Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14
NORTHEASTERN sUBURBAN1TEs.
Citizens Association Meets and Takes
Action on Many Matters.

A meeting of the Northeastern Suburban
Citizens Association was held in Langdon
last night President E. A. M. Lawson pre-
sided. On the recommendation of the COM
mittee on membership, Messrs F. NJ Lloyd
J. L. Madden, ]. w. De Groot and F. l..
McUmber were elected members.
President Lawson called attention to the
need of an additional teacher and piano
for the Langdon School. On motion OF Mr..
]. L. Kause. the board of education will be
requested to appoint an additional teacher
and furnish the school with a plano.
The president stated that the 'flr' had
been made for the sidewalk on Goth street,
from Frankfort street Langdon, to Rhode
Island avenue, Ellaston terrace and that
he had assurances that the sidewalk would
be completed at an early day.
The president also stated that, on &C
count of the large increase Of permanent
residents within the Jurisdiction of station
X, located at Langdon, another letter car
rier was necessary. After an interchange
OF views on motion of Mr.. Frank H'gdon,
the secretary was instructed to request Mr..
]. L. Bristow to authorize the assignment
of an additional carrier to station X.
Mr.. l. j. Baker, from the committee on
gas, reported that besides running the gas
pipes along Detroit street to Path street.
and south on oath to Cincinnati street. east
on Cincinnati to I'D street, north on 22d to
Frankfort street, and west on Frankfort to
10th street, at first promised, the WASH
ington Gaslight Company had extended the
pipes north on oath street from Detroit to
Frankfort street, and along Emporia
street. from I'D to oath street, but that no
further extensions would be made until the
company had assurances that majority of
the residents would the gas.
Mr.. L. H. Patterson. chairman Of the
committee on streets, reported that the
surplus Of the appropriation for grading
MI. I,a1 Ira, ,1a1 for
amizng material. which is now in close
proximity to Goth street, and suggested
that, on account Of the urgent need of the
completion of this street. to make first
class drive from the Bladensburg road
through Langdon to the Brentwood road.
the Commissioners be requested to macad-
amize Goth street from Emporia street to
Rhode Island avenue out OF the current
appropriation for suburban roads. On mo-
tion the executive committee Was instruct
ed to confer with the District Commission
ers relative to the matter.
Mr.. Patterson also suggested that the
Commissioners be requested to include in
the estimates for suburban streets for the
next year the grading and matchmaking of
Emporia street from Goth street to Miles
avenue, and also the further extension OF
Rhode Island avenue from the Brentwood
road to oath street.
On motion of Mr.. J. E. Goodkey the Com
missioners were requested to include these
two items in their estimates.
On motion of Mr.. Wilton Harvey, the
committee on buildings and repairs Of the
board of education will be requested to
have the water pipes connected with the
Langdon school house before the opening
of the next term of school.
Mr.. d. ]. Roberts of the committee on
fire and police, in a report called attention
to the recent disastrous fires in this sec
ton of the District, that this rapidlygrow-
Ing and thickly-populated region is without
fire protection there not being an engine
within three miles. and that. as nearly all
of the buildings are frame, an engine Is
greatly needed in this vicinity.
On motion Of Mr.. c. ]. Sheriff, the execu
tive committee were instructed to urge
upon the District Commissioners the great
need of a combination engine, to be located
in Langdon.
There was a spirited exchange of opin..
ions on the fire-protective question raised
by Mr. Roberts report, between President
E. A. NJ. Lawson. Secretary l.. II: Patter-
son. Treasurer Wilton Harvey, and Messrs.
!. ]. Baker, J. E. Goodkey. F. x. Higdon, ].
L. Kause. c. J. Sheriff, w. P. Page. H: M.
Presley and ]. w. De GroOt. resulting in a
unanmity in feeling and action relative to
the matter.