Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-16
THE PEOPLE AND TIE PARKfNas.
Citizens Complain of Vandalism and OF
Police Inactivity.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1,have been very much interested in read
ing your comments in regard to the Keep
ing of parkings in presentable CONDITION
and enioyed reading Mr.. B. n. Warner
comments in reference to the same.
heartily approve of this and have always
taken great pride in keeping both my front
parking and back yard in what consider
far above the condition of the average
piece of property.
During the last year in our front lawn
which has an extent of about twenty-seven
feet by twenty-five, 1 have planted crocus
bulbs, as l consider these very pretty
flower peeping out OF the grass IN the
early spring and making everything look
very cheerful They have recently been III
bloom, and / was astonished to see thai
these flowers should remain SO long without
being interfered with by some malicious
nerson or depredator. l was more aston
ished this morning to find them pulled up
and thrown over the grass In malicious
manner In fact, whoever did this, in some
cases. dug quite large holes for the pur-
nose of getting up the bulbs, and the flow
ers, as have above stated, were scattered
around the grass.
I looked around my neighborhood to see
IL l could find a policeman, and from the
time that I left my house until the time OF
reaching my place of business L did not
see one. Now, 1 am never hasty in enter
ing complaint or placing myself in print as
a complainant, and probably the policemen
are not to be blamed for my troubles But
there are other things that have occurred
during my residence in this locality which
have been quite serious, and during the
time of their occurrence l have never been
able to discover who was the guilty party
nor to be assisted by the police force.
have had childrens tricycles, wagons, pet
dogs and also had large lawn mower
stolen. 4 have had my house entered by
e0p on CT roba6lv a thief n W times
going far to go In the pantry and
carry off my Sunday dinner. 1 have had
several windows smashed and have been
compelled to put them in at my own ex-
pense and have never been assisted. These
things, as mentioned, have all occurred at
separate times.
Now, do not wish to discourage any
one who has a piece of parking from try
ing to keep 1t In nice condition, but do
you not think 1t rather discouraging after
the experiences as above related to con-
tinue In trying to beautify our homes?
RICHARD w. HENDERSON.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
/ imagine most of us who have yards and
terraces will sympathize with O. NJ. s. In
a recent issue of The Star. Those who have
able their terraces and parkings have had
no doubt his experience. On the street
where ] live any attempt to preserve the
grass, even Is looked upon as a challenge
to the depredators, and signs of warning
are promptly pulled up and thrown on the
steps, or violently against the door, as was
my experience last evening. Grass is taken
up by the roots and vines torn down 1t
only remains to know when you are beat
en-
Mr. Warner is an excellent adviser Per-
haps he will advise that our police force
be strengthened, and that fathers and
mothers look more carefully after their
children. T. M
To the Editor of The Evening Star.
The Stars editorial of Saturday states
that 1t is the duty of all good citizens
to aid in developing the parkings and
lawns In front of their homes. Which, in
deed, Is very commendable-provied the
property owners shall be guaranteed
against the total destruction of the same.
as has happened to the people of our sec
ton, solely because great corporation
comes along and asks that the streets be
depressed to save them money in the con-
struction of their viaducts
No parking In this city for the past
twenty years has been kept with greater
care and been admired by all corners this
way than the one adjoining my home II
has been the sole thought of my mothers
life, and 1t almost broke her heart to see
her years of labor destroyed for these 40
called improvements.
Only today the contractors are sfopfn9
down the parking for the grades and cart
Ing away to the dump the soil which be-
II we complain we will be informed as we
were before, that we have mo Just cause
for complaint" My fence was torn down
by these people, and laid under the eIe-
ments to rot. yet mo just cause for COM
plaint. In my humble estimation, this ID