Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-17
LAUREL.

The city council met Tuesday night at the
city, hall, with President NJ f. Schooley,
Councilman Thies, Fairall and Carr and
Mayor Phelps present. Councilman Shars-
wood was absent. A number of bills were
ordered paid. The report of City Treasurer
George W. Waters, jr., was read and &C.
cepted. The report for the past month
shows the balance On hand in the corpora
ton account to be 500; in the sidewalk
account, s544.66. and in the electric light
account, SI.i7. A letter was read from eX-
Councilman Kerr. appealing to the council,
on behalf of the properly owners on the east
side of the B. and o. railroad. for cross
ing over the railroad at the foot Of Mont
gomery street The council passed an or
u1nance directing the railroad company to
construct an rndergrade crossing at the
terminus of Montgomery street under the
tracks of said road i'm lieu of the one re-
moved in 1881
Mayor Phelps message which contains
many important recommends tons and sug-
seStions, was submitted and accepted. He
calls attention to the subject of water
works for fire protection in it. and says
that the charter of 1899 gives the town
pow er TO contract for water, and that water
works could be obtained by ten-cent addi-
tonal tax levy He also recommends that
a bill be drawn authorizing and directing
the county school commissioners to erect
a high school building in Laurel for pupils
from the public schools of Prince Georges,
Howard, Charles, st. Mary's and Calvert
counties. The mayor also recommends that
an act be drafted crea ting a new election
district to be known as the fifteenth or
Laurel, district, the same to be entirely
WITHIN the limits of the town. He suggests
mat TINS would be very important to Laurel
II the legislature passed separate district
ieVy act, such as was passed in 1883 for
Anne Arundel. or an amendment to the
constitution for the township system The
mayor also recommends that an act be
passed giving the mayor and city council
power to issue and sell licenses to nom
residents coming to this town for the pur-
pose of selling commodities and for exhibit
ing shows and other entertainments. He
also suggests that a proper adjustment of
the amount of taxes paid by Laurel to the
county each year be demanded. in order
that the tax paid by this city may be les
sened, and the difference used for town
expenses The mayor recommends a pole
tax for the Chesapeake and Potomac Long
Distance Telephone Company and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company where they
| traverse the streets of the city and along
the line of the b. and o. railroad through
Laurel. He also urges an increased assess
ment for the B. and O. Railroad Company.
He recommends the extension of the town
| limits to Cherry Lane road. which is about
a half mile below the present limits of the
| town. He urges the widening of 18th street.
| which is the principal crosstown street, be-
| tween Main and Montgomery streets. He
| thinks that the establishment of a public
| library here, on the lines of the act about
] to be introduced in the legislature. would
be of much benefit The mayor also sug
gests, in his message, that the legislature
| be requested to pass an act establishing
! conservative grade the Baltimore and
Washington pike from Baltimore to Wash
| ington. and to macadamize it, the road to
be used military road in time of war
| and for bicycles and a driveway IN times
of peace. One of the principal subjects in
| the message was that recommending the
| passage of a local option high license law,
| with strict regulations enforcing same. A
10y -i,, Hon. flA In, s,,
| Worcester and other assachusetts towns
the mayor thought, would be preferable
| which provides that the people vote at the
| regular election every two years, license or
| no license, that the license be issued in four
classes, of 81 600, 81 800 81, 300 and 81 900.
| spectively, and the entire amount of license
be paid TO the towns for use for general
improvements.
| The message will be taken up and con-
sidered at an executive session of the coun-
| Gil, which has been called for Mou.lay
| night at O'Clock.
| Mr.. r. L. Anderson, whose serious ILL
| ness has beer mentioned in The Star, died
at his residence here Tuesday. Mr.. An
! derson was removed a couple of weeks ago
| to Baltimore. 20 the University of Maryland
| Hospital. for treatment. and was brought
| to his home here about week ago. He
had been suffering with a cancer The
stomach, which resulted in his death. He
was well known in Washington, where for
a number of years he was in the commits
sion business on Louisiana avenue. He
| leaves a wife and five children.
| The election of directors for the Citizens
| National Bank of Laurel took place Tues
| day afternoon at the banking house here.
The following were elected: c. H. Stanley,
| Geo. w. Waters, Chas. F. Shaffer. ST.,
Barnes Compton. Mayor Edward Phelps
and Judson T. Gull of Laurel: DIR. Francis
Thomas and A. G. Thomas of Montgomery
county; William H German of Cations
| vile; Lloyd d. Dorsey of Annapolis juno
ton and l. S. Wilson of Marlboro. The
election of officers will occur at the next
meeting.