Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
NORTHEAST SUBURBS.
Association Discusses Improvements
Done and to Be Done


At a meeting of the Northeastern Subur-
ban Citizens Association, held in the Path
finder building. Langdon. Thursday evening,
President E. A. NJ. Lawson expressed him
self as well pleased with the treatment &C
corded the section by the District Com
missioners and the board of education rela-
tive to the requests made by the association
at the last meeting; they have provided,
he said, in their estimates to Congress for
chemical engine, six-room extension to
the Langdon school house, $500 for the
Improvement of Franklin street; $4,000 for
further grading and macadamizing of Rhode
Island avenue from the Brentwood road
eastwardly, and that Jackson street had
been furnished with handsome naphtha
lamps.
Secretary E NJ Patterson stated that
the Commissioners seemed to be misn-
formed relative to Mills avenue. regarding
it as a private road-that Mills avenue had
been opened as a public thoroughfare over
twenty years ago by Clark Mills. the noted
sculptor and that after Mr.. Nils death
the estate was settled and no part of this
road between Rhode Island avenue and
oath street Langdon, had been sold or in
cluded in any title of adjoining property,
hence it is still public thoroughfare, and
naturally the District is heir apparent, ,
and therefore the Commissioners shouid
order that the three lamps needed to fill
dark gap between Langdon and North
Langdon be provided without further
delay, more especially as there are over
twenty houses in close proximity to this
dark portion of Mills avenue. Mr.. Patter-
son also stated that the board of educa-
ton had ordered that the Langdon school
house be piped for Potomac water and
connected with the water main on Franklin
street.
Mr.. Ira j. Baker called attention to the
delay in beginning the northeastern sewer,
which it is proposed to run from the East
ern branch of the Potomac to Langdon
and through Mills avenue to North Lang
don and to it's connection with the Brook
land sewer The secretary was Instructed
to request the District Commissioners to
order that the work on this sewer be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
President Lawson called attention to
the condition of the roadway under and In
close proximity to the new Rhode Island
avenue bridge between 4th and 9Th streets
northeast. He said the Commissioners
should make this important thoroughfare
serviceable at as early a day as possible
The secretary was also instructed to call
the attention of the Commissioners to the
failure of the electrical engineer to have
also to the condition Of Franklin street
since the gas main had been run through
it, and to request that the Commissioners
order that the lamps be provided for Mills
avenue and that Franklin street between
Goth and 22d streets be repaired.
Secretary Patterson called attention to
Senate bill 3449, introduced by Senator
Teller, and House bill 1867. introduced by
Mr.. Wiley, providing for the completing OF
Goth street to Evarts street and the grading
Of Evarts street eastwardly from 10th
street to Mills avenue.
The question of holding public meeting
in Langdon Hail. to be addressed by the
Commissioners, members of the District
| committees and other prominent men, in
| the near future, is under consideration by
| the association.