Evening star., 1918-06-23

farms and market gardens of the sur
rounding country must be improved
A serious drawback to the prosperity
OF Washington is the high price of
marketing here. II is a notorious
fact that the farmers and market men
coming to Washington find the worst
roads they encounter within the Dis
;rict and city limits. They are almost
impossible for half the year. Our
turnpike roads are infamous. and IL
the companies cannot or VIII not inn
prove them the courts should take
away their charters. Our railroad
communications must be improved. A
leading senator. distinguished for his
sagacity and public spirit. and who
himself has large property interests
in Washington. stated recently in our
hearing his belief that the most po-
tent argument in favor of the removal
of the capital would be that the seat
of government is now hemmed in with
but single line of railroad communi-
cation with the outer world.
we want better and more school
houses Not half the youth OF Wash
ington are now provided for In our
ierage. better drainage: we want the
city infinitely better lighted: we want
to get rid of the nuisance OF hogs and
dogs running at large. Other needs
of the city, major and minor. crowd
upon the tongue. hut these will do TO
self to us in the attitude OF a reform
mayor. We say God speed him in the
undertaking. II he succeeds in sup
plying all or any OF the great press
ing wants Of the city he will deserve
well. Washington city by its health
fulness (as shown by the small per-
centage Of deaths here). by the mild
ness of its climate and the beauty Of
its situation, has great natural ad-
vantages as the site for the National
Capital II we do our part. as above
indicated, to make it's artificial at
ture has bestowed, we may hope 20
keep it here for all time"
The Stars disposition to grant TO
Congress Jurisdiction over tho Dis
trict, in accept
rounc;1man;c ance of the constitu-
tional provision, in
OeduloCh. the matter Of legis-
lation touching on contested munich
pal elections. drew upon II walls of
WRATH from one of the other local
papers. committed to the cause OF the
contestants for councilmanic honors.
In rejoinder. in its issue of June IL.
1865. The Star pointed out the disad-
vantages of a deadlock in the coun-
ellis:
"Of course. with a deadlock for
year, the whole municipal machinery
would come to a standstill. The public
schools, fire department. police de-
partment. water department, etc.
must necessarily be closed. but the
school children. lfremen. policemen
and all the others will have plenty of
time to enjoy the amusing and in
structive performances at the city
hall. They can witness nightly the
roaring farce of The Loggerhead
Councils performed by double COM
pany. with Alderman Moore and Al
derman Richards in their side-splft-
ting performance of playing presi-
dent, fourishing their gavels over
teach others bald sconces, boring their
sharp elbows into each others short
ribs. treading on each others corns
and doing their acrobatic best to
crowd each other off the presidential
dais In the lower board we may
count upon similar performance
headed by President Fowler and Pres
ident NaIley at least once week Tor
lfifty-two nights engagements. II we
keep this up a year the city and It's
interests will have gone to the dogs,
but we shall have astonished every
body and established great princi-
pie of District right-to make itself
an intolerable nuisance"