Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
DEPENDING ON SUN
Snow to Stay on Streets Until
Old Sol Removes It.
COMMISSIONERS SAY so
Supt. Wood Told to Clean Up the
Crossings Only.
CLEAR AND COLD FOR AWHILE
Weather Bureau Has No Report of
Coming Warm Wave-River
Ice-Covered.
CLEAR AND COLD FOR AWHILE

If the sun comes out good and
strong the snow will disappear from
the streets, and that is about all the
promise Of dry asphalt that comes
from the office of street cleaning at
the District building today. No men
were working on the removal Of snow
this morning. Supt. James NJ Wood
said that the snow had crusted and
frozen SO hard that it was useless 10
try to remove 1t.
Furthermore, the Commissioners
have told Mr.. Wood that he need not
do any more than clean up the prin-
cipal street crossings. The piles Of
snow on the business streets will
therefore melt and run down the gut
ters instead of being shoveled away,
unless there is change of policy.
The District had ten Thousand dol
lars in snow money at the beg ming
of the winter. This sum was to be
spent in the discretion of the Commits
SlonerS.
May Be Needed Later.
The discretion of the Commissioners
is that since about three thousand dol
lars and perhaps more of this sum has
already been spent in the last few
days it would be WISER to clean up the
principal street crossings than try to
lift the entire blanket of snow bodily
and run the very excellent chance or
being caught later in the winter with
little or no money and a city full Of
snow.
Weather bureau officials say they are
unable to see any warm weather in sight.
They explain that conditions for the next
day or two. like today, will be clear and
cool, but there is no snow coming. Yes
terday it looked and felt as if warmer
weather and thaw might be headed his
way. but last night such hopes were shat
tered wnen the thermometer dropped to
more than ten degrees below the fleez-
ing point, and heavy wraps were found
comfortable by those out OF DOORS
The cold weather, the bureau says is
general all over This section of the coun-
try, and it will be even colder tonight
tnan it was last night, a tempe. azure or
Is degrees Delng predicted. Tomorrow 1t
will nc little warmer but no. mucn,
and the snow on the ground will not met
Just yet.
message from Tanana, Alaska to the
weather bureau states that yes erday the
people thele enjoyed Il temperature of IS
degrees below zero.
Two Accidents Reported.
The thawing of the snow and the freez-
ing of the wet sidewalk after the sun
went down yesterday were responsible
for an accident to Morris Davis, who
slipped on the ice near his home, 4. Myr-
tie street northeast, last night about Z
O'Clock and fell, injuring his head. He
was taken to the Casualty Hospital for
treatment.
Charles III. Small was taken to George
town University Hospital last night as
victim or a cuastlng ACCIDENT, and was
treated Tor slight INJURY to his head.
small, who resides at 1913 35th street,
was coasting near Volta place and 3otn
street when he came IN contact with an
automobile belonging to the Chesapeake
Supply Company. he was taken TO the
hospital in tine automobile.
Ice on the River.
The low temperature Of last night again
covered the river with ice from shore to
shore, but the steamers moving about on
the river soon broke 1t up and the nortn-
west winds carried il ashore The drift
ice in the river is interfering somewhat
with the movements of sailing craft, but
poWer-equipped vessels have no trouble
going through it. The creeks tributary to
the Potomac are all covered with ice,
which on some of them is from three
to four inches thick and Is growing thick
er each night Navigation into and from
these waterways Is suspended and sew
eral wood and lumber laden vessels tnat
are to come here are frozen in them and
will remain until the thaw comes.
Reports coming from the upper end
OF chesapeake bay state that ice Is
causing some trouble. but not enough to
put stop to navigation.