Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-13
OUT IN THE SUBURBS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION DISCUSS.
Es MATTERS OF INTEREST.

A stated meeting OF the Northeastern
Suburban Citizens Association was held I'm
the Pathfinder building. Langdon, wednes.
day night. President E. A. NJ Lawson pre-
siding
president Lawson reported as the re-
suit of the recent hearing before the Dis
trfct Commissioners. that the projection
to the street at the corner of I'D and Chan
ming streets had been removed; an estimate
tsaa been recommended to Congress for the
further grading and macadamiZing OF
nhooe Island avenue from 18th street 20
.uth street northeast; the names of streets
had been placed on unlettered lamps; tho
commissioners had ordered that trees he
planted along 10th street to Evarts street,
and that the balance of the fund for i'm
proving 10Th street be expended on said
street between Franklin street and Queen
Chapei road. He also reported that the
association had been represented at all the
meetings held by the joint representatives
OF the different citizens associations rela-
tive to securing better electric car service
on the City and Suburban lines and urged
all the members to attend the mass meet
ing In Masonic Temple on that question
last evening
President Lawson suggested that. on ac-
count of the rapid increase of population
in this vicinity, the Langdon School house
should be enlarged. and that the attention
OF the Commissioners should be called to
it. Mr.. D. J. Roberts, chairman of tho
school committee. Mr.. J. l.. Knapp and
others concurred in the views of the presi-
dent.
Secretary l.. III. Patterson presented
communication from the Northeast WASH
fngton Citizens Association. transmitting
q series of resolutions favoring the princi-
pie OF municipal ownership OF public utHi-
ties m the District of Columbia. The COM
munication was flied for future considera-
ton.
Streets, Lights and Park.
Mr.. Patterson, as chairman of the come
mittee on streets. lights and parks, re.
ported that the Corby Baking Company.
the new owners of the butterine factory
property, had agreed 10 donate to the DIS
trict small parcel of ground necessary
to give the District Commissioners right
of way to improve Douglass street at the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad crossing and
connect IL with the factory maeadamized
road to the Bladensburg road Also, that
the proposition for the District Commits
sioners TO take possession OF Mills avenue
donated to the public use by the late
Clark MiIls) had been advocated at the
recent hearing before the Commissioners.
and that he thought the Commissioners
would approve the pending bill in Congress
Oh. r. 1926 authorizing the widening OF
said avenue.
On motion OF Mr.. ]. L. Knapp, the Conn
missioners are requested to order mora
lamps for Jackson street between 18th and
Goth streets.
The question of the building of house
for fire apparatus being discussed by
Messrs. W. Nj. Love. John Bond. Miles
Bailey, w. G. Copley. Wilton Harvey, A.
L. Foster. Mr.. Andrews and others, the
executive committee was constituted a
building committee and instructed to have
the building completed at as early day as
possible.
Committee Wants Hearing.
The secretary was instructed to request
the District Commissioners to grant the ex-
ecutiye committee a hearing on the Mills
avenue bill Oh. r. 1926 at their earliest
convenience Also to request favorable ac-
ton by the District committees of the Sem
ate and House on the appropriation request
ed by the Commissioners to enable them to
extend the sewerage system to the north
eastern suburban section of the District.
House bill 127. before Congress, providing
for the opening and grading and macada-
MIXING Rhode Island avenue from Lincoln
avenue to 4th street northwest, was APP
proved.
The executive committee was instructed
to prepare bill providing for the compile
ton of the Improvement of Goth street to
Evarts street and the grading and macad-
amizing of Evarts street from Goth street
to Mills avenue, and have 1t presented in
the Senate and House and urge its passage
by Congress.
Officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows: Z. A NJ. Lawson president:
j. l.. Knapp. vice president; L. II. Pat
terson, secretary; Wilton Harvey. treasurer
After general interchange of views rel
alive to the interests of the northeastern
suburban section of the District, the assoc
citation adjourned.