Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-10
LAUREL NEWS,
Business Transacted by the Council-Bad
Results of a Mad Dogs FRENZY.

Results OF a Mad Dog's FRENZY.
Correspondence 81 The Evening Star
LAUREL. Nh. January 10, 1898.
The city council met in regular session at the
city hail last night with the president. Mr.. A.
Taylor Luber. presiding Mayor Stanley was
present. but submitted no written message.
Considerable business Of importance was trans
acted. The treasurer and collector made his
report of collections and expenditures for the
month Of December last and for the first nine
days of January. showing the receipts, includ-
ing both the general tax and the special side
walk tax. to be sS4975 and the expenditures
on all accounts Sls3 SO. The balance in the
hands of the treasurer was reported to be
$500. An ordinance was introduced and re-
f-rred to the committee on streets and high
WAYS providing for the opening OF 5th street
from Montgomery to German avenue and the
committee was instructed to consult the
abuttinG property owners and secure the right
OF way n possible. An application for a side
walk on 4th street from Main to Race streets
was referred to the committee on streets.
REPAIRIya SIDEWALKS.
Under the law passed b. the legislature five
wears ago about ten miles of sidewalks were
lfid on the various streets of the town and
bonds TO the amount Of $40. 900 were issued and
so.d to pay for them. These sidewalks were of
two-inch plank except where the property
owner laid them OF brick. they did in many
instances. being reimbursed BY the town to the
amount the walks would have cost IL they had
been laid Of plank. These wooden walks soon
began to ont. and the last legislature
passed y law authorizing the mayor and council
10 compel the owners OF abutting property to
make the necessary repairs and in lefault OF their
doing So to have IL done bv the supervisor and
the cost charged against the property. num-
Der Of property holders have been making these
repairs by mailing pieces Of boards and. in some
instances thick planks over the holes to the in
convenience and danger of pedestrians and
the matter has not only been the occasion of
much feeling. but finally landed in the council
last night. and the result was ordinance was
promptly passed under suspension of the
rules ordering the bailif TO have all such OBJ
structions remov ed and il the walks were not
promptly and properly repaired to have the
same done b. the supervisor at the expense of
the owners.
January 10 has been fixed as the date for
holding the relief party by the Women's Relief
Corps of Ayers Post G.. \. T., o: Hyattsville,
and the Academy of Music in Laurel has been
selected as the place
The Iirst Baptist Church OF Laurel will begin
a series of revival services in the new church on
the 18th instant and the same will be conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Eidredge b. Hatcher, late
OF Richmond, Va. Services will be held morn
ing and evening each Sunday and at 7:30 D. m.
during the week. Cards OF invitation to these
meetings have been sent to nearly every citizen
of this place
The services at Centenary NJ F. Church last
SUNDAY night were exceedingly impressive
There was no sermon. but the sacrament of the
Lords supper was administered and five were
admitted to membership. The uncomplsted
condition of the parsonage of this church ia
Worrying the church of,;cisls corsider.hIv and
a meeting of the boards of steward, and trns-
tees has been called for Thursday niobt 10
hat ,,l 9th 90
the church
VIZ NAD Do''
LAST summer do8 tnat was supposed 10 De
suffering with hydrophobia passed through
Laurel and bit quite a number of dogs and
they wore sneed;Iv killed hv ,bsir owrs-s ~ ,b.
ba,iiff Inn, ,h.. -, d.l.1a:,,,.I -, -, .
the hrid,s ~, ua,,,.d -, -. :, ~.
- a., :, ,.,oa,' 'G me- ~ o.'
teen mile, before il wa. overtaken and t;,lod nv
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