Show I City Outlines Winter Battle Against Snow I Schedule Worked Out to Begin Attack When Depth Reaches Two In Inches hes Good news for the automobile driver and business men men and women is found in the announcement of T. T T. T Burton city commissioner of streets made following following fol fol- fol lowing a conference yesterday with all an street et department supervisors We are fully prepared to take care of any amount of snow that may fall I I Commissioner Burton said The department plans to keep the thein pavement In the downtown district ab absolutely nb- nb free of snow during the daytime daytime daytime day day- I ab-I time and also to keep snow from the sidewalks about the schools and from the business blocks In the residential districts More than men will be e available for the work of removing snow snow if the fall becomes heavy according to plans perfected by the street supervisors at yesterdays yesterday's conference The equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment for the removal of snow is double that last year and is three times as I I great as that of tw two years ago and the belief is confidently expressed that the tho pavement will be in sight in the downtown district at least all winter long Under the street department organization organization organ organ- n the crews of men will begin work at 3 a. a m. m in case two inches of snow has fallen during the night The first crew to be dispatched from the city barns will be a group of three snowplows which wil wll Immediately I make towards the downtown district The plows pows will travel in line up H it i street sweeping all the snow to gutters on one side of the street The same ame operation will wUl be performed on the opposite side of the street and th th street will be practically free of or snow At 4 o'clock the snowplows will wm be dispatched to the various school buildings buildings buildings build build- ings to work out from the schoolhouses to clear the way to school for the children children chil chil- dren At 6 o'clock four crews of gutter and shovel shove men will begin work opening up the fire plugs and allowing the water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter to wash the snow that the plows have pushed into the the- gutter off the street At 6 30 additional crews of shovel men will begin work in the I 1 downtown district shoveling snow snow into the water flowing down gutters This last group will be reinforced by snowplows and trucks which have finished finished fin fin- fin I their work in other parts of the city Another means to be used In re removing removing removing re- re moving snow will be five street flush flush- ers which have been specially fitted to contain hot water These will be used to complete the work of the snow- snow plows That cooperation of automobile owners owners owners own own- ers must be extended if all snow is to tobe tobe tobe be removed was stressed at the conference conference con con- ference forence yesterday In removing the first snow the plow crews found numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu automobiles parked in front of hotels nOd arid rooming houses all aU night It is planned to as ask proprietors of the tho hotels to refuse permission to motorIsts motorists motorists motor motor- to park their cars cais overnight so that snow removal can proceed with full fun speed I We Ve dont don't expect to wait walt until a storm is over Commissioner Burton I said toda today Street department men will begin work as soon as two inches of snow has fallen and they will keep on the job until the storm is over and the snow is removed With our present present present pres pres- ent equipment I believe that we Willbe will wm willbe be able to handle the snow in any storm no matter how large |