The evening times., 1899-03-21
-rAKoMA PARK CITIZENS.
They Discuss the Questions of Sew
ers and Schools.

ers and Schools.
largely attended meeting Of the Ia
koma Park Citizens Association was held
last night in the town hall. President w.
G.. Platt presided and Secretary H. E.
Warren kept record of the proceedings.
Robert S. Brown, the chairman Of the COM
| mittee on sewerage. reported the action
of his committee in securing the right OF
way for a sewer from the village to the
main sewer which runs TO BIightwood
Park, a distance of several miles. Mr..
Brown reported that the property owners
along the greater part of the line of the
proposed sewer have consented to sell their
property but that one owner refused un
the guarantee was given him that pond
on his land would be replaced after the
sewer was completed. Mr.. Brown asked
permission from the association to circu-
late pledge among the members for tn :
purpose of raising funds for replacing the
pond. This permission was granted and a
considerable amount was subscribed. II
is thought that now no obstacle will be
thrown in the way of the sewer and that
it will be completed in a short time.
j. B. Kinnear, the chairman of the COM
mittee on railroads reported on the ef-
fort OF his committee to secure better
street car service. He stated that he had
called upon Mr.. Crosby, the local Iepre-
sentative of the syndicate which recently
purchased the Brightwood electric line,
connecting Takoma Park with Washing
ton, and had urged him to give the citi-
zens OF the Park a through car service
Mr.. Crosby consented to do this, and an
improved through schedule was inaugu-
rated for short time, but recently the old
system was restored, making it necessary
now as formerly to change cars several
kAfr1 III A.
Mr.. knnear thought that it would prob
ably be several months before the citizens
could look for any improvement in the
present conditions. In the course of his re-
marks Mr. Kinear called attention TO the
crowded condition of the cars.
Capt T. w. Lay, On behalf of the COM
mittee on schools, reported an appropri-
alton by the last Congress for building
a school house in Takoma. The committee
had prepared resolution, which Captain
Lay presented. The text of it follows:
Whereas the Commissioners of the District o
Columbia and the Board of School Trustees o
said District have recommended and materially
assisted the citizens of Takoma Park in securing
an appropriation for a public school, and wherea:
| said Commissioners have also expressed 4 desire
| for a recommendation from the association re
lating 10 Tie location of the school, therefore bi
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| Resolved, That this association tender said Com
mlssoncrs and school trustees their gratitude anC
| thanks for their earnest support and further bt
il resolved that it is the OF the association
that any site selected by the Commissioners anC
J trustees will bc satisfactory to the association
and the school committee is hereby directed Il
/ tender such assistance as the Commissioners MAJ
! desire IN the selection of such site.
The resolution as presented by the com
mittee recommended that the building be
/ erected on the west side of the tracks oi
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This
caused considerable discussion. Ashley NJ
Gould stated that in his opinion action or
| the resolution should be deferred until
/ the matter had received mature considera-
tlon by the members of the association.
He. therefore,. moved that the resolution
be laid on the table. President Platt
stated that il was very desirable that ac-
tion be taken Immediately, as the Commits
| sloners had asked for an opinion at an
early date, so that the school might be
built during the summer and be ready for
occupancy next fall. At first MIR. Gould in
sisted on his motion. but later withdrew
il when Captain Lay consented to alter
the resolution, leaving out the recommen-
dation as 10 the exact location of the pro-
posed building. Resolutions were passed
| expressing the thanks of the association
TO Messrs. J. b. Kinnear. Capt. T. W.
Lay, W. w Rapley. B. II. Warner and
Blair Lee for their efforts in promoting
the passage of the appropriation. Messrs
| NJ. ]. Wine and Blair Lee were elected to
membership.
At the close Of the business meeting the
| entertainment committee presented, in
| honor of a large number of ladies who
were present as guests of the association
an attractive musical and literary enter
| tainment Among those who took part
were Miss Ethel Moore, Master Stuart J.
| Dewey. Mrs. H. j. Long, Eugene Kinnear,
Harry Campbell, and Mrs. H. S. knight.