Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
NEEDS OF THE NORTHEAST
MATTERS WHICH ASSOCIATION PRE-
sENTs FOR CONFEDERATION.
Permanent Improvement of Bladens-
tery-Other Items,

The District Commissioners have received
a communication from the East End Sub
urban Citizens Association asking foe
various improvements in that section. The
letter states:
I'm view Of the fact that the Bladens-
burg road is one OF the main arteries of
travel leading into the city, and the only
means OF ingress and egress for thousands
OF our people. We urgently request that at
least $1,000 of the current appropriation
Tor the county roads be spent On continuing
the permanent Improvement OF said r,.af-
way to Mount olivet cemetery.
We ask that $500 of the current appro-
priatfon for the repair of county roads bs
spent In making repairs to NJ street from
me top OF the hill to 2>th street northeast.
Recent rains have damaged the roadway
ana longer delay in making repairs would
render the same more expensive.
We ask that $4,000 or as much thereof
as may be necessary, OF the current ap-
preparation for the repair Of county roads
De spent IN making repairs 10 Bladen sburls
road from the Hamilton School house east
to the District line. This stretch OF road
way has long remained in a neglected con-
dition and numerous complaints have
reached us. In some places the cr-ire
surface OF the road has nearly disappeared.
we urgently request that you Include
IN Your estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 50, 1903. the sum of 25OoO to bs
spent In continuing the permanent M
provement OF the Bladensburg road east
ward
We ask that a line of shade trees be
planted along the south side Of Benuing
road to the Benning bridge In sumner
time ooth man and beast are needlessIy
exposed to the blazing rays OF the sun
along the entire road between the points
named.
In view Of the alarming frequency with
which accidents occur at the railroad cross
ing at l.angdnn. Cppfi1aps1N -,
You viii find a way to compel the Balt!-
mere and Ohio Railway Company to main
tam crossing Waterman at that point
Railway Schedule.
We ask that you take steps at once to
compel the Columbia Railway Company TO
prepare a regular schedule OF trains on its
extension from 18th and II streets north
east to Chesapeake Junction and to oper-
ate the same at intervals not exceeding
fifteen minutes. The present irregular
schedule by which trains are run an in
tervals OF forty minutes during the greater
part OF the daytime, is hereby declared II
be highly unsatisfactory to the residents
living along the line and to thousands Of
other people of this city who use this Inc
for purposes Of business and pleasure.
we urge upon your attention the neces-
sity for the opening OF the following streets:
l street from the Bladensburg road to
Maryland avenue northeast: MARYLAND ave-
street from the Bladensburg road to 18th
street; 2sth street from the Benning road
to the Bladensburg road.
We ask that you furnish a plat showing
the owners of the property through which
Maryland avenue northeast would run from
18th and H streets to NJ street: r street
east Of the Bladenspurg road to 18th street.
and 18th street from Bennlng road to the
Bladensburg road, SO that the association
may be able TO secure the signatures II
those who may be willing to dedicate the
ground for the opening of these streets.
We ask your hearty concurrence In a
movement for the establishment Of a pub
lie park at the intersection of the Bladens-
burg road with the Benning road, the
ground upon which the park should be es-
tablished being known as the old GraC1-
land cemetery, containing about 2lo.~0
square feet. Since there Is at present only
one public park in Northeast Washing IA
We are confident you Will cheerfully joln
this committee and the association in an
effort to establish this much needed breath
ing spot in our section