The evening world., 1920-02-09

dows of the tenements. The slogan
of all the residents in this district
seemed to be: If you don't know
what to do with your garbage throw
it out the window.
! When Mayor Hylan was shown The
Evening Worlds photographs of how
garbage was piling up on the East
| Side he said he would bring the mat
ter to the attention Of the Police,
Health and Street Cleaning Depart
ments Immediately
These conditions are deplorable,"
said the Mayor, land we shall right
them with all possible speed. | think
the Street Cleaning Commissioner is
doing all that is humanity possible.
1t has been impossible to take care
of garbage, with everything else he
has had to wrestle with. The snow
has made it difficult in many cases
for housewives to get to their garbage
cans. With spirit Of cooperation
all around we wilf be out Of our trou-
bles in another day or two"
Park Row, above Chambers
Street; Roosevelt Street, East
Broadway, Pike Street, Henry
Street, the narrow streets of China
town, Essex Street practically all
, in the lower east side, were noun
tains of snow and refuse and moth
ing was being done to improve con
ditions.
The principal traffic jam was in
the Bowery near the Williamsburg
Bridge Plaza. Vehicles could make
practically no progress in either
direction.
The only city buses observed in
operation were on the Spring and
Delaney Street line. Grand Street
crosstown cars were running, but
otherwise all the travelling in the
lower east side was by foot
Brooklyn is making rapid strides in
cleaning it's streets. with few en-
ceptions all surface lines have been
cleared and are running and all el=-
waited trains are operating on schedule.
More than $500 men and 200 trucks
are at work under the direction OF
Deputy street Cleaning Commissioner
Laura, while more than 700 volunteers
and contractors trucks are hauling
snow. Three big department stores
are lending and with every available
delivery truck and man.
Brooklyn's Boy Scouts, $500 in
number have been called out by Scout
Commissioner Bruckbauer to aid in
snow removal They are ordered to
clean the sidewalk and gutter Of the
house they live in, to see that the
nearest fire hydrants and sewer en-
frances are cleared, and then to do a
good turn TO their neighbOr.
Deputy Street Cleaning COmmis-
sioner Brown OF the Bronx reported
!, 800 men with $50 trucks at work
this morning. The Mayors request
that trucking be abandoned for the
day was not being observed. Traffic
Everywhere appeared normal Only
three concerns had responded to
Mayor Hylan's appeal to join the city
in cleaning OFF the snow.
Progress has been made on the
principal streets in the Bronx. Third
Avenue is clear from 1880 Street TO
1S4th, and Willis Avenue, from 1891
Street TO 1S4th Street. Westchester
, Avenue, Southern Boulevard and Mel
rose Avenue are beginning to emerge
from the banks of snow. OF the cross
town streets, 15Sth Street, fremont
Avenue and Fordham Road have been
cleaned all the way across and 149th
Street is clear for some distance,
Side streets and those in the outly-
ing districts have not been touched
Two weeks have elapsed since gar
bage and ashes were collected and
enormous piles of refuse OF all de-
scriptions are found everywhere.
The Second Avenue Railway Com
pany was operating cars on both
tracks from 1Olst to 65th street or
Second Avenue. On First Avenue
cars were running from 59th to S6tt
, Streets and regular passenger service
between 34th and Goth Streets wa!
expected before night
Operation OF surface cars waia re-