Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11

same, herewith request that you
increase your gang on street clean
ing to at least 200 men, until such
times as every crossing and inter
section, inlet and freplug, In your
district, is cleaned. 1t is absolutely
essential that you put every wagon
used on street cleaning out for the
removal of snow from the business
sections where they can do the most
good, or for the intersections that
are SO full of snow as to be con-
tipually Uttered after being cleaned.
No time should be lost by you
as to increasing your force, and l
trust that the efforts which you
make will be self evident within the
next twenty four (24) or thirty six
GOD hours, as you are receiving an
average of S1067 per day for the
cleaning of these streets; the num-
Der of men that we ask in this emr-
gency is not without reason and
will 90 far to clean up the situation
existing today.
Furthermore, ask you for daily
report of the number of men in your
district, and the work accomplished
|, each day. ] am working up n form
for this, which will send to you
shortly.
Yours very truly,
D. NJ. HEPBURN,
Chief Of Bureau,
Business Proposition
'This is business proposition, sal,
Mr.. Hepburn. This department mus
be run on business principles, and +
make certain that the specification men
toned is lived up to by the contractor
i have. prepared system by whic
every street cleaner in every district !
checked up every day, and the con
tractor paid accordingly. This is tn
peak of the season and contractor
should be employing more men than a
any other time of the year. due to emer
gency. In some instances their pay
roll should exceed their daily income a
this particular time. The loss can b
made good during months when fewe
men are required
"Are street cleaning contractors com
PEELED to remove snow and ice from tn
streets?' Chief Hepburn was asked.
The best answer to that is to quot
from the specifications set forth in ever
contracts, which reads as follows" wa
the reply:
When tho streets are covered wit
snow or ice so that the regular wOr
Of street cleaning cannot be prosecuted
the contractor shall employ sufficieI
force to keep clear all crossings, FIR
hydrants. iDlets and cutters leading
inlets. 1t is to be distinctly understO0
that when snow is OIL the ground all th
equipment, including wagons, must b
engaged In its removal. and any equip
ment absent will be subject to the speci
fed deductions.
All street crossings for a width of Q
least eight (S) feet, inlets, cutters ap
preaching same, and all CUTTERS neces
sary to drain crossings within one hun
dred (10O) feet of inlets and streets l
front of fireplugs for radius Of te
10) feet, must be kept clear of dir
mud, ice and snow. A pathway at leas
six (6) feet in width between the curb
! line and the cartracks, at suitab
distance beyond oil intersections, mu:
be kept clear Mt all times of ice, snow
mud and water, so as to enable pedes
trians to comfortably enter the rear en-
of trolley cars. where rear entrant
cars are operated. All bridges M
otherwise provided for. and cutters an
| footways on and under the same, an
| steps leading thereto shall be kept clef
of snow, ice. dirt and mud; when dan
gerous to public travel shall be sprinkle
with bar sand or cinders, to be furnishC
| by the contractor.
Some Things Overlooked
''It may surprise you,' continue
Chief Hepburn, ito know of the man
| things required of street cleaning col
tractors which are neglected or ovel