Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-04
RAIN MAY BRING /
FLOOD WITH THE 1
MELTING SNOW
City Authorities Prepare for
Downfall. Which May Help
to Clean Streets.

Unsettled weather. followed by
warm rain and rising temperatures,
which are expected to clear the
streets of snow, is the prediction of
the weather bureau for tonight and
tomorrow. Today the mercury is
lowering around SO degrees and the
melted snow is flowing from the
streets like small rivers. Should the
temperature rise and the rain come
the city faces danger of flooded
streets and cellars.
In the event of extended rains q
great flood in the Passac river valley
would be almost certain. The feeders
from the upper Passaic would be sure
to discharge heavily from the water
, sheds. Conditions just now would
seem about right for another deluge
that might affect Paterson, Passaic
and other towns in the same manner
| as ten years or SO ago. In 1902, the
| lower sections of Paterson and Pas
sale were partly covered by the over
| flow after a spring freshet. Two
years later there was an even greater
visitation, which was felt as far as
this city.
Charles NJ. Shipman, general SUPER
| intendent for the Board of Works.
who is in charge of the work of re-
nioving the snow from the streets,
has made preparations to cope with
the floods that seem sure to come
when the snow begins to melt faster
than at present.
Mr.. Shipman sent out 700 men to
remove snow today. Special orders
were given the foremen to keep the
! laborers busy removing snow and ice
from cutters and receiving basins He
plans to have every gutter and sewer
opening in the city clear and ready
| to receive the vast flow of water
which is expected to start by tomor-
row.
! When the rain begins plans have
teen made to take the 700 men from
| the work of removing snow from the
centre of the streets and busy them
keeping the sewer basins clear. BY
this means it is expected much of the
danger and Inconvenience of floods
will be avoided.
Except for trouble with telegra pn
! and telephone lines and the fact that
the railroad freight traffic still is suf-
fering from the effects of the blizzard
general conditions were more nearIs
normal today than since the coming
of the snow.
The railroads reported today their
passenger trains were running in all
directions close to schedule. The
Public Service Railway Company said
1t was trying to adhere to It's regular
trolley schedules although delays
We're frequent from unexpected acci-
dents The Public Service Electric
Company announced all street lights
would be put on tonight The city
street department announced the
work of removing. the snow was pro-
crossing well.
/ p. r.. r. Again in shape.
In the offices of the Pennsylvania
railroad it was said today traffic had
been resumed on the Long Branch
division which means that all
branches now re in working order.
The freight department of the rail-
road, although admitting traffic still
was suffering from the effects of the
storm, said all shipments, outgoing
and incoming, are being handled Care
went in and out of the yards yester-
day, the freight officials said, and
were being run also today. Gangs OF
laborers are working in the freight
yards removing snow. 1t was pre-
dicted that freight traffic would be
normal by tomorrow.
officials of the freight department
OF the Lackawanna railroad, how
ever, today said their freight traffic
was practically at a standstill, Ina
bility to obtain men to remove the
snow from the freight yards was
given as the principal reason for the
delay in resuming normal traffic La
borers who were hired to remove
snow on Monday have been working
in the freight yards it was said
practically without interruption ever
since, but their efforts have been i'm
sufficient to put matters to rights,
Practically no freight is being re-
ceived or sent out by the Lackawan-
ma, it was said. although officials OF
the company are looking to remedy
ing conditions before tomorrow.
Passenger traffic on the Lacka-
wanna was normal today, although a
few trains were delayed for five min
| utes or so each.
In the Office of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey it was announced to-
/ day that the opening of the Freehold
4 branch, which runs from Matawan to
Freehold, every line of the road, in
Guiding the Long Branch division,
now is working. Traffic was resumed
between Elizabethport and New York
yesterday, making it unnecessary for
commuters between this city and the
southern part of the State to travel
| to New York when on their way 20
or from here.