Evening star., 1902-01-17
MONTHLY MEETING HELD,
Business Matters Before Northeastern
Suburban Association.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Northeastern Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton was held last evening in the Path
finder building Langdon. ID. c. The meet
ing was called to order by President Z. A
NJ. Lawson. Mr.. L. II. Patterson recorded
the minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
A communication was read from the Dis
trict Commissioners, stating that they had
made a recommendation to Congress for an
appropriation to grade and macadamize
10th street from Emporia street to Rhode
Island avenue, but they could not promise
that Ii would be retained in the bill. This
statement caused considerable comment,
and the officers were authorized to secure
a hearing before the subcommittee Of the
appropriations committee of the House. and
protest against the elimination of this item
from the BILL The population of Langdon
is rapidly increasing, AZ was stated, owing
in great measure to the location here of
the largest manufacturing industry in the
District Of Columbia. This is the only i'm
provement recommended in the present bill
by the Commissioners for that section, ii
was sta ted, and would enable the residents
of Avalon Heights. Winthrop Heights.
Langdon and the Bladensburg road, to-
gether with the large number Of workmen
in the butterine factory, who at present
reside in the city, to have a direct route
to the electric road on Rhode Island ave-
nue..
A communication was read from the su-
perintendent of education In reply to a re-
quest of the association that another
teacher be supplied the Langdon school.
He stated that at the present time Ii would
be impossible to comply with the request,
but an additional teacher W. I'D be sup
piled next year.
The committee on lights was instructed
to secure the written agreement Of prop
erty holders to install gas fixtures in their
houses provided the Washington Gaslight
Company will extend the main to Langdon.
The committee on extension of New York
avenue reported that bill had been pre-
pared and introduced Oh. r. 5S25), and read
communication from the Commissioners
promising hearing to that committee
when the bill Is submitted to the board for
their consideration.
The committee on parks, through the
chairman, Mr.. L. H. Patterson reported
that bill had been prepared, and would
shortly be introduced in Congress for the
purchase Of the beautiful grove of oaks
bounded by Emporia. 22d street. Detroit
street and the Queens Chapel road, to be
used for the purpose of public park.
Attention was called to the unsatisfa ctory
adopted urging the Commissioners to insist
upon ffteen-minute schedule on the
Maryland division of the City and Sub
urban Electric railroad.
The secretary was instructed to call at
tention to the dangerous condition OF the
sidewalk on the Queens Chapel road, and
request that 1t be speedily repaired He
was also ordered to request the guttering
of the Queens Chapel road from Cincin-
natl street to the railroad bridge. When
ever heavy rain occurs, 1t was stated.
the water backs up at this point and floods
the property in this section.
On motion, adjourned to meet the third
Thursday night in February.