Evening star., 1905-08-31
NORTHEAST sUBURBANITEs.
Meeting of Citizens Association for
Consideration of Local Interests.

A meeting OF the Northeastern Suburban
Citizens Association was held in the Path
finder building, Langdon, last night. Presl-
| dent Lawson reported relative to the CITY
and Suburban railway transfer decision
that the committee had co-operated with
committees from the lexington. Hyattsville
and other associations; that Messrs. Ser
ven and Johnson had been employed to rep
resent the associations before the court
and that they had succeeded In getting the
order suspended. and he thought 1t would
remain suspended: further. that the COM.
mittee had succeeded in raising this asso-
ciation's portion OF the expense fund.
President Lawson also stated that 10Th
street had been macadamized from Rnode
Island avenue to Franklin street; ana he
thought the officers would succeed In their
efforts to have the street completed in ac-
cordance with the requirements OF the ap-
preparation act.
Mr. Frank Higdon called attention to the
condition OF the road at the Douglas street
crossing OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road; that several citizens of Langdon had
voluntarily used their teams In nlllng up
the bitches with coal ashes, but that the
recent heavy hauling over 1t. especially by
District wagons. had made 1t almost i'm
passable and that while the I'D street
bridge over the railroad Is being rebuilt the
only outlet to the Biadensburg road would
be by Douglas street and the Factory road,
he moved that the District Commissioners
be requested to repair Douglas street at the
crossing The motion was agreed to.
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Wilton Har
vey the Commissioners are requested TO
provide In their estimates for the grading
and macadamizng of Evarts street from
10th street east to Mills avenue.
Mr.. J. &. Goodkey proposed that the Com
missioners be requested to provide in their
estimates for the further improvement of
Rhode Island avenue from 18th street to
South Dakota avenue and this was or
dered
Mr.Goodkey submitted his report as chair
man of the committee fire and police
relative to the condition of the fire engine
house fund. giving an estimate of the
amount still necessary to complete the
building. and suggesting that the committee
desires further assistance in soliciting
funds. He moved that the different subdi
The motion was agreed to and Messrs. r.
x. Higdon and c. ]. Sheriff We're appointed
for Lans don, w, K. Love for Fort Saratoga,
C. T. Johnson for Woodbridge. w. G. Copley
for Ellaston Terrace and X. Nj. Presley for
Avalon Heights.
On motion of Mr.. Ira j. Baker, the Com
mtssioners were requested to have trees
planted along 10Th street northeast from
Rhode Island avenue south to Queens
Chapel road and that the trees In the other
nqrtheastern suburban subdivisions be trim
mid
Secretary l.. H Patterson moved that the
Commissioners be requested to have the
2lmes OF streets painted on the lamps at
the corner OF Rhode Island avenue and
Goth street and on such other corner lamps
as have been overlooked.
After q general interchange of views rel
ative to the status of Mills avenue as a
public highway. the engine house and ap-
paratus. organization of a volunteer fire
company and other matters of interest to
the northeastern suburban section the meet
Ing closed.