The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-26

IClellN OF lAoA
&c facilities for getting into and
out Of town. Twelve agencies or
parts of Notwithstanding TO-
600 workers-alread have been or
are being removed to other local.
ties.
What the situations Ike Is sus-
Eested by Senator Robert r. Reyn-
dds proposal to have the army
engineers throw multiplicity Of
pontoon bridges across the Poto-
mac. 10 enable the capital TO slop
more conveniently over onto the
Virginia side Of the river.
There are a couple Of big high
way spans already, but they're
mere bottlenecks TO the tremendous
dow Of passengers and freight
back and forth over EN-.
Building more, like the present
ones has been strongly urged, and
so has the scooping out Of tunnels
under the stream, but the trouble
Is that steel bridge building and
tunnelling take a good deal of
time, and Washington can't wait.
It's almost suffocating from con-
gesuon right now.
POntOOns
Pontoons can be anchored at a
pretty swift lick, Senator Robert
Reynolds points out. AS chairman
Of the senate's military affairs
committee he's familiar with what
the army engineers are equal to.
During President Hoover's ad-
ministration, which considered it.
self crowded even then, permanent
structures were erected al pro-
digious rate for government office
occupancy. Today there doesn't
begin to be accommodations in
'em to house Uncle Sans newly
created agencies, and there isn't
vacant space in the District for
any more.
There's a modicum Of It in the
city's parks, indeed, and it's being
conscripted for a sizeable area Of
hideous temporary frame shacks,
intended to last for the dura-
ton" They spoil the parks,
though. they'll fall to pieces short
". and there isn't anything like
enough room in en-, anyway.
Besides. the government requisi-
tons District terrain for its own
use. it does Il at the expense Of
private business and residential
necessities, and the towns workers
are forced out into the Maryland
and Virginia suburbs to live, and
it won't be a practicability for EN-
10 90 II much longer without pom
ICONS or some such thing.
Progress around the frightfully
overcrowded burg IS a problem.
Right in its middle. on what's
known as E street, is a block that's
a curiosity. Approaching i in a
taxi, from interesting Thirteenth
street, YOU can't get into it from
the southwark because there's no
left-hand turn at that corner.
From Fourteenth street. you can't
turn into il 10 the right. because
+, that point, IS a one-way thor
oughfare About the only way you
can get into that block, which you
cant help wanting 20 do. for it's
one Of the busiest in Washington,
is by parachute.
II isn't auto traffic alone that's
a nightmare.
During rush hours the sidewalks
are crammed You have 10 elbow
your way. TIE government tries
10 relieve the situation by having
It's departments and agencies
stats get 70 work and Quit at diff
ferert times staggered SEIZED
ules), but IL doesn't do much good.
There aren't enough hours per day
to average matters up.
II Gets Tiresome
Stores are packed so fun Of Gus
toners that you cant get % their
counters I suppose the retailers
Ike Il. but It's awful Il you've got
something you need to buy You
cant rent an apartment. They're
all fun UP. The governments try
Ing 70 keep a ceiling on rentals
bu- what's the, use, II you cant
hnd anything 70 rent at any price ?
Hotel reservations have 70 be made
weeks In advance. Anybody who
depends on restaurants for nour-
ishmert is liable to starve 70 death
He cah't get tn except at 2 o clocl
q. n, or Whereabouts. You can
get I'D 20 a bar for a drink. Yol