Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-31
EFFECTS OF STORM
BEING REMOVED BY
SMALL ARMY OF MEN
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SMALL ARMY OF MEN
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shipping points. The county employees
are being paid So day for eight
hours but are obiged~to furnish their
own shovels. The work OF opening up
the roads is costing the county about
$4,000 n day.
Warner Co. Helps City.
At the meeting OF the Street and
Sewer Department today Street Com
missioner Frank w. Pierson informed
the directors that on Sunday. when
everything was showed under and.the
department was beginning to dig out,
the Charles Warner Co. placed at his
disposal three of its big trucks free
OF charge to aid In carting away the
accumulated snow from Market street.
In addition 10 this the same company
sent one OF Its tugs to the Shipley
street wharf to break up the ice there
and prevent the piling up Of the snow
which was being dumped into the
creek. The directors expressed their
appreciate ton Of this assistance and II
was ordered by unanimous vote that
n letter be sent TO the Warner COM
pany expressing the departments
thanks and appreciation OF that con-
Germs kindness.
Railroad traffic Is once more back
to normal. 1t was reported today
that all trains are on schedule and
! there are no delays except such n.
1 r..
such unusual conditions as have pre-
vailed since last Friday night.
The sidewalks throughout the city
have practically all been cleared ant
most OF the street intersections hav'
been opened up. The one way signi
in many OF the streets have. been pu
up and they are serving TO avoi'
much congestion and possible acci
dent. With the exception of the snow
piles in the streets and the few trolle.
lines still out OF service Wilmington
has recovered from the general eff
fects of the storm.
No Time For Collecting Ashes.
For the information of the resident
of the city II was announced at tn
offices Of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment this morning that no definit
date can be fixed at the present tim
for the collection of ashes. II wa
requested that people do not plac
ashes along the curb for collectio
until the Street and Sewer Department
announced time when the carts wi
be able to get through the street
and this Is next TO an impossiblit
- this time. The board officials ar
hopeful that they will be able to max
some collections the latter part c
this week and that the regular col
lections can be resumed at the begin
ming of next week but there is moth
ing definite as yet about this. Follow
ing the big storm I'm 1909 it was thre
weeks before the ashes I'm this cit
were collected but no delay like tina
is anticipated Mt this time. Due an
nouncement will be made by the boar
when they find they are able to star
In the meantime they want all ashe
kept off the streets.
Trolley Service.
The Wilmington & Philadelphia
Traction Company ~ making rapi
progress in getting its lines opene
up and restoring its regular schedule
On the Brandyv-ine Springs line tn
! cars are operating to Oak Grove. Me
, are engaged today digging out III
, tracks TO Marshallton. The Sixt
! street line is still closed, but worl
men are engaged there and by Nigh
G they hope to have this street cleare
6 In the meantime cars for Brandywir
, Springs are leaving the French sire
station, going up Market street
6 Eighth. out Eighth to Woodlawn av,
/ nue. and down TO connect with Il
I Springs line at Sixth street.
o The Darby line has been cleared g
the way through to Chester and II
I. cars are again working on q reg
q lar schedule. The New Caste lii
: has been opened up but the Delawa
Y City branch is still out of commi
e sion and it is very indefinite as
: when this line will be in servi
: again. The Rising Sun, Edge Moo
Front street, King street and Sou
q Harrison street lines are all closed al
Il il may be a day or two before II
= PICK and shovel mem and the sno
plows and sweepers can get aroui
= to them.
;, Good Street Cleaning Work.
The Street and Sewer DEPARTING
l., has msAt good progress in clearil
y the streets and opening up othe
Is Market street does no now look
= though there had been more than
If light snow fall and the highway
81 self is really cleaner than many of t
"a sidewalks. The department has sp
IS up it's force of men and sent them
= all parts Of the city TO open up stree
e that were completely blocked and
81 make a driveway where 1t was abs
=, lutely essential that traffic be ma
- possible.