Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-30
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the traction company Of
1ctalH.
Electric Railway Service.
Tho Wilmington I Philadelphia
Traction Co, which was hard hit by
the storm. was rapidly getting It's lines
opened up and It's schedules back to
normal today, but no predictions were
made Mt the compaDy's main Offices
M to when all OF the suburban lines
especially would be ready for trafYic.
All the snow plows and the sweepers
and large force Of pick and shovel
men are engaged In the herculean
task OF removing the snow from the
various lines.
II was announced that the Delaware
avenue line. which WAS kept open
throughout the storm Is operating on
schedule time from one end TO the
other. Tho Washington street line
was opened up this morning as far
as Concord avenue and the Boulevard
line Ii open TO Twenty second street
West Eighth md West Seventh street
lines are open and cars are running
on this branch on the usual schedule.
Tho Vandever avenue line is open
from Eleventh street bridge to Rich
ardson Park and the West Fourth
street limo Is operating from Fourth
and Union streets 10 Thirty sixth and
Market. The East Fourth street line
| lis open to Church street. Workfnen
we're engaged all morning on the New
port line and IT was expected to have
| il In operation this afternoon. Other
workmen are digging out the Brandy
wine Springs and New Castle divisions
but when they will be opened UP coulc
not be foretold at noon.
The King street, Front street, Unior
street. Claymont street, South Harri-
son street. Edge Moor, Delaware City
and Kennett Square lines are still
showed under and II will probably b.
several days before these divisions
are cleared sufficiently 10 permit o.
traffic. Sixth street. east and west. 1,
under several feet OF snow, but viii b.
cleared az soon as the workmen car
get around to X so the Brandywin'
Springs cars can be operated OF
fcials OF the company are hopeful tina
within two or three days they vii
have everything back TO normal.
The Darby line. especially betwec,
this city and Chester, Is AT presen
hopelcssly tied up. On places wher
tho snow has drifted with unusua
force the tracks are buried many fee
deep and II Will be days before work
men can dig them out.
The cars OF the Traction Compan
which were stalled out in the suburb
by the storm are gradually workin
their way back into the city. TT
crews have been reinforced by nun
bers OF wcrkmen and by tonight mo
Of them win have been returned
! tho barns.
n On the Railroads.
s On the railroads running into Til
o city Il was reported this morning co
= d.tions are practically normal. On q
d Pennsylvania lines all local train sc
% vice was being operated as II nothil
r. unusual had happened. Trains fro
n tho south are stu behind schedu
u due 70 the serious tieup az Washin
IL ton, where the storm was at
ie worst, but conditions there, !. was a
l. bounced, are being cleared UP and ira
d fic is getting back TO schedule TIN
= All the men who were taken from II
ID city to Washington on Saturday
Nv help shovel the snow from the trac
/ were returned home yesterday.
III The Street and Sewer DEPARTING
is making strenuous efforts 10 dig I
Nv city streets from under the hea
IL n
:. 30 teams were kept busy This, NOR
a. ing cleaning up Market stceet. II
= Is the first time for several years II
= an attempt has been made TO reno
~ all the snow from this or any ott
- street. BY nightfall, it is est!ma'
Market from Front to Eleventh y
= have been cleared OF the piles q
20 made traffic next TO impossible y
|, terday.
~ The department is handicapped
-, It's work by the lack of funds. Tn
aa is an appropriation of only $4,000
% their disposal TO defray the expen
'er OF this work and about $1,000 Of
money has been expended to ds
la When il has been exhausted the
eo partment will have TO stop work uni
10 other moneys are provided. Mar
ne street is the only one that will
ne thoroughly cleaned according TO
ms present schedule.
ic- Street Commissioner f. ". p
ith son has given employment to m
than $50 jobless men, shoveling sn
OF They are being paid rs cents an hi
md Most of them were engaged thro
IN the Federal Employment Bur'
TO- while others were secured through
81 Associated Charities. Many !
his seeking and needing work were
ex- able 10 accept the place because
emit we're physically unfit to do the he
ted work and others We're without
ure ficient clothing to protect them {
nts the cold while working in the oper
on, Ash collections are out OF the q
ton for the present, according to
.iod announcement of the Street and Sc
God Offices this morning. 1t Is lot I'm
dis when 1t VIII be possible 10 make q
hit but notice viii be given when
for streets are opened sufficiently TO
,les init of the ash wagons getting thro
The The carts at present are being use
and haul snow from the streets The
mes quest was made this morning by
oh department officials that in clea
. , sidewalks care be taken not to Ct
or clog the sewer inlets. 1t was ~
,,r ed out that in the event OF raj
pres "alni speiN "a usis se e''.ses
s of iapio's, ~ $50. ~, :,
cent W., . 49, ,,,a,,.s,l, :
possibly into cellars and baser1
80 OF nearby properties. For this re
ooi, the city wants the sewers kept !
mat SO they can carry off all tbs wat
DC The department also added
e III warning to that OF the fire de
'iihe ment officials, not 10 cover up tbs
that hYdrants. 1t was pointed out III