Evening star., 1895-07-16
NORTHEASTERN SUBURBS.
Citizens Association Discusses Many
Important Affairs.

Citizens Association Discusses Many
Important Affairs.
A called meeting of the Northeastern
Suburban Citizens Association was held
last evening in the Langdon Hall Associa-
ton building, at Langdon Mr.. John Wat
son, president, was in the chair, and Mr.
Henry S. Sutton acted as secretary.
At the last meeting a committee was ap-
pointed to personally invite every resident
and property owner between the Brentwood
road and the Eastern branch, from Trini-
dad to the District line, to join the asso-
citation. The results of their efforts were
seen in a largely increased attendance at
the meeting last night, the association now
representing nearly one thousand tax-pay-
ing residents Of the northeastern quarter.
After disposing of the minutes of the
meeting of July l. the president presented
charge the difficulty with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway Company over the COM
mutation rate between Langdon and WASH
ington. The report stated that the COM
mittee was in correspondence with the off
cials of the interstate commerce commits
sion. and believed that it was only ques-
ton of few weeks when the corporation
would be compelled to sell Communication
throp Heights at the same rate as charged
to stations on the other branch of the
road the same distance from the city sta
ton.
The report was accompanied by letters
from the secretary of the interstate COM
merce commission. and a copy of the reply
Of the railway officials to the informal
complaint filed some weeks ago, in which
the company contends that the Washing
ton and Metropolitan branches of their
road are two separate and distinct cor
poratlons, represented by stock owned by
separate and distinct people. The reply
stated however. that revision of com
mutation rates has been decided upon. to
take effect August 1. Whether a reduction
in rate is to be made, or not is yet a
mystery. II
The committee on street improvements
reported having conveyed to the District
Commissioners the request of the asSocia-
ton that 22d and oath streets be put on
grade at once. even If the work had to be
done under the compulsory permit system.
The Commissioners had received the com
mittee courteously. and asked that the
request from the association be put in
writing. This had been done. and the same
forwarded to the authorities by the chair
man of the committee. ..
The special committee appointed to Sc
lect suitable locations for parks or reSer-
vatons in the territory covered by the as
sociation reported having gone over the
ground and recommended to the Commits
sioners the following reservations: Grove
of oak trees In Langdon, Bounded by Goth,
22d. Detroit and Emporia streets; circle
at Frankfort and Goth streets. with enough
of a reservation to include fine clump of
mammoth oak trees and a spring of pure
and hickory trees at intersection of w
street and New York avenue: grove CT
large trees and spring of water at 3Sth and
Baltimore streets: grove of trees at 2Sth
and keokuk streets; grove of trees on
eminence near intersection of Cincinnati
and Goth street: grove Of trees and two
springs Just in the rear of the old race
course at Ivy City; and all the small tri-
angles formed by the intersections of
streets with New York. Rhode Island and
the proposed Alabama avenues. and the
proposed Soldiers Home boulevard. The
report was approved after debate.
Mr.. A NJ Dewey, acting chairman Of
the committee on legislation. was absent.
but sent a report concerning the PROPOSE
ton made by the last meeting Of the asso-
citation to the directors Of the Columbia
Railway Company, asking that company,
on certain conditions, to cooperate with
the Citizens Association in securing trans
portation facilities for that section of the
District. The report stated that the COM
mittee was in correspondence with the
management of the Columbia road, and re-
which would insure an electric road from
the Boundary to the District line, via Mt
Olvet, Winthrop Heights, Langdon, East
Langdon and Avalon. This report was re-
ceived with demonstrations of approval
Resolutions We're introduced asking the
associations approval of an effort to have
Frankfort, 22d and 24th streets opened and
put on grade. from the Brentwood road to
the Bladensburg road; cross walks put in
at odd and Frankfort, and Frankfort and
goth streets; sidewalks laid on Goth street;
and all were referred to the committee on
street improvements.