Evening star., 1899-07-04
TAkoMA PARK JUBlLANT
Result of Election Yesterday Cause of
Great Rejoicing.
Town Votes to Issue Bonds for the
Installation of Water Works
and Sewers.

The citizens of Takoma Park, Md, con-
slider that they have occasion to rejoice to-
day on their own account, as well as to cell
ebrate tr: nations birthday anniversary,
owing to the fact that the election held yes
terday resulted in favor of the bonding of
the town for the purpose of putting in
water works and sewers along the popu-
lated streets of the Maryland portion of the
town.
Ever since June 5, when the town council
passed the ordinance allowing the vote OF
the people to be held July 3 as to whether
they would adopt the water works and
sewer system, an active campaign has been
going on, and at one time during the past
month it looked pretty blue for the projec-
tors, but after the movement had been ex-
planned thoroughly things began to look
better, and the election resulted in the cast
ing of eighty-six votes for the measure and
fourteen votes against it.
The one hundred vots cast constituted
nearly all the voters of the town, at
time since the park has been established
has it much exceeded that number.
The polls were open from o'clock in the
morning until in the evening, and con
siderable activity was displayed throughout
the day. There Lad been no regular pro-
gram laid out for Fourth of July celebra-
ton, has been the custom in the town,
but the residents are, rule, SO eiated
over the result Of yesterdays election that
the absence of definite plans for the OBJ
servance seems not to be noticed.
Last night the regular time for the
monthly meeting of the town council, con-
sisting of Mayor S. S. Shedd and Council
men H. j. Long, w: w. Dyar W. 6. Platt,
f. ]. Lung, j. NJ Mooers, F. w. Longley
and Town Clerk Geo A. Warren. They had
hardly finished their routine business when
committee, comprising great many citi-
ZenS of the park, entered the basement of
the Presby Church, where the coun-
Gil was sitting, and demonstrated their ap-
proval of the action of the council in pass
ing the water works and sewer ordinance,
and also showed their appreciation of the
result of the vote of yesterday. Mrs. l.. NJ.
Mooers, chairman of the entertainment
committee of the Takoma Citizens Associa-
ton, rendered, with great effect, an original
song, entitled, 1.-The Water Works Have
Come"
Speeches We're made by Messrs. Charles
NJ. Heaton, Town Attorney Ashley NJ
Gould, Mayor S. S. Shedd, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
]. Sunny, Mr.. H. J. Long and Mr.. J. B.
Kinnear. They were all exceedingly glad
that the vote resulted as it did, and pre-
dicted the rapid growth of Takoma from
now on.
Statements were made that a number of
people had refused to locate in Takoma
owing to the lack of water and sewer facili-
ties, but that objection would now be
removed and the railroad facilities would
also shortly be much better than they have
been for the past year or two-track for a
new roadbed along the BrightWood cleo
tliC IOdu HOW DC IS ldlu-lI was concluded
that no reason exists why Takoma should
not hold its original place in leading subur-
ban towns.
There will be forty hydrants placed at
various places in the park for use in case
of fire and for flushing purposes. About
5000 feet of water pipes and the same
number OF sewer pipes will be laid, costing
in all nearly $4o0Oo the amount allowed ny
law to be obtained by bond issue.
There is but little doubt that the Sligo
stream will be used for the water supply
and that the reservoir will be located at the
crossing of the stream and the Blair road,
on the grounds Of the Takoma Loan and
Trust Company, bordering the northern
line of Takoma- A standpipe may be erect
ed on a high elevation near the Blair School
house, thus, it is thought, giving sufficient
force of water to throw stream over any
house in the corporation, which could be
used to advantage in case of fire.
F. Messrs. c. Vance Lewis. E. T. Blodgett
and Norman H. Brainard were judges of
election yesterday, with Charles NJ. Lewis
as clerk