Evening star., 1922-03-08
MAIL SERVICE ENDS
WHENMUDS STREETS
BAR CARRIERS WAY
Post Office Department Com
plains at Many Times
Trucks Are Mired.
SENATE PASSES on ALL
ITEMS WITHOUT QUESTION
Committee Recommendation for
$27s, 500, With $4,000 Blanket
, Fund, Allowed.


Fund, Allowed.
Mail service is being retarded by
the muddy streets of the Capital city.
The Star man was informed by local
postal officials today Failure of
Congress to provide for the improve
nent of all the streets of the city
which need paving is delaying the
United States mails.
Continual delay of trucks and the
subsequent expense involved in get
Street way have caused the city post
bffice to withdraw the mail box on
the corner of 18th and Randolph
Streets. This was declared today to
be the first instance in this city where
4 mail box service had to be with
Drawn on account of the impassabil-
ty of the streets
Parcel post delivery is delayed in
that section owing to the fact that
the trucks cannot negotiate the
streets, it was said. and mail truck
gers sse aeu,teo continually IN rapGTtinE
schedule on many of the Streets Of
the District. These trucks are not
pm express-train schedule, and when
they report back late the drivers
have to give an accounting.
So much trouble was experienced
tn getting to the box at 18th and
Randolph streets, resulting in the mir
ing of trucks and making it neceS-
barry to send wrecking equipment to
pull them out of the >mire. that the
The box the truck driver took the
box with him. His action was ap-
proved by the postal officials. This
removal was made necessary only be-
eause of the bad condition of the
streets. People Of the section now
letters, service just little better
than might be expected in the most
isolated rural communities. But this
is in the heart of built-up section
of the city.
Senate Told Condition.
When the item for the paving of
Randolph street from 18th to 14th
streets was being considered in the
Senate yesterday Senator Fletcher of
Florida called to the attention of the
Senate the serious condition of 18th
street.
My understanding is that the pub
lie needs. out there would be very
much more conserved IL 18th street
itself were paved from Spring road
to Shepherd street. Would it be pos
sible to insert a provision for that
at this time? I do not know whether
an estimate has been made for it or
not"
Il will say to the senator" said
Senator Phipps of Colorado, in charge
of the District bill on the floor, that
there was no estimate made for the
paving of 18th street at that point.
THE subcommittee inspected Ran
dolph street and ascertained the stu
cent complete in buildings, but the
buildings are to go up within a year
in the remaining section of that street.
1t was the judgment Of the commit
Zee that it was best to complete Ran
dolph street this year. and to allow
the 18th street item to come in next
year
The committee. then,,' Senator
Fletcher asked, has in mind continu-
ing the paving of 18th street, which
is now paved as far north as Spring
road. / understand. on up to Shepherd
street? That would accommodate the
whole region out there, as 1 under
stand it. 1t is a very important
street"
Senator Phipps informed Senator
Fletcher that the committee intends
10 see that a provision for 18th street
Is put in the next appropriation bill.
Important ThorouEhfnre.
Thirteenth street, if paved through,
would be an important thoroughfare
from the downtown section to Arkansas
avenue. within half a block of Georgia
avenue. 1t is now cut through for this
entire distance. but it is impossible be-
tween Spring road and Buchanan street.
There is at present ne other through
north and south street between Georgia
avenue and 14th street, both of which
thoroughfares are traversed by car lines.
the Senate committee went through
without question, and the total amount
recommended by the Senate committee,
S27S.5O0, was allowed. =
The Senate committee amendments
which were approved by the Senate
Paving west side Of Connecticut ave-
hue from 1ngomar street to Chevy Chase
Circle: sixty feet wide. $1,000.
Paving East Capitol street, 18th to
Paving Rhode Island avenue north
east from 18th to 18th street, fifty
feet wide. $4,000.
Paving 18th street northeast from
. Michigan ;sn, Avenue ct to Dpshur street,
Paving Randolph street northwest
from 18th to 14th street, thirty feet
wide, $1,000.
For paving 2Sth street northwest
from Woodley road, to Cathedral
avenue. $4,000.
$4,000 Extra Fund.
The Senate also allowed the COM
miitee amendment giving the Com
,nissioners a fund of $4,000 for paw
ing of roadways under the permit
system. This item. If it remains in
The bill after conference, will pro-
vide fund which will enable, the
Commissioners to pave some of the
bad streets without the formality of
going to Congress for specific street
jmprovemnt. 1t has been estimated
that this fund, at present prices, will
permit the paving of approximately
len blocks.
The projects which ,the House of
Representatives allowed. and which
also were passed by the Senate, were:
Paving 18th street northeast, from
East Capitol to B street, thirty feet
wide, $4,000.
Paving Ingraham street northwest,
east of 14th street. thirty feet wide,
$1,000.
Paving Upshur street, New Hamp-
shire avenue to 4th street, forty five