Evening star., 1922-12-21
STREET WORK. ..LAGS
AS.D|STR|CT GROWS
Highway improvements Have
Not Kept Pace With Home
Building.

Street improvements have failed to
keep up with the development in the
section of the city lying east Of Mich
igan avenue and north Of Rhode Is
land avenue. including Brookland and
East Brooklald. During the past few
years this section has been rapidly
developed. and even today there Is
much building of homes going on.
Unless relief is provided by Congress
at this session. those who will occupy
these homes will have to put up win
the mud and mire In the roadways
While there are quite few streets
in these sections which have been I'M
proved with macadam. in many in
stances this Is badly worn and IN
need Of replacement. for 1t has passed
tho stage where repairing 1t by hlling
up the holes would be either wise or
economical.
Michigan avenue. a feeder for
Brookland. is in fair condition. but
in many places 1t Is badly worn and
should be resurfaced. The condition
of the street adjacent to the car
tracks is particularly bad and dam
Eerous for those who travel 1t in au-
tomobiles.
Shepherd street, south of 18th street.
Brookland. has roadbed rof. cinders.
soft and cut up. although II is lined
on eltner Siue Win uun8AioWv. 4he
same condition prevails on SiEsbee
place. Twelfth street from Michigan
avenue east Is in a particularly. bad con-
dition. and Is becoming worse daily.
due to the heavy hauling which II
must bear. -.
Lincoln road. a feeder to this Sec
ton Is In a very bad condition. the
roadbed being sand and gravel. 1t is
full of deep holes, mud and mire. and
dangerous. for travel in bad weather.
1t Is used much. as 1t is the only
means of reaching two cemeteries.
Bryant street from Lincoln road to
4th street northeast. a cinder bed. Is
dangerous 1t Is on a grade and the
rains have made heavy washes. max
ing 1T almost impossible for people
of any kind. Most of them. used the
alley. Today road gang was en-
gagged In dumping whole bricks, rocks
and other debris In the holes. Ascot-
street between 2d and Sd streets Ii
another Of those. cinder bed streets.
The Commissioners sought an appeo-.
priation to pave it. but it failed To re-
ceive the sanction of those higher up.
Adams street between I'd and Sd
streets and Sd street between Adams
and Bryant are in a very bad .condi-
ton. the local authorities having
found it necessary to dump debris OF
all kinds at the intersection Of Sd. and
Ascot streets in an effort to provide
something solid over which vehicles
could travel in safety. 1t Is only n
Inakeshift repair. but there is no fur
ther relief in sight for several years
unless Congress can be convinced
that an appropriation should be made
to permanently improve II.
There are many streets in East
Brookland lined with new detached
homes which have only mud and Gin.
der roadbeds. kearney street between
18th and 18th street Is one Of these
streets. and is in particularly bad
condition. At the present time there
are a number Of detached homes be-
ing built up on streets which are
practically impossible In wet weather
for the vehicles either Of those de-
uverinV materials or those who are
working there
LawyEnce street northeast between
18th and 18th is in much the same
condition. Fourteenth street. north
of Irving Is also in a very bad condi-
tion. Girard street east of 18th street
northeast is very dangerous II Is on
a steep grade and the rains have
impossible for power vehicles to ne.
gotiate. Thirteenth street north Of
Rhode Island avenue should have
consideration. its roadbed of cinders
being cut up and in a very bad condf-
tion.
Rhode Island avenue from 18th
street to the District line, where It
connects with the fine concrete. road
Of Maryland. is rough and full Of holes.
1t Is a main highway and needs
prompt attention. The Commission
ers asked for an estimate for making
this improvement.