. Electric railway journal . forded for the preparation of comparative figures onthe cost of removing snow by the various addition to the regular complement of snowplowsand sweepers used to keep the lines clear during astorm, this company uses Ridlon horse-drawn snowremovers and push scrapers for cleaning around trans- faction of the city superintendent of streets. Therailway company does this on all streets in which cartracks are located and has no special agreement withthe city whereby obligation areas are consolidated invarious sections. No contracts are made with outsideinterest
. Electric railway journal . forded for the preparation of comparative figures onthe cost of removing snow by the various addition to the regular complement of snowplowsand sweepers used to keep the lines clear during astorm, this company uses Ridlon horse-drawn snowremovers and push scrapers for cleaning around trans- faction of the city superintendent of streets. Therailway company does this on all streets in which cartracks are located and has no special agreement withthe city whereby obligation areas are consolidated invarious sections. No contracts are made with outsideinterests for the removal of snow, but trucks and cartsare hired for this purpose. Records kept during the work of the past winterindicate that the average cost per cubic yard forremoving snow by various methods was as foll6Ws:Auto trucks 60 cents, snow sleds 80 cents, electricsteel dump and service cars 62 cents, double-tip carts93 cents. Cars with clamshell buckets were used toclear away drifts and to open up lines that had become. 1 ■ ^^ll p^^ m^ ■ 1^^^ -, wy ^ ^^^^1 m p V ^
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