Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
An Assortment of Kicks.


10 the Editor OF The Evening Star:
Why is it that people are to be suffo-
Gated when they go out to take a walk
in this beautiful city by the dust, COM
posed of dried horse measure and the irri-
tating powder of pulverized stone and as
phaltum, raised by the Internal street
sweepers? The crossings are indeed rem
dered so muddy that the sidewalks are
made filthy by the feet of unfortunate pc
destrians. but the streets are not wholly
sprinkled. Is it not stipulated in the con-
tract that the work shall be done between
10 pm. and 6 am? At times one cannot
escape the horrible nuisance, go where
he may, in any part of the northwest sec
ton Of the city. Why are the hotels in the
northwest section allowed to keep cellar
doors open that take up half the sidewalk,
day and night, all the year round, while
an industrious bootblack is not allowed
to have chair on a corner near
house? l asked several policemen why
they did not report the nuisances and they
shrugged their shoulders. saying it was
no use, and muttering something about
"a pull
Why are people not prevented in the fine
summer evenings Gust when a walk is
something to be desired) from flooding
the sidewalks that persons cannot go
about without having their feet soaked?
In the hands of children and malicious
servants a hose pipe is an engine of terror.
You will see hose, large even as those
| used by the fire department. In full play
sometimes: and the operators take a spe
cial delight in annoying passers-by. There
should be an order passed forbidding the
use of hose after pm, so that the streets
| might be used for recreative rambles.
The hours of sweeping the sidewalks, too.
should be prescribed, that after 7:30
| a IN. one could walk the streets with some
comfort.
All people do not own carriages or use
the street cars when they wish to go
business
| The streets of the city are not what they
were six or eight years ago. For little
while, after an energetic citizen lifted the
city out of the mud, things went on pretty
well by the force of inertia; now it is like
| an old plantation, going down hill.
For the past year the city has been very
dirty. No one could go down town without
getting very muddy, if he lived north of
New York avenue and west of 18th street,
at any time since the wet season began
| last fall.
Why are not nurse maids prevented from
| going two or three abreast with baby
| carriages? 1t is very common and an
l>noying nuisance. Indeed. there should be
a statute or law against persons marching
along three or four abreast on the side
walks.
| Cannot those crow bats of horses be
| driven off the streets? In any other place
| they would not be allowed 1t is disgust
| brutes in this town. The police should be
| ordered to arrest the drivers. 1t would
| be no hardship to any one. There is
enough work for laborers nearly all the
year round here. push cart is a far
| superior affair to shambling wagon
| drawn by a horse just able to crawl.
| Why are ash men and dust men allowed
| to go about at all hours of the day and
| annoy persons passing on the street by
clouds of nauseous dust?
| The fact is should have fifteen Com
| missioners instead of three, SO that there
might be committees to attend to every
| thing. Instead of clamoring for vote,
| which will never be granted, let the people
insist on having competent board APP
| pointed to care for the city and District.
The Star could help. with its undeniably
| great influence in carrying out some of the
| reforms suggested. some of the plans pro-
posed. ROBERT ). HI Riley.