Evening star., 1896-10-16
NEEDS OF THE NORTHEAST.

Some Improvements Tint Are DcsIr-
able In That Section of the City.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Needs Of the Northeast has long been
a headline kept standing in every we'll
regulated newspaper Office in the city OF
Washington. Were I to give them in the
order Of their necessity. as they appear to
my mind, I would place first the opening
OF Rhode Island avenue. Were existing
conditions n the average western city a
sum from 81 to $50 each would be raised by
the merchants OF upper 9TH street, this
thoroughfare thrown open to the public.
and their increase in trade would In a few
months compensate them for the invest
ment When the lexington line took up
their tracks on New York avenue all bust
less houses above G street had, in the
vernacular of the street, "a kick coming"
With Rhode Island avenue opened, every
establishment from III to r street would
receive more or less trade from. the resi-
dents of Hyattsville. Bladensburg Avalon
Heights, Langdon, South Brookland Eek
irgton and a score of minor villages and
subdivisions. Dozens of Maryland farmers
would find direct route thereby from the
District line to the o street market Every
bicycle club and citizens association should
work this winter for the passage of the
Faulkner bill. which provides for the grad
ing of this avenue a portion of this dis
taEce.
As No. 2 1 would place a crossing over
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks at Frankfort
street This location is the scene of numer-
Gus accidents, and is recognized as one OF
the most dangerous points on the entire
line of that road. Fifty-seven passenger
trains each day pass this point the major
portion of them at terrific speed. A dis
tribution Of the traffic now burdenlng II
street would el sue Immediately upon its
erection.
Among other benefits therefrom, the Dis
tr:ct reform school would have a short cut
to the heart of the city. Scores of school
children daily place their lives in jeopardy,
while nary parents absolutely refuse TO
trust their offspring in this vicinity. The
the danger. have put in electric bells, but
these do not afford even a pretense Of pro-
lection.
What is known as a cross-town car line
/ can see no good reason why Congress can
not direct the Washington and Georgetown
line to extend their tracks north on Sth
street east to Florida avenue thence via
Florida avenue to 7th street west. AS inti-
mated. charter after charter for this plr-
pose has died a-bornlng. If Congress in its
wisdom does not see fit to grant a franchise
TO a new company for this purpose, let the
road above mentioned. enin emily equipped
therefor do business in this territory.
had intended to say something of rapid
transit the Soldiers Home line, but an
my "comrade in crime Brother Kane, OF
the lexington Citizens Association, han
dies this subject in such a mastery man.
ner, 1 VIII leave 1T to his tender mercies.
Another ALTERATION is Sewers in the
Suburbs" which hope to see doing serv-
Ice In the near future. To particularize
would be to favor, 50 content myself with
stating that IN my minds eye there is one
locat:on where the sewage from over forty
residences flows into an open stream, with
the after ding menace to health.
H. 8. SUTTON.