Evening star., 1922-02-04
D. c. LACKS SNOW
MOVING EQUIPMENT
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tinuously working from central bust-
ness section to outskirts. open main
labor force clearing crossings at
street Intersections. Snow then re-
moved from street shoulders by me-
chanical loader. by trucks and shovel
ers; property owners required to clear
sidewalks within six hours after
snowfall. Sidewalk snow removed by
trucks and labor from cartway. Snow
carted to rivers and sewers at desig-
mated manholes. Small annual ap-
preparation for snow removal. Cen
orally inadequate. Cost paid by de-
~ ii. HAMPTON MOORE. Mayor"
Information Asked By Star.
The telegram Of The Star and the
replies from other cities follow:
"As a possible help to Washington
in caring for heavy snowfalls, please
wire or ask your street cleaning su-
perintendent to wire collect a sum-
marked statement as to your policy
in clearing snow from streets, ap-
preparation available, kind Of equip
after snow begins to fall work is
WASHINGTON STAR"
The replies read:
pittsburgh. Pa.-Pittsburgh for
tunate in not having any unusual
snowfall, and no specific appropria-
tion for this purpose since 1914; ex-
penditure for that year being $4,000.
per year: $4,000 in 1921 for cleaning
$4,000 square feet cutters and Cross
ing and 1900 square feet of board
walks and steps. Department has as
special equipment one aBrber-Greene
In thrdo nI0WS r.
Greene snow leaders recommended.
Work commenced Immediately upon
signs Of heavy snow.
MAYOR W. A. MAGEE."
PIows Attached to Trucks.
freqneut and snow removal in Akron
relatively minor. Generally, $4,000
is annually made available for this
and other work. Main thoroughfares
only are cleaned. Chief reliance Is
placed upon plows attached to motor
trucks; scrapers attached to trucks.
gangs shoveling into trucks and gangs
opening CUTTERS car stops. ETC.. are
also used. Removal starts after one
"DEPARTMENr OF PUBLIC sERv-
ICE. Akron"
~Fort Wayne, Ind. Heavy snow
falls, six inches or more. removed by
cities from business streets In central
district by trucks and wagons, paid
railway company furnishes cars with
out cost to city after IL midnight to
assist in removal. IN central district,
city pays men to load same.
civilian ]. HOSEY, mayor
Dayton. Ohio.-Removsl of snow
taken care of by street cleaning fund.
Expense slight. After three inches
of snow has fallen snow plow Is
pushed through streets by motor
truck. Snow is placed in manholes
'FRANK B. HALE. mayor"
Tractor Plows Used.
Cincinnati. Ohio.)-In the event
of q heavy snowfall. tractor plows
are used to clear the main arteries
The entire force and equipment Of
the department il concentrated in the
business section. This consists of
ash. mud, and sewer teams and about
= three hundred men are used. The
snow 10 dumped into sewer manholes
that arc equipped with flush valves.
Tho expense comes out Of our regular
appropriation. No extra fund for
GEORGE P. CARRELL. mayor"
Cleveland. Ohio.-There is no
special appropriation. We take 1t out
of the street appropriation when the
snow falls. FRED KOHLER, mayor
In connection with snow removal, 1t
is recalled that during one of the
large recent snowstorms in New
York city, the chemical warfare d.
vision was called upon for aid, and
the snow drifts were fought with
LIQUID fire, which. according to re-
ports, proved successful.
Use Of the motor truck, as seen
from the kilograms. appears to be of
important service in virtually every
city save Washington, d. G.