Evening star., 1922-03-06
Petitions Being Prepared De-
mand Immediate Relief From
impossible Streets.
AUTOS USE SIDEWALKS
TO AVOID BEING MlRED
Tenleytown Citizens Exhaust Pa
thence in Waiting for Official
to Remedy Plight.

Residents out Tenleytown way are
up in arms over their bad streets.
They are preparing to- storm, with
petitions, Congress, the Commission
ers and any one else who has any
thing to do with the improvement OF
streets. They are protesting against
paying high taxes on their homes. and
then having to use the sidewalks to
reach their homes in vehicles. And.
incidentally. few Of them have paid
some additional funds which might
be used for the pavement Of the
streets in the way of fines for driving
their cars over the sidewalks.
The streets in that section are in a
terrible condition, and no truck ven-
lures off the hard ground at Wiscon-
sin avenue. Those that are willing to
risk the streets find themselves deep
in the mire. The women are protest.
ing with all their vigor. and they are
working up petitions to demand the
pavement of the streets in their sec
ticn.
Women Circulate Petitions.
Mrs Ralph A. Collins. 5040 31st
street, and Miss A. May At Lee today
are plowing through the mud and
mire getting signers to petition de-
manding that the street be paved. and
saying that the owners of the prop
erty are ready and willing to pay
their share of the cost.
Although they do not admit the
justice of the Borland law requiring
the residents to pay half the cost of
street paving, they are willing to do
most anything to get streets that will
permit them to enjoy the comforts of
their homes to the fullest extent.
Mrs. Collins said today that the
property owners are all signing the
petition, as they recognize that they
will not be able to get to their homes
without getting full of mud and mire
until the street is paved. They are
street. t,--
The residents are getting their own
evidence of the condition OF the
streets there to accompany. the peti.
ton. They have many pictures tof
stalled automobiles, and they snap
big car went down in the >mire more
than hub deep and required a few
hours labor on the part of the ven
turesome driver before he could work
it loose.
Road scraper at Work.
Today a road scraper and about six
men from the street repair depart
ment of the District were out there
smoothing out the ruts. But Mrs.
Collins said that does no good, as the
first car to come along goes down and
makes the same rutS.
R. E. Hamilton, owner of the pro-
perty at 4415 39th street, on the cor
ner Of Alton place. and sales manager
of the real estate company develop
ing this section. says that mere than
sixty-five families are seriously af-
fected by the lack of street there.
They are willing to pay their share
Of the street improvement. he said.
A petition has been signed by all
of the residents there and has been
sent to the District Commissioners
People are unable to use their cars
unless they drive on the sidewalk.
Many Of them not wanting to use up
all their money in paying fines. have
interned their cars in the garages
until summer, when they hope that
the roadway will be dry and safe
enough for them to take their cars
out.
Children becoming mired out in that
section is a daily sight. and their
parents have to keep constant
watch on them.