New-York tribune., 1920-02-07
Business Men Aid
To Clear Streets
Mayor Asks Only Neces-
sary Use Of A.lton,6-
biles Before Tuesday

Representatives of large business
houses, the steamship lines, the labor
unions connected witt teamsters and
chaufeurs, and large trucking con-
Germs met the heads of the various
city departments at confe.enc hur-
Hail last night to obtain their CO.
operation with men and equipment in
Yemoving snow from the city streets.
The conferees unanimously agreed
to I've, Mp to the letter Of the Mayors
proclamation, issued earlier in the
day, 7feqfesting the suspension of all
unnecessary trucking and delivery
business for the next three days in
order to employ as many men and
Street Cleaning Department in clean
ing the streets
At the suggestion of DR.. Royal S.
Copeland Health Commissioner, q reso-
luton was adopted placing an en-
barge on the unnecessary use of auto
mobiles on the streets during the next
three days. This request that citizens
keep their private cars in their garages
until Tuesday was made a part of the
Mayors earlier proclamation, which
was ordered to be distributed by the
Police Department to all public and
private garages throughout the city.
+ Physicians Machines Exempted
The Mayor declared he was ready
and willing to resort to the traction
lines in coming to and from his Office
during the emergency, and said that
all citizens with any love for their
CITY should do the same. Physicians
automobiles were exempted in the
embargo.
!" The Health Commissioners incorpor-
sted his suggestions in formal motion
which was adopted by the conference.
and the Mayor directed that it be made
q: part of his proclamation. At the
opening OF the conference Arnold B.
NiacStay. Street Cleaning Commissioner.
described the serious handicaps the
department is laborng under in getting
eatllclent men and trucks to remove the
snow.
The Mayor declared that he had
called tho confe renee in order to solicit
ehe cooperation of tho business men
and labor men generally by suspending
all unnecessary transportation busi-
qess until Tuesday and lending a hand
70 the city authorities in restoring the
ssreets to an orderly condition.
= Corporations Agree to Cooperate
Representative of the steamship
companies offered their cooperation in
aHordIng the city the use of their pier
bulkheads to dump he snow at every
S'"iANCiC POiuL dAbuE inc waterfront.
Representatives Of several large de-
pertinent stores and wholesale houses
ctered large number of trucks and
men 10 the city. James j. Reardon,
president OF the United States Truck
iflg Corporation, promised to furnish
from $50 TO GOO trucks and drivers to
the city this morning. Representatives
of the large coal companies, including
the Burns and Farrell companies, Of
ffred their cOOpp ratiCn
There was large delegation Of labor
men present including several officials
Of the tcamsters and chauffeurs unions.
Some of the labor men attempted to
start an argument with the Mayor in
regard to the wages the men should
receive, suggesting double pay for over
time if they worked on Sunday. The
Mayor became incensed at their at
titude.
This is no time to inject a discus
siou Of unionism." said the Mayor.
eve will have no talk here about wages
and such subjects. This is an emer-
gercy which every public spirited citi-
zen should meet. including the laboring
man. We should all pull together.
Everybody should be willing to take
man myself. and l have no prejudice
against going out and shoveling snow.
have done it and can do 1t again.
If you have any labor troubles forget
them now and bring them to me after
our city is put in order again. If you
do your part now as laboring men
will do my part later on"
The labor leaders promised their full
co5peration. A committee was ap-
pointed to cooperate with Commission
sr MacStay in co6rdinating all the
various interests that had offered their
assistance.
Earlier in the day Mayor Hylan
wrote to Commissioner McStay to OBJ |
tain AL the available help to clear the |
Streets. The Mayor said that no was |