Evening star., 1895-06-04
LANGDON'S GRIEVANCES.
Complaints Regarding Railroads.
Streets, Gas and Water.

Complaints Regarding Railroads.,
Streets, Gas and Water.
The Langdon Citizens Association, rep
resenting all that quarter of the District
east of Brookland, north of Benning and
east of Ivy City, met last evening in Lang
don Hall, in annual session for the election
of officers and for consideration of such
public questions as affect that section of
the county. The president, A. NJ. Dewey
of Langdon, presided and Mr.. B. +. Ed
wards acted as secretary.
The meeting was called to order at s
o'clock, and the following officers were
elected for the current year: President,
John w. Watson; vice president, A. E.
Berry; secretary. Henry S. Sutton; treas
urer, B. F. Edwards.
Thomas c. Collins, B. T. Edwards and
H. S. Sutton were appointed a committee
to revise the constitution, after which
motion was made that a committee of three
be appointed to wait upon the railroad
officials and respectfully insist that the
distance tables and rates of transporta-
tien in use on this end of the Washington
branch be revised in accordance with the
true distance between Washington and the
stations affected.
This motion brought out the facts con-
cerning the question of discrmina ton al
legged by the citizens of Langdon, as men,
toned in The Star several days ago. The
president stated that Vice President King
of the B. and Q. had promised three years
ago to have the road surveyed, and the
never been done. A letter had been re-
Gently received from General Passenger
Agent Scull, in which that gentleman
promised to have the complaint of the citi-
1ens looked into, SO far as it related to
rates, but ignored the more important cues
ton OF Instances. Langdon, it was claimed
by the speaker, is forty feet less than
three miles from the bumpers in the city
station, yet its citizens are required to paw
four-mile rate for transportation
Mr.. Berry suggeste Ted that the railroad
company was merely measuring from the
end of the Long bridge in order that the
miles-the distance claimed by the com
pany. This was shown to be the probable
TACT, the two-m.le post now being located
In the city railway yards at a point be-
tween 9th and 9Th streets. not being more
ton.
The discussion resulted in the appoint
ment OF A NJ. Dewey. ]. G. Durfey and A.
T. M Lawson as committee to push the
matter, with instructions to go before the
interstate commerce commission with a
formal complaint. If necessary.
Ihe citizens in the vicinity of Langdon
are apparently not altogether pleased with
the plans for street extensions as submitted
by Mr.. Olmstead for that quarter In his
report Mr.. Olmstead has provided for an
outer and an inner boulevard, one skirting
the District line one mile beyond Langlon
the other crossing that section near Ivy
city. This plan, it was claimed, did not
seem TO take into consideration either the
lay OF the ground itself or the present pros
pectiVe Importance Of the territory covered
The president and secretary were directed
to call upon the District Commission Ell s
and request that before the plat submitted
Is approved a hearing be granted to the
representatives of that quarter
When Langdon subdivision was plated,
aud the streets with wide parllings decided
TO the government, 1t is claimed that GER
tain promises Of assistance in street i'm
provetnents were made by the then Engi-
neer Commissioner, which his successors
have not carried out to the letter. For two
or three years sum has annually bean ap-
propriated with which to gravel the streets
but has never been applied, and has each
year been covered back into the treasury.
This year is no exception, and a committee
was appointed last evening to go before the
Commissioners to learn why this sum of
$500 was not expended as directed.