Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

We have brought to the notice OF these several
owners their failure to comply with the charter
in the above enumerated respects, and that the
service has been very little bettered since then.
as any one who has ridden over the road will
attest We have suffered much and long.
RENEWED ACTIVITY
The publication in The STAR Of this letter
caused sensation among the railroad officials
who were interested, and it also rene wed the en-
thusiasm of members of the association, who again
turned out and attended the meetings in such
numbers that the meetings were watched with
interest by persons interested in the northern
part Of the county. Some OF the meetings
we're unusually interesting. and finally it be-
came necessary for the railroad people to ap-
pear and defend their respective interests.
When it was apparent that Congress would
take favorable action on a bill for a new char
ter. committees were appointed to wait on
moneyed men and the stock was soon SUBJ
scrlbed. The work OF putting down the double
tracks and erecting the power house was pushed
forward. and just two years after the organiza-
ton of the association the people along the line
OF Brightwood avende as far out as Silver
Spring and across the country to Takoma well
coined the rapid transit line. From the mere
handful Of passengers who were willing to risk
a trip on the "get-of-and- push" limo the num-
Der has increased until now an average Of fully
5000 persons ride over the road on week days
and several times that many on Sundays.
OTHER REFORMS.
But rapid transit was not all that was wanted
Gas lamps were needed and the association,
aided by the Takoma Park Association, made
an earnest appeal to the gas company. The
company sent a representative to the meetings,
and finally the pipes were laid all the way to
Takoma. The residents will not only be able
to have their houses illuminated, but after the
beginning Of the next fiscal year there will be
n1mber OF lamps along the line OF Brightwood
avenue in places where they are most needed.
Then. too, shade trees have been planted,
curbing and brick sidewalks laid and the road
is being kept in better condition than ever
before
The latest move made by the association IL
the one looking toward better sanitary ar
rangements. At present the citizens have no
cause for complaint SO far as the healthfulness
oil the locality is concerned, but they are using
every means in their power to even improve
the present conditions and make sewer con-
nections where such are possible.
Already the work OF the association Is pro-
ductive OF many noticeable improvements in
the way Of building. More than one large
tract Of land has been subdivided, and in
Brightwood Park more than three dozen fine
residences have already been erected. This is
and others can come to the city to their work
and return home in as short q time As they
could to some remote part Of the city.
THE MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICERS
In the membership Of the association are in
cluded residents Of all parts of the county north
Of Florida avenue. including many we'll -to-do
and influential citizens. who have done effect
i've work to obtain the improvements needed.