Electric railway journal
... Company has ordered two Russell snow sweepers from the Russell Car & Snow Plow ... CS Price has resigned as president of the Cambria Steel Company, ...

The Northwestern Reproter Volumme 51
Actions by the Northwestern Railroader and the Lanward Publishing Company against the Cyclone Steam Snow-Plow Company. Judgment in each case for plaintiff . ...

Pucker Street - The First 100 Years, A History of the Village of Marcellus
10 Nov 1925 - “ . . . that the Clerk be authorized to write to firms in Utica and Clayton, NY for prices on snow plows.” 9 Dec 1925 - “ . . . that the Clerk ...

Marcellus, like most communities, developed at at the crossroads of two major transportation routes in Central New York State - Nine Mile Creek and Seneca Turnpike. While abundant water and good soil in the area were significant attractions for settlers in the late 1790s, the water power provided by Nine Mile Creek, an outlet of Otisco Lake, was equally important, attracting a variety of individuals who build a diversity of mills (grist, saw, barley and woolen) on its banks.The products of these mills attracted even more individuals to the valley to work in the mills themselves, as well as providing other services for neighboring farmers. Following an old Indian trail, a primitive road had been opened across Onondaga County in the early 1790s and the first settlers came to Marcellus either on foot or horseback, following that old trail. Seneca Turnpike was an outgrowth of what came to be known as the Great Indian Trail, that stretched across the state and became a major highway for people...

Water and Sewage Works
DRESDEN SNOW-PLOWS. By Robert Grimshaw, CE THE DRE8DEN SNOW-PLOW. ... At present these plows are built in four sizes, of the following weights, prices and ...

Proceedings of the ... annual convention
THE Russell Snow Plows AND FLANGERS. The Russell Single-Track Plow. The Russell Double-Track ... of plow is built in three sizes. Prices reduced in 1895. ...

Freezing temperatures, weekend snow in forecast for Whatcom County

BELLINGHAM - Bellingham could see snowflakes as early as Saturday afternoon, the first snowfall of winter.

That's almost a full day earlier than meteorologists were predicting at the start of the week, with at least an inch or two expected to stick in parts of the city this weekend. And that's likely just a taste of things to come.

Saturday's snowfall will come after a morning of rain showers, meaning flakes will have a tough time sticking at first, said Dennis D'Amico, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. But as the snow level drops, parts of Bellingham - especially around higher elevations like Sehome Hill - could get up to 3 inches of snow Saturday night.

Other parts of the city are predicted to get trace amounts, up to about a half an inch. Snow and rain showers are predicted to follow throughout the weekend.

"It's going to be kind of a showery pattern," D'Amico said.

In Lynden, Ferndale and Birch Bay, less than a half an inch of snow was expected to accumulate through Monday.

Source: TheNewsTribune.com

ksl.com - Cities worried about snow removal budgets after two big ...

In West Jordan, they estimate they've used up 75 percent of the snow removal budget in the two big storms so far this season, and we've still got a lot of winter left.

That's not good news in an era of tight city budgets. Snowplows in West Jordan were still out Monday afternoon, clearing the streets after the city got pounded with a wet, heavy snowstorm.

West Jordan Mayor Melissa Johnson said, "We got between 8 inches and 18 inches, depending on who you are asking. And then with the snow drifting, at some point there were 3 feet of snow piled up overnight."

The city is equipped with 19 snow plows and crews that have been working around the clock. While there are some maintenance costs to the trucks and snow blades, the biggest expense is for the salt to melt the ice. Two of the city's three storage sheds are already empty.

"It's been a tough storm," said West Jordan Plow Driver Rochelle Smith. "A lot of heavy snow, a lot of traffic to deal with, and we're doing the best we can to get out and get these roads cleared."

West Jordan has used 2,000 tons in just the past 24 hours, and they are getting new deliveries. West Jordan had budgeted $149,000 for snow removal, based on an average of the past five winters.

"What we are going to do is do a budget adjustment so that we have the money we need to keep the streets in a safe condition. We have to put public safety at the top of our list," Johnson said.

Other cities along the Wasatch front are worried about a strain on their snow budgets too.

Logan estimates it has used 50 percent of its salt and 35 percent of its snow removal budget of $165,000. Layton and South Jordan estimate they've used about 25 percent of their budgets.

Russ Kakala, street superintendent for Murray City, said, "We've got a budget of about $70,000. Last year we didn't use much of it, we didn't get as much snow. This year, if it keeps going like...

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Sharing the cost of snow plowing - NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - To cut costs and be more efficient, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney wants to get the County out of the snowplowing business and pay towns and villages plow all the county-owned roads. Towns, however, aren't excited about the plan. There is a big gap between what the county will pay to get the job done, and what the towns are willing to accept. Additionally, every one of the Camillus Town snowplows has to use Milton Avenue to go either east or west from their garage. Milton Avenue is a county-owned road, and although the town's highway superintendent has offered to take care of plowing it, the county hasn't responded to the offer. Highway Superintendent Mark Pigula says his drivers keep their plows lifted over Milton Avenue. "Doesn't make a lot of sense," he said. The real cost for plowing a mile of county road, Pigula says, is at least $6,800. Some of that cost comes from a difference in wages for plow drivers. Most towns pay drivers $22 per hour, whereas the County starts wages at $18. "They offered me four roads this year, and every one of them is a very drifty, windy, hilly street. Very high maintenance," he said. "They offered me four of those, which we are not interested in." DeWitt's Highway Superintendent Brian Maxwell was similarly uninterested in taking over some county roads. "All the county roads have six foot shoulders, so we have to make four passes on every county road, where we only have to make two passes on the town roads," he said. "I'm sure the people of DeWitt won't like it, if we show up every six hours instead of every three and a half hours because we're doing county roads." For its part, the County says it will consider sweetening the deal for the towns more after this winter. They may offer higher payments per mile, if that can be negotiated, and if the County can avoid costly upgrades to its garages by shifting the plowing duties to towns, some of that savings could...

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With Staff Down, Tinley Eyes Cul-de-sac Snow Plowing

Patch - Nov 26, 2010

Last winter, snow plows went out four times, Borak said. The committee voted to ask for bids from snow plow companies. Public Works Director Dale Schepers

Snow-clearing businesses raring to go

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Nov 30, 2010

Mike Frazier, director of fleet operations at Winter Services Inc., connects a snowplow up to the front of a pickup in preparation for upcoming snow.

Charlottetown saves on snow clearing gear

CBC.ca - Nov 23, 2010

A new payloader, snow blower and snowplow for the city were included in the deal, part of a tender that included heavy equipment for the province. Coun.

NHS grad develops radio-controlled snow plow

Napoleon Northwest Signal - Nov 10, 2010

The plow includes LED headlights and taillights and is constructed of 14-gauge stainless steel. A price has not been set for the RC snow plow yet,

Local towns, snow crews look to save on cost of clearing snow

Northwest Herald - Nov 29, 2010

All the snow plow operators for Algonquin Township have gone through the county's training program, said Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Robert