The Washington times., 1925-01-05
POLICE DON'T USE THIRD DEGREE METHODS, SAYS GRAND j
$4,000 ALLOTTED TO MOVE
SLUSH FROM STREETS

funds are not now available.
The protest from the advisory
board took, the form of letter to
i Senator Lawrence G.. Phipps, OF the
subcommittee on appropriations for
]. the District, a copy OF which was
also sent to Congressman Fred Zilll-
man, of the House District Com.
mittee.
The damage to the streets and
/ to the business interests OF Wash
1 ington. is conservatively estimated
at 100000, and the probability is
that 1t will be several hundred
thousand dollars, the latter declared
| Conditions were described as de
plorablc, and the adoption OF a
regular program OF snow removal
| was strongly urged on the re
/ sponsibfe authorities.
Following are the names affixed
| to the protest: Geo. w. Offutt, Sec
rotary, attOrney-at-law: Doctor Fred
VI. COville, chairman, chief botanist,
United States Department of Agri-
culture; Edward 8, Brashears, at.
| torney-at-law; Isaac Cans, president
of the Chamber OF Commerce;
Walter 3. Guy, attorney for the
Washington Automobile Trade As
sociation; Stanley III. HornOr, Buick
dealer; Pyke johnson, washington
representative Of the N. "A. G. c.;
Rudolph Jose, Cadillac dealer; Al.
NJ. Loonis, Washington official Of
the National Grange, and Doctor
e. G. Seibert, physician.
Text Of Letter.
The text of the letter to Senator
Phipps follows:
I'm behalf OF the motorists Of
Washington, we desire TO call your
attention to the deplorable condi-
ton Of our city streets and roads
as a result OF the recent snowfall.
We understand that all snow re-
movaI funds heretofore appropriated
by Congress for the use Of the Dis
trict Commissioners are, exhausted
and that no funds are now avail,
ableNfor this work.
"Our association has recently
made an exhaustive study OF the
question OF snow removal and as a
result OF this. work we are con-
WINGED that In the end it il much
more economical to appropriate
money to remove snow than to pro-
vide funds with which to repair the
damage to our streets and roads
which is caused by allowing the
snow to remain on the streets until
1t disappears as q result Of natural
causes.
"a copy OF our Snow Removal
book, which win give you an idea
of what is being done along this.
line throughout the snow belt in
various parts OF the United States.
is enclosed herewith for your infor-
nation.
Pressure SextupIed
action Of the traffic In the snow
and road surfaces to rapidly disin-
which under normal conditions,
everts q pressure on the road sur
face Of 5000 pounds per wheel win.
when dropping two or three inches
into these holes and ruts, produce 81
blow equivalent to $4,000 to 10000
pounds per wheel: In other words, an
impact amounting to three AMI one
half to four times the static load.
The damage caused by this pound
ing action on the roads and streets
is. further accumulated by the
grinding effect of the chains which
must be used by passenger cars
and trucks when the streets are.
covered with snow.
Two years ago, during the win.
ter of 1922, the damage to our
streets and roads caused by one
heavy snow amounted to several
hundred thousand dollars. The ef.
feet OF the present snowfall win
probably damage our streets and
roads to the extent OF at least
81 100000. This could have been
obviated by an appropriation of a
few thousand dollars for the re-
movaI Of the snow before the dam.
age was done.
Business Loss Huge. !.
1.-THE economic loss to the bust.
ness interests Of the city and tn1
the Federal Government as a re-
suit of our lack Of organization
preparedness probably amounts to
hundreds of thousands Of dollars
That this loss is irrecoverable Is
shown by surveys made in other
great centers of population.
"In view Of these facts, we re-
spectfully urge that an adequate
appropriation be made at once by
Congress to remove the snow from
the principal highways and streets
Of the city and that funds be pro-
vided now for an ample snow re-
moVaf program for the balance of
the year.
1.-The motorists Of Washington,
through personal property taxa.
ton, registration fees and gasoline
taxes, are contributing their fair
share OF taxes and we believe that
they are entitled to reasonable and
inst consideration i'm this ynot+A~V