Evening journal., 1919-03-29
CITY tTREETS
and SANITARY
con Dit 9N S
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CONTINUED From p Nine0
streets any more II yor happen TO be
one OF the small army that use Thir-
ty-th rd street you must go down 10
opposite the cemetery entrance TO
board car or you must gel of there
when comine home The Traction
Company wouldn't stop at Thirty-third
street even though there were a dozen
people to set On the car, They viii
stop though at Thiriy-second, Thirty
lrst and Twenty-eighth streets where
have never seen more than two pcv
pie at The most get on and on q car
and where IS times out 81 a 100 there
isn't but one person 10 get on OF OF.
The Traction Company wouldn't dare
to Furnish the true facts concerning
The money paid them by people using
tn rty-third street. as compared to the
amount Of money they receive from
passengers for which they stop at Thir-
ty-second, Thirty-frst and Twenty
Eighth The people north OF Thlrtieth
street are also OF so little importance
that the Traction Company will allow
their car crews 10 run north as far as
Thirtieth street and then switch over
on the southbound track and lay
over there the length OF time that
would have been consumed In complet-
ing the trip 10 Shellpot This viii
give the people north OF Thirt.eth
street that sre waiting for a souih-
bound car Just twice as long 30 wiat.
An occurrence Of this kind is not I'M
common and happened a short time
age at an important bus nes time IN
Inc he. - ~
side myself were standing at Thir-
ty-fhird street waiting for a south
bound car Our wait OF course was
only about twenty m nuies-a mere
tribe. The Traction Company further
more allows their crews TO make
hall carload OF people change cars
at Thirtheth street so that the car can
switch south at that point II they tske
the notion. Twice recently during
heavy rains the passengers have been
required TO get out at Thirtieth street
and change cars. The cars were mark
ed Shellpot and should have gone
through. II they were only going.-to
tn rtieth street they should have car
ried a sign TO that effect This is the |
kind OF imposition that the public has 1
had bestowed upon them and the fine 1
service theyzFecelve In return for the |
extra cent 10 fare which the Traction 1
Company was allowed to add some NE
ago. would ask II The Public Utili-
ties Board IS still in existence and II
so. are they giving any attention 10
the interests OF the people or are they
going to let The Tract on Company get
away with anything that they. want 10
put aver2 You can stand az Tenth and
Market streets about $50 p. m. waiting
for northbound Shsllpot car and one |
viii come along with the 'front.' Of the
ca lightly nlled and the rear packed. 4
The conductor will not try to get the |
people to move In from the platform So
that others can board the car. but the |
molorman viii open his doors and al
low a bunch OF pol ceman TO step on
h,oihe front platform where there is
4rg OF room and consequently these
hGon .ders get the service and reach I
homes long before the persons [
at pay 10 ride and who night after
light have % endure long. cold waits +
On The corner while several cars 70
'y that offer them nothing but closed
ioors.
Moreover. to add TO our comforts s
III li%iiAS Oll HtINs VIC must Wdlcu n
ur ch 'ldren and stand guard over r
ncm whenever they play in front OF o
heir homes VIII le q certain residents Il
ogs are out exerc sing. II we do not al
ting our children in while the dogs al
re wandering around the ncighbor- d
oed and acting In The capacity OF a p,
Nuisance then we must run the risk o. h
'av ng them bitten. There Is a law m
concern ng the muzzing OF dogs dur 5,
ns certain months. but inasmuch n 8,
me resident question is a munich 4
pal JOB holder. ! Judge that entities ii
MS dogs TO exemption. RI
Last OF al, but not least tbs sec n
ton Is not forgotten By the assess h
ment board and tax collectors We are I,
sure 10 receive our city and county tax 7
bills and some OF us. probably large :
majority OF MS. also State income tsx 4
bills. ] would say The taxes collected ,
in the past from holders in this section ,
have ben "plums" for the treasures
they have gone nto. for what have we
received In return? Unsafe PASSAGE
ways over which we can go from and
come to our homes; unsafe and i'm
proper street lighting and rotten sani-
tation which undoubtedly has had |
to do with the uninvlted /
sickness that res dents OF the section 4
'ave sufre cd at times and also the fire. |