Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
AMENDING THE CHARTER
Takoma Park Citizens Approve Bill Pending
in Maryland Legislature
Power to Regulate Sale of Liquor
Protest Against Depressing Carroll
Avenue - other Business.

The TakoTa Park Citizens Assocaatioh'
at its regular monthly meeting last even
Ing. with Mr.. ]. r. kinnsar, president In
the chair and Mr.. Ben @. Davis as secre-
tary, indorsed an amendment TO the char-
ter of the town which is now pending In
the legislature of Maryland. This amend
ment Is as follows:
The council shall have power to license
regulate and restrain the sale OF intoxl-
eating LIQUORS within such portions Of the
corporate limits of said town as are not
within the confines OF Montgomery county,
also to license, regulate and control any
place of public amusement or recreation,
pleasure park, picnic grounds, club house,
and any theatrical or other exhibition, snow
or amusement, base ball games, bowling al
leys OF pool rooms, and for these purposes
shall have power to pass all ordinances mat
from time to time may be deemed necessary,
and to insure the observance of said ordi-
nauces, in addition to the action of debt
and such other civil remedies as may exist
In such cases by law for the recovery OF
the penalties thereto affixed, they may az
fix thereto such reasonable fines, not ex-
ceeding $50 in any case, as to them may ap-
pear right, and In default of the payment
of any fine imposed, they may provide for
the Imprisonment Of the offenders for Pc
nod not exceeding thirty days, or until the
fines are paid.
Provided however that nothing in this
act shall be construed to lessen or impair
the local law now In force in Montgomery
county prohibiting the sale, or bartering
and trading. directly or indirectly, of in
toxicattng liquors; but that said local law
shall remain in full force and effect as to
that portion of the town of Takona Park
embraced within the limits of sait Mont
gomery county, In every particular as If
this act had never been passed
Protest Made.
The report of the committee on streets,
A. alo;
H. d. Query. resulted in an animated dis
cussion, all the speakers being in opposi-
ton to an action which MI Query said
Commissioner Beach seems to favor. and
to which the citizens of Takoma Park are
opposed This the sinking Of Carroll
avenue so as to pass under the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad tracks, when the wish of
the residents Is that 5th street be opened.
Mr.. G. c. FSnippen and others said that
to Gepress Carroll avenue would mean the
ruin of Takoma Park, and a resolution was
adopted earnestly protesting against any
such action as seems, 1t was stated, was
wanted by Commissioner Beach.
Mr. knippen offered a resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the District Com
rnisSfonerS to have a pavement laid
Carroll avenue from the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad station to the District line.
A letter from Mr. T c. Noyes, chairman
of the board Of supervisors of elections of
Montgomery county, IN reply to one writ
ten to Mr.. Moves by Mr.. o. D. Sunnmey, in
reference to the dividing of Wheaton cleo
ton district into two districts, was read.
made by Mr.. Noyes, the legislature of
Maryland was appealed to for relief
Mr. g. A Warren called attention to the
fact that early in the present month he sent
out number of letters to members of the
association setting forth the fact that II a
small shed to protect a. hose carriage
should be erected in the District end of
Takoma Park a carriage with 500 feet Of
hose would be located there, and asking for
contributions to build the shed, which, he
said would cost about SIS but that he had
only received three responses to his appeal.
Several members arose and said they were
willing to give their share of the cost of
building the shed, and Mr.. ]. Vance Lewis
said he would promise that he and two
merchants of Takona Park would con-
tribute one-half of the cost of the improve
rnent.
school Matters.
The report of the committee on schools,
Mr. J. H. Clark. chairman, also led to a
long discussion The system of heating
which it IS proposed to install In the new
school building about to be erected in the
town was attacked, and a resolution was
adopted asking the District Commissioners
10 have the building equipped otherwise.
Mr.. Warren reported in detail the steps
taken to secure water supply for the town
and said he thought plant that would in
every way be satisfactory would be in
stalled by July next.
Mrs l. NJ. MOOres, from the committee
appointed to arrange for the proper observ-
ence of Washington's birthday. reported
that the committee had not completed the
program, but that those who came to the
Takoma Park Hall the evening of the 22d
instant would witness an entertainment
which, she thought, would give them salts
faction.
Some other business of a minor character
was transacted Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
and Mr. +. c. Ohm were elected to mem
bership. The attendance was large and al
most as many ladies gentlemen were
present.