Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-13
THE EVENING STAR.
Why is the 18th Street Pavement not COM
pleted?

Why is the 18th Street Pavement not COM
pleted?
To the Editor OF THE EVENING STAR:
Three years ago very fine pavement was sub
stituted for the WORKOUT wood pavement on l4th
street northwest, from II street to the Boundary
excepting that portion west of the railroad track
from the circle TO the Boundary. twas the gen.
| eral impression among the owners of property
ana those resident on the street that the west
side would be finished the following year. but it
still remains unpaved. and there is no prospect
of its being finished in the near future so far
| those most interested can learn. In fact, ii
looks as though it has been put i'm condition for
race track-the comfort and convenience of
those who reside on the street or in contiguity
thereto, and of the large number Of pedestrians
ana car riders who are compelled to pass up and
down dow s, being totally ignored; Why the
| and six or eight houses to one on the east
side, should be left in this condition is
question difficult to answer and il is the opin-
| ION OF not a few that it has been Intentionally
| leVeled INTO dirt road for the convenience and
pleasure of all the horseback riders and fancy
| teams that Washington can boast of to race
upon; for strange TO say, they ignore the nicely
paved east side and drive along on the west side
AZ oreak-neck speed. ploughing up the dust
| which is several inches deep. and driving it i'm
great clouds over the pedestrians and into the
houses, running clothing and furniture and
making residence on this thoroughfare. which
ought 10 DC mOdel street, anything but agree
| able.
Another intolerable annoyance is the outra-
geOus manner in which this street r. swept every
| Tuesday evening about dusk. The street is
never properly sprinkled and the sweepers come
along and whirl the dust up i'm clouds. and
then, to show how they can oa-ol,,st the fast
horses and teams, they finish up by running
| their brooms a foot or so into the deep
| dust beyond the railroad track, thereby rails
| ing such terrible clouds that certainly the
| honorable president of the Commissioners can
witness them from his residence on Georgetown
| Heights.
Still another complaint and we will for the
present cease. THE STAR usually announces
the hour at which the street lamps are to be lit
and extinguished but they are rarely If ever.
lit till from thirty to fifty minutes after the time
published, so that just at that hour of the even
ing when most persons are on the street and
| light is most needed the people are compelled to
grOpe their way in darkness and dust.
Now, Mr.. Editor, will you not give your valu-
| able assistance to those living and travelling on
| this popular thOrOughfare towards having the
| paving-cOmmenced three years ago-pushed
| on to completion and i'm the meantime a stop
| put TO the intOlerable nuisance Of unnecessary
dust-raisng?
| 1t has been suggested that bitches be dug in
or distractions laid on the dirt road for the pur-
| pose of forcing the driving over on the paved
| side. DO you think such action would be justi-
| naOie RESIDENTS OF 18th STREET.