep the great line OF vehicles moying. Pedes-
frians-men and women--Who wished to cross did
Up the Health Departments Offices there was
grave concern. II was the belief there that big
q condition Of great menace 10 health. The matter
was discussed AT meeting OF the board yesterdas.
ana although nothing was done as matter Of
public record. IT. vas said that conference re-
Of citizens under the circumstances would probably
be held in the near future. This conference
Street Cleaning Deps9tme6t remove fr 1n' th e
streets every threat 10 the city's health.