The evening world., 1914-02-17

"SsS:S'sHss-ssSssss
veloped to-day. when the payrolls
were made UP. that In all five Dor.
oughs only 1901 men have been
employed In cleaning the streets. In
stead OF the $4,000. which was the
number estimated.
A Start was made to-day at clean
Ing Broadway from Twenty third
street to Thirty eighth street. Tho
three blocks from Thirty-eighth to
Forty.firs street were cleaned last
night. Other gangs were at work In
Thirty fourth street. but other main
travel arteries were left untouched.
WILL TRY TO CLEAN UP BROAD.
WAY FIRST.
Lexington. avenue. Madison and
Park will b left uutiI Broadway and
Fifth avenue have been cleaned. and
90 far sixth avenue has not been
touched. though Commissioners Faith
erston planned to turn his Broadway
and Thirty fourth street ganks into
this thoroughfar6 whom their initial
tasks have been completed. The
street cleaning officials make ne 60
crct OF the fact that they DE pray
ing for . thaw. Without oneN there ID
clearly no hope Of cleaning the
streets short of a week or ten days.
mitchell NOT SATISFIED WITH
STREET CONDITIONS,
Mayor Mitchell. who got back from
Atlantic City yesterday. admitted to.
day that he wasn't entirely satisfied
with the situation. although ne de-
Tended Commissioner Fetherston.
Il shan't be satisfied until regular
traffic Il possible again." said the
Mayor. II have made some sugges-
lions to Commissioner Fetherston and
! must say think he has done pretty
we'll. have told him to concentrate
his efforts on the main arteries Of
trafiic. Clean them first and then 60
after the byways." .i.
"Have you fBund any fault with
Commissioner Fetherston?" Mr..
Mitchell was asked.
II believe there might, be a little
better generalship. a little more CEN
tralization OF forces at strategic
points. There are some things which
must be kept In mind to realize prop
erly the position Of Mr.. Fetherston.
Yesterday he called up IT'S trucking
companies and got promises of only
twenty Ave trucks. But not even one
Of that small number appeared.
SAYS COMMISSIONER hx8 NOT
DONE 90 POORLY"
During q given period Of 1919,
when there was a storm Of consider
able magnitude. :s.2iO loads Of snow
were removed. The period mention
covered three days. The total num-
Der Of loads removed under Commits
sioner Fetherston during tho three
days following the beginning of the
work on the present storm was $3.50,
80 you see the Commissioner has not
done 30 poorly.
During the storm OF 1871? there was
a depth Of ll.S inches Of snow and the
| UptsO~sssehsS wynn vi tUC COInDlnGO
storms with which the snow cleaners
are now contending is Is inches.
ION Dec. 20. the biggest day Of the
1912 storm. 1854 loads Of show were
removed. On Feb. Il yesterday
10000 loads were carried away. l,
must be taken Into consideration tina,
the temperature during tho time tht
men were working atthe 1919 storm
was 81 degrees on an average. Ths
average temperature during the car.
ryins on OF the present snow clearlus
job II II to ~ degrees"
WILL HAVE NEW SNOW REMov
Al PLAN SOON.
\ "Of course when new adminiatra.
ltion assumes control on Jan. !, In tn,
heart OF the winter. 1t would not l.,
, possible TO change snow removing
plans made by those who have gon,
before. One must take what there il
II w had attempted to make sudden
). changes In the snow removal p,,s,
before thls storm Wo Wouldl hano -