Evening star., 1922-02-27
WOMEN MAR0ONED
i'm HOMES BECAUSE.
|OF MUDDY STREETS
Without Services Of Grocer,
Baker and MiIkman
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for Weeks.
IMPASSABLE HIGHWAYS
DANGER TO COMMUNITY

Residents of South Brookland Com.
bat Ruts and Mire--0ther
Sections Suffer Neglect.
Women marooned in their homes for
weeks at a time and denied the serv-
ices Cf the grocer, baker and milk
man is the situation which The Star
man found in South Brookland, that
section, bordering on Rhode' Island
avenue. This is a section of no re-
cent development. houses having been
up there for as long as three years,
but to reach them the people have
to trample through square after
square of oozy red clay.
Automobiles cannot make 1t. and
the children must be kept within the
confines of their home property. un-
less accompanied off it by their par
ents. For there is danger Of them
dropping down into the roadways
filled with gaping rute ready to draw
them in beyond their strength to COM
bat.
Food Must BE Carried.
Residents of this section who own
automobiles have to leave them on
street three or four blocks away.
Many of them have tried to get them
home. but have been compelled to
abandon them mired deep in the mud.
They must carry all their food and
any other materials which they need.
Residents in the vicinity of1sth and
Lawrence streets northeast have Pc
titioned the Commissioners for i'm
provements. They were answered with
few truckloads of cinders. But
these only mixed with the clay and
made conditions worse. Eut the
taxes continue.
Any day in that section the sight
may be witnessed Of men and women.
loaded down with parcels, rolling
from side to@side at the mire cross
inge, struggling to get each foot out
after 1t Is planted in the mud.
Few lnkRreenents HecoWmended.
But few Recommendations for i'm
provements were made for the sec
fion OF the northeast between East
Capitol and North Capitol streets.
Although these sections are fast de-
veloping, the so-called streets are
worse than many county roads in
the most undeveloped sections Of the
country.
The Star man. in visiting this Sec
tion. found the need for Improvement
of MANY streets. Michigan avenue,
between North Capitol and 1st streets
northwest, is in bad state of repair,
as also is North Capitol street be-
tween Michigan avenue and v street.
This latter thoroughfare, a roadbed
Of macadam. Is worn out.
The Commissioners asked for and
the bureau of the budget cut out an
appropriation of $1O.500 for paving v
street between North Capitol street
showed this street badly cut up. full OF
small rolling stones, on grade, and
dangerous for any kind of travel.
Lincoln roads macadam from North
Capitol street to Glenwood cemetery,
is badly cut up and full OF ruts. and
enue 1t is nothing but red clay, deep
" cut and dangerous for travel.
slashed BY Budget Bureau.
The bureau Of the budget also cut
out the Commissioners estimate of
$4,000 for paving Todd place from
Lincoln road to 1st street northeast.
This street Is on a steep grade, is
lined on both sides with houses and
for a roadbed has miry, sticky red
clay. -
The estimate of $4,000 for paving
the short square Of Charming street
east from North Capitol street was
cut in the bureau Of the budget.
Homes have been on this street for
several years. This street, too. is Of
red clay.
Adams. Ascot and Bryant street
northeast. between I'd and3d streets
is the scene of recent building de-
velopment. with practically all Of the
homes occupied. Adams and Ascot
red clay for a roadbed, and on Adams
street automobiles can get no further
than few hundred feet west of
4ths street..
Bryant street is cut through from
Lineoin road & to 4th street, but apto-
evidences of others having had
trouble there. Residents Of this
section say that automobiles and peo-
pie become mired there several times
q day.
l, In Dangerous Condition.
Rhode Island avenue northeast be.
tween 18th street and the District
line, a thoroughfare connecting with
the ribbonlike roads of Maryland, is
in serious and dangerous condition.
The Commissioners sought an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for paving the Sec
ton from 18th to 18th street. but the
House refused 1t.
Just north Of this thoroughfare ia
the South Brookland section. Thfs
section had to be inspected on foot
by The Star man, and 1t was decided 10
be a wise move when he found
evidences Of automobiles having been
mired. and was informed that the
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