The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-22
THE HIGHWAYS.
The Citizens AssOciatIon--The Object of Its
Organization and the Work IL is Doing.

The Citizens AssOciatlon.The Object of Its
Organization and the Work IL is Doing.
Some two months since a number of wealthy
gentlemen met in this city and organized Cit-
zens' Association, the objects of which should
be to use all lawful ways and means to secure
the enforcement OF such laws and ordinances as
shall have relation to the good order and condi-
tion of the streets, alleys, roads, and drives
within the limits of Philadelphia, and to procure
such additional legislation as might be deemed
necessary in that behalf. The outside public at
first did not seem to realize the importance of
such an organization, but an experience of its
workings for month past has shown the great
benefits to be derived from the corporation of
the members of this association. Already
they have acted upon 120 odd complaints
each one of these comprising from one to
two dozen various charges, and in nearly every
instance have the proper authorities, upon the
complaint of the association, remeded the evils.
The association desires to abate all nuisances,
no matter how triiing in their nature, that
obstruct the highways or endanger pedestrian
ism or driving, or are liable to cause trouble in
the future, and to do this they request that citi
Zens generally forward at the earliest moment
possible any complaints they may have.
To give some idea of what this organization
is doing we present the following complaints
which have been forwarded to their office, No.
431 Walnut street. with the final disposition of
such as have received proper attention.
Water boxes projecting a.. a, Nos; 7o4, IA, Sl2,
1908, 1926, 1890, 1914, 1902, 1404, 1906 and 14l8
| Walnut street. OF these, the evil was remedied
at Nos. 7O4, 1lo4, 112S, 1908, 1870 and 1896.
No. 1921 Walnut street-Curb and carriage
| block out of place.
No. 1926 Walnut street-Pavement out of re-
| pair. Repaired.
Northwest corner Eleventh and Walnut streets
| "A granite block remaining on sidewalk VIII
| be removed.
Southwest corner Tenth and Walnut streets
| Seven large tree stumps on pavement of Western
Saving Fund. President notified March 20; no
attention paid to notification, which was re-
| peated.
Walnut and Twenty-frst streets, Walnut and
| Fifth streets, Eighteenth street, above Spruce,
Chestnut and Thirtieth Streets Filbert below
Twentieth street, Sixteenth and Spruce streets,
Walnut above Twelfth street, and Nineteenth
street below Chestnut. Holes in the street and
pavements, endangering horses and carriages
and pedestrians. Commissioner of Highways
notified.
The locomotive and freight trains of Penn
sylvania Railroad Company remain on or near
the crossing of the Second street road to Point
Breeze between the hours of and o'clock Z.
NJ, while the road is much travelled, causing
fright to the horses and trouble to drivers
Railroad officials notified, and nuisance discon'
tinued except as to blowing off steam. They
were notified as to this April IL.
A large box OF ashes, uncovered, on sidewalk
in front of Central Police Station and Mayors
Office Has been standing there for nine days
| Nuisance removed.
Another very large box. also, at No. S41 Ches
nut street. Has been there for three days.
Water boxes projecting at Nos. 1914 l4O9
1904 1406, 141S, and 1926 Walnut street. SamC
repaired.
Planking at crossing of West Chester Railroad
Company at Chestnut street in dangerous condi
tion. Repairs made
Dangerous condition of culvert on Ridge road
below Arnold's Hotel, Falls of Schuylkill. Re
medied by Ridge Avenue Railway Company.
Several cubical blocks raised considerably
above the level of the junction of the railroad a
the corner of Second and South streets. Severa
accidents have already taken place, injuring two
and three horses Repaired by Second anc
Third Streets Passenger Railway Company
: Several large stones opposite No. Ill Walnu
3 street have been there since last winter, whel
the gas pipes were repaired. Trustees of Ga
: Works notified.
! The Belgian pavement at Twentylrst anC
2 Walnut streets sank several feet on Saturday
and is now in a dangerous condition. Tn
police at that corner have notified the lieu
tenant, but nothing has been done either to re
pair the break or to place bars to prevent acci
, dent. Commissioner of Highways notified an
: repairs made
. The following streets are very dirty;-SiXtl
' street, above and below Green; Sixth street
4 below Callowhill; Callowhill street, above an
i below Sixth; Walnut street, between Third an
+, Fourth; Third street, below Walnut; Sxt
T Market; Chestnut street, above Twenty-seconC
7 TWenty-third street. below Chestnut; Arizon
street. above Twelfth; Chestnut Street Bridg
d gutter filled to the curb. All cleaned by til
e Board of Health except Arizona street.
Seventeenth street, between Spruce and Wa
: nut, and Locust street, from Fifteenth
u Eighteenth, are in very bad condition as
ID paving Commissioner of Highways and Sever