, 1877-11-03
What the People of the City Think
OF Ex-" Bossn Shepherd.
Tho Political Atmosphere Of Washington
Decidedly Cloudy
Threatened Opposition to ths Policy
Of tho President.
An Attempt to Analyze the Ele-
rnents OF Opposition.

| had not previously visited IN seven years. The
marked improvement to be observed IN all
directions Ia something wonderful. Washing
ton has suddenly developed Into one OF the
most beautiful cities In the country, aboundinE
In vide, beautiful, and wclt-paYed streets, lined
with elegant and costly residences OF Varied aud
attractive styIea Of architecture. The growth Of
the city under this liberal system Of city I'm
pFovemeut has been remarkable. Gentlemen Of
wealth, cuturs. and refinement have selected
Washington for their Winter.nnmes, and have
erected for themselves residences correspond
Ing With tho positions which they occupy.
Many Of these gentlemen arc Senators or
Representatives In Congress, Others are
connected with the Administration In
soms ot It's departments. while others
are induced to mako that city their homca be-
cause Of tts elegant society and the facilities It
affords for anEttug With The refined and cut.
turc1 foreigners who are attractttt, officially Or
otherwise, to The seat Of tioyefnmet,t. As a
n,ore elegant aud e0ssly residences than Any
other cIlv In the Union. But, nevertheless,
stranger driving about its streets, while favora-
blv impressed with most that ho Aces, caunot
tall to observe that
THE crTT Is ovHH0HoWN
10 very considerable extent. Tint Ia to say,
The pub1tc improvements we're projected on too
1
ulation not barring kept pace with the improve
n,cnts. For instance. ho will observe that sone
OF tie broad, beautiful ayenueS, paved with tho
costly asphalt pavement, arc projected beyond
tic lines of tne residences, in some instances
running into the heart ot cheap'' netghbor-
hoods where tho s1ualtd dwellings OF the
middle and poor classes nro In decided contrast
tu the city Improvements. In other instances
these broad ateni!es como to m abrupt tcrntna.
Al. Is. ILL., T.
projected fur into the suburbs, where vacant
lots, nianT Of them below the grade, Ilnu tho
street instead OF the line residences whtcl,
snonld adorn them. In tact. ~ the matter ot
respeets, has becu overalone, ~ Chicago was 10
building operations after tho great fire. fn
other respects the city has beeu neglected For
instance, while sone Ut the avenues, paved with
mcnt, form some of the most delightful drives
anywhere 70 be fou nd, yet many Of the side
streets are 20 badly paved aud arc 80
FULL or RuTs AND ptTcn-noLEs
that ono who attempts TO drive through them
At I gait faster than walk docs 10 a. the riak
Of smashing his eazrlage or tnjurlug Ills horses.
But In this matter Of street paycments Wash
lnGton has had roatly experience, Is indeed
hase most other cities. Various ktnds Of wood
pavement wera tried, the expense OF laying
them being very great, Jet every kind expert
neHkEN WIKI uab pFOfcu H1V4t CObLlY lalluIe.
In the much used streets, II has been worn Or
rotletl Into deep ruts and holes. while lu the
streets but little used they hAge gone to decay
with cQual rapIdtty tsuul natural causes. Ua.
fortunately some of the ma!u residence strceta
were thus paved. and now, In consequence Of
their belng absolutely dangerous to drivo over,
they aavo fallen into comparative dtsusc. But
In tho matter Of asphalt pavement, Washington
has Ut last, aud after many costly experiments,
succeeded 10 obtaining the right thing.
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pased' anu taos lar tnd aepnatt saas proved equal
to the rough wear sud tear to which 1t has been
\ subtected. But 1t required several experiments
n ,,rt n int rtoht In cth.r An.r,car, vt,,..
!. ~ 49, 80, =. ~ .'...,',,.. .'~".'s.s
"uese u nas oee" ss'ea :! nus asaA41s prove" 70
be too soit IN Tho not weather Of summer, sud
loo bt.ttle In winter. tbs Washington asphalt,
however, ssems to be Of that happy medium ot
conststeney which makes II iur1able pavement
| ~ well " tho pleasantcat to drire over ot a,y
| Tint Il knnwu. lo Neu York, ueaf the Fifth
Ayeano Hotel, theTo IL Small patelI cf this
haine ssptn't pase1senL eoont nail ototk III
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