Evening star., 1922-03-05
MOTHERS IN VIGIL
OVER MUD PERILS
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The Star man went out Brooklan6
way to look at the streets there, and
announced his entrance by humping
his way along Michigan avenue, Mon
roe street and 18th street. These
streets are narrow. with a car line
in the center. and are full of ruts
and mud puddles. dangerous to any
is so narrow that the traveller by
vehicle has no choice Of a way. but
must bounce through the puddles.
On Otis street. west of 18th street.
The Star man found street OF soft
mud. impossible to vehicles and
lined on one side by fine new bum
salows. Driving on down 18th street,
man. who has been on duty for years,
was picked up and acted as an escort
during the inspection. North of
Michigan avenue and on either side
Of 18th street are a number Of new
streets. lined on both sides by new
bungalows. not long occupied. but the
streets are OF the usual mixture of
cinders and clay. Mud and cinders
furnish the roadbed in the center Of
18th street running through this sec
ton, with a -fifteen-foot-wide space
Of mud roadway on either side Of
the cinder bed, between 1T and the
curb. Deep ruts were present in this
street, and there was an abundance
of miniature lakes. Eehicular traf-
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venture off the center bed Of cinders
is to court trouble and a few hours
work.
Continuing. 18th street runs into
Bates road. which. though there are
no houses. furnishes thofoughfare
to the Catholic Sisters College. 1t was
necessary to close this several days
ago, Policeman Stroman informed
the Star man. until a number of
loads of ashes could be dumped into
the deep holes to provide some
measure of safety for the venture
some traveller who elected to reach
the college by auto.
Asks Name of the "Lake."
Turning about. the Star man drove
over as many of the streets of the
popular suburb as it was safe to
venture on. On 10th street, between
Irving and Jackson streets, the Star
man asked Policeman Stroman the
name of the lake. He was informed
that it was street. which but a few
days ago had been the scene Of mired
trucks, and where more recently a
horse had sunk up to his body. On
the roadside at the corner there were
several big piles Of cinders waiting
to be thrown into the holes in the
squares. The trucks which had con-
veyed them did not even venture to
the place where the holes were in
order to dump them. Laborers will
have to be sent out to, carry them
in cans to the holes. Hopeful faces
appeared at the windows of several
of the houses as the people watched
The Star camera man snap few pic
lures of the water-filled roadway.
On Lawrence street, near 11th street,
The Star man found evidences of the
street repair men having done rush
Job to fill up the holes. and inquiry
developed the fact that the dangerous
condition of the street had been re-
ported by the police several days ago.
At that time holes had developed so
deep that they were dangerous to life
to put up beacons at night to steer
the populace clear of the dangers.
Lose Delivery Service.
The residents in the vicinity of Sth
street northeast. Brookland, are to be
without the delivery service of at
least one firm, as a result of an ex-
perience yesterday afternoon. A big
truck of NJ. E. Horton, Inc. sank
deep in the mud of Sth street. shortly
before o'clock, necessitating the
sending out of an o S call which
brought three additional men and two
additional trucks.
Y The rescue party worked for five
hours. for shortly before 10 O'Clock
Mr. Horton called up The Star street.
Investigator and informed him that
he had finally got loose and moved
the truck to hard ground.
..It is the last time that will ever
deliver in any section Of the city
where the streets are not paved" he
said. "This is an expensive operation
and ties uD a lot Of equipment, to say
nothing of the salaries of men. This
is not the first experience, but it will
he the last. Only a few days ago I
had a truck stuck on 18th street
southeast, Anacostia. People who have
delivery trucks cannot afford the ex-
pense involved in having them strand
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