Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-05
NEW OFFICERS SWORN IN
ORGANIZATION OF THE TAKOMA
PARK TOWN COUNCIL.
Reports Presented and ApprOved-Ap-
pOintments of Minor Officers
Other Business.


The town council of Takoma Park held
meeting last night in the basement of the
m.- - -, 49,, -, matters
'ei''" w. 80 ,,,.,.,,,.,
OF importance TO the Sectlon were 'iscuHseu
and acted upon The meeting was called
to order by Mayor S S Shedd shortly after
= o'clock. with George A. Warren, town
W.
citlh ana treasure aS feeoi"'-
me a.i''u"i '''i''"' d. iep'i VI nv -,
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say '"efe nave zen d 'o.'i y, '"'''9 80,
sessions '' ''ie c'ui''i' "ui ''s ''e s.' "i','
''Hi' - '''i '''''0 -,
;" lhlfeideh' as 10 occasion surprise witch
a member failed to res pond al roll CAL.
Taxes are paid with Commendabe prompt
ness. he said. Whether ii is due to the
fact that property owners have become "du-
Gated to the fact that it is either pay or
he sold out. due to the treasurer's system
of correspondence. is immaterial. so long
as the money is paid. At no time during
the year has the council been unable 10
promptly meet all its engagements.
Only &3,af we're expended in the matter of
street work. he said, of which sum 500
Were spent Ethan Allen avenue. This
small expenditure for streets. an item
which is usually the largest in the list Of
the towns expenses. is due to the fact that
the council decided to only make such ex-
P+.nil urtS loF Sires,S as were apSo.e'eIH Is
to fix streets that v;o,,ld he TORN IN for wa
ter and sewer pipes.
The entire cost of street lighting. for ma
' '' s., az" or NV II, ~
lamps and the fac; that there are over one
hundred maintained. The average annual
cost per lamp is remarkable. being hut
SD
Permanent Sidewalks.
The subject of permanent sidewalks en-
crossed tho ,ttentio, of tho cou,ci} during
T., G.. -. ~, -. ,.
- "iS' 4'e"'''' WI ""ti'h S'a'eu' ''
1t was soon shown that no progress could
be made in this direction until the charter
was amended. and a special bill covering
+bis ro.,.ar u-.,. ,,ras.r..., o,a ,a,eoa q,
~ ,,s+ soss;",' ~ i;sI ~, Cnno,a1
Ie,isIatfon nrn,idirp for a i,,st;ce IF the
,,o,ca f,r rr,Ior,, p,ri, ~ ,o,r,,,,,ia, .,
The Hnun~ tr,tHc and ,mandinr TIC +,y
law ware a1so securad all Of which II vas
declared will nro,a NJ Tho oraatast henatit
70 tba n,,,lic ~
The s,n of s.s ,r,s racair.J as doc, +,x
Of which sum a,no,,nts aegrao.'.ir,, s1E 80
rob.tad and q, III - ~ S - - Ti,;
thereof making :ha total incnr,a frnn, mat
source but s,,; nar annun, ~
Ona of tba w., ,hr,,,, ;.o..,.,o.
ever made nv tho town u.ss ~, ,ba s,hian3
of wat.rworks Ex,snara,in, da1ars %
curred STATED Mr. warren and rnan,, No.,
wouId have drnnned tho r,,hiac, b.; a,,h
and ENERGY triImnbad ~ " p'
REPORT OF Treasurer Warren.
The report of Treasurer Warren was
read and q committee comnos.d Of NJ
I;I ,,.-,.. -, - "
Aie MOI isoi anu -hr- Den u Davis was
appointed to audit the accounts of the
town treasurer. The report shows recefpts
amounting to 81 439 ~: expenditures So
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TIL WON. oouroi, oo,,nosoa % ,,o q
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Ionri., co,,n;I,,ar nas th ~
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tn r.,.;sal ..sa..,,o,. - 900, 80, -
son,1 nronertr in T.Ln,na p,rL s Nc
-. 81 ~ NJ 60, ~, NJ,
Ashley NJ. Gould. assessors. was reported.