New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-16
TROLLEYS TIED UP
AS CITY DIGS SNOW
Army of ShoveIlers Make
Little Roadway Against
Frozen Mass.
UPTOWN CARS TO
MOVE TO-DAY, MAYBE
p. s. Board Busy with KICKS
from Angry Citizens-Liners
Held Up at Sea.

xec, York did not shake Itself SUI
6ciertly free from its burden OF snow
,.etorday 10 restore traffic conditions 10
arything like normal. despite the inces-
can't labors OF eight thousand men 70
clear the streets The failure OF inc s"o"
removal gangs TO make better heau"'s
was attributed by \ r. Gunther VINO
vas in charge Of the work. TO the con-
tinued cold
The minimum temperature OF the DAY
was a degrees above. while the mercury
never climbed higher than % degrees
The result was that the snow lay IN
hoavv hardened masses that had TO be
broken with picks.
In addition 10 the full regular force OF
the Street Cleaning Department -'~
extra men we're put on in Manhattan ana
The Bronx, and $500 carts we're kept
busv. The snow shovellers were workEs
in gangs OF fifty to seventy-fve There
were III gangs At work.
Most Surface Lines Tied UP.
The weight OF the attack was concen-
trsted on Broadway. Fifth avenue anu
other main highways. although as many
eide streets as possible were given atten-
ito, For the most part the surface CO"
lines remained tied up. Conductors ana
motormen were pressed into service "
the companies, and toward night II began
IN look as though most Of the lines woulo
be running to-day. In The Bronx inc
Union Railroad Company had INVENT! -siN
snow poughs in use.
Frank Bennett. head OF the Public
Service Commissions transportation de-
partment. spent most OF Yesterday at the
telephone listening TO the complaints VI
angry residents OF the Washington
Heights section regarding surface car
conditions in upper Manhattan.
No cars have run above both street III
Manhattan since > o'clock SATURDAY
morning There are no surface accom-
modations on Amsterdam avenue nortn OF
10Th street. and according to statements
from the lines officials last night there
will be none to-day north OF 1870 street
II was believed that the frozen trolley
slots might be thawed out tonight as far
a. that point. though this is not certain
The new CITY Employment Exchange
remained open from s until for the pur-
pose OF supplying recruits for the sno"
gangs. During the day oo3 men were
sent to the contractors.
No effort was made 10 place men III
other lines Of employment, but it was an
nounced that this phase OF the work OF
the exchange would be resumed to-day
Adolphus Ragan. who IS in charge or or
ganizing the exchange, said that OBTAIN
ing work for more than 100 men in the
two DAYS had cost the city little more
outlay than the price of 2o-cent ruoper
stamp and telephone service.
This building we are occupying ne
said, lis owned by the city, so there Is
no rent. The furniture consists OF some
pieces discarded by the Sinking Fund Com
mission. The Borough Presidents office
supplied us with a janitor, and the ONCE
force consists of men from the once OF
the Commissioner OF Accounts, who are
not paid extra for their work here
Practically all of the men placed were
sent TO the snow gangs, where they get
% cents an hour for ten-hour shifts. IL
is expected there will be ten days Work
for them before the snow job is done.
This means that AT cost OF 2O-cent
rubber stamp and telephone service the
city's employment clearing house has put
these men in the way OF earning $4,000.