Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25

of Ohembers street right at the corner;
put two policemen without clubs on
duty; and what wonid happen? In 10
minutes there would be free fight and q
blockade which would not end for three
hours.
Here two policemen direct the whole Of
these conflicting tides of ttavei with eass
and certainty. All vehicles must keep to
the left in driving. No one ever sees an
attempt to defy this law. No heavy
truck comes lumbering along the wrong
eide OF the street. The result is that tho
policeman in Wellington street simply
walks out be iore tho column of advauc-
ing vehicles and spreads out his arms.
Like regiment OF we'll trained cavalry,
the advancing column balts. Then the
column in the Strand moves forward
When the policeman in the Strand sees
that his street is tolerabiy clear, and that
Wellington street is becoming choked
up, he halts his column, and the Wei.
lington street policeman allows his to
move. Theirs ia no attempt on the part
Of any driver to break through the lines.
There is no shouting, no swearing, no
clubbing, and no arresttng. The whole
busipess is smoothly and safely directed
would be knocked down and run over in
hnle second il their silent directions
were disobeyed.
The secret of this order in chaos is not
difficult to find. The laws here are liv-
ing force, every driver in thls great
city knows it. II a driver is arrested for
trauagregsng the laws made for his 2 ".
eminent, hs is punished. The Law def
sksI, al ~ f,,s nh n
fence, and fines OF 405. or fourteen days
imprisonment atars the Offenders in tue
face. And they know they will not be
discharged at tue police court That is
the grand secret. No alderman will come
down and use his ''iafiuenea" in bshalf
of the prisoner, and the sitting justice
has no option about enforcing the law.
! He must do it Politics do not enter in.
to these matters here stall. Hence these
humble and supplisnt policemen have
much less trnuols in managing the daily
trafli, OF this vast city than oar far tiael
body OF men have in handling the daily
business OF tbs streets of New York.
/ There is on9 her thing which adds to
the ease with which the polics handle tha
traffic Of the streets here, aud that thing
\ is the superb pavements. They are worth
weeks study in themselves. There are
three kinds OF pavement in use In tht
London streets. The least used at present
ia that of stone Where it does exist, how
ever. it is much better than ours in Nea
York. The stones are long and are set OF
end, the upper surtacs being much
smaller than our Belgian blocks. Undel
these stones is heavy bed of gravel ant
stone, the whole pavement heing abou
18 inches in thickness. The wooder
psvements are also formed of mucl
smaller blocks than those tried In New
4 York. Bnt the most extensively u7ec
pavement in London is that of concrete
saw one torr up for repairs
day or two ago, aud bad an opportunity Il
discover how it was built. First foun
dation of stone is laid down in good sub
stantial blocks. That is coverad with ta
and gravel. and upon this are set block
OF wood on end tightly pressed together
Over these, oemsnting them together
and when rolled smooth forming the SUI
face Of ths street, is put on the concrete
The entire pavement ia over two fee
thick, and is as solid as natural rock.
ia as smooth as billiard table, aud owe
it the heavy vehicles of all kinds used il
London roll smoothly and easily. On
never Rees team nf horses vainly strue
Cling to pul, heavy load out OF o hol
in these streets. Tie stream Of vehicle
move always smoothly and Rtesdil,
onward save when checked by the silsn
majesty of the inexonor&ble English law
represented by the extended arms of o
insiRpificant London "bobbyn .m