Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-19
NORTHEAST DEMANDS
SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION WANTS
BETTER STREET CAR SERVICE.

The annual meeting for the election of
officers of the Northeastern Suburban
Citizens Association was held at Lang
don Hall last Thursday evening and the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, l.. II. Patter-
son; vice president, w. P. Gochenour;
secretary, d. ]. Richardson; treasurer,
Wilton Harvey.
A unanimous vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the retiring officers for the
manner in which they had discharged
the duties of their respective Offices, and
Mr.. +. A. NJ. Lawson, on behalf of such
officers. expressed his appreciation of the
support they had received and congratu-
lated the association on its remarkable
growth during the last few years.
Mr.. l.. II. Patterson, the newly elected
president, upon taking the chair briefly
reviewed the history of the association,
outlined the policy to be followed during
| the coming year. pointed out the par
ticular needs of the different sections and
urged the necessity of cooperation among
the members If satisfactory results were
| to be obtained.
The committee on sewers stated that
| an effort had been made to get the par
| ties who had refused to grant right of
way for the northeastern intersecting
sewer to reconsider their action, but re-
ported that their efforts had been with
out success and recommended that the
Commissioners be requested to proceed
with condemnation proceedings for the
purpose OF acquiring the right of way.
Mr.. 3. F. Edwards stated that there
was available about /$24,O0O for the pur-
pose of constructing the sewer, and rather
than to permit this money to lie idle
awaiting a determination of the condem-
nation proceedings, he suggested that
the Commissioners be requested to COM
mence work at Mills avenue and the tun-
mel under Rhode Island avenue, through
which section the right of way had been
obtained.
A committee was appointed to prepare
ana submit to Congress at its approach
ing session a bill granting the Commits
sioners the right to dispose of the site Of
the old 10th street school house, which
had been abandoned. Mr.. J. II. Langford
reported that Franklin street, from oath
street eastwardly, had been graded by the
Commissioners in accordance with the re-
quest of the association. Mr.. h. S. Baker
asked that the Commissioners be request
ed to place lamps along Mills avenue, the
objection of the Commissioners that the
street was a private road having been
overcome by the recent condemnation
proceedings.
The meeting entered a protest against
1.-THE accommodations furnished by the
street car company, claiming that the
present policy of the company In running
an Inadequate number of cars made 1t
impossible for the petrons of the road to
obtain seats. and, In many instances, even
room.
1t was pointed out that the street car
company had taken no account of the re-
markable growth of the northeast subur-
ban section. and that with several thou
sand more residents In the neighborhood
no increased facilities had been supplied,
nor had the railway company made any
attempt to care for the increased traffic
resulting from the opening of the public
schools, but depended upon still greater
crowdfng to accommodate this traffic.
heated discussion N "