Evening star., 1901-10-09
TAkOMA PARK.
Town Council Meetfng-Masouic Lodge
Nisited hy Grand Omcera.


Visited by Grand Officers.
The town council of Takoma Park. Nd.
held a meeting last evening at the Presby
teriau Chapel. The meeting was presided
over by Mayor S. S. Shedd, with Mr.. Ben
G. Davis as secretary.
The health officer. Mr.. l. NJ Mooers. sub
mitted a report OF the health conditions
of the town, recommending. among other
things, the purchase of disinfecting appa-
ratus for use in emergent cases. The re-
port was adopted by the council and the
purchase Of such an apparatus ordered.
The report of the town treasurer, Mr..
George A. Warren, was submitted and ap-
proved by the council. The report showed
a balance on hand of 81 as. ~. The total
receipts since the list Of July for taxes. wa
ter rents, permits, etc, amounted to 81
5069I The disbursements for the same
period amounted 10 S95S.62.
Councilman Lung reported that, together
with Health Officer Mooers. he had con-
ferred with representative OF the Dis
trict government in regard 10 the menace
to the public health caused by house drain
age from the District Of Columbia into the
open stream flowing between Holly and
Oak avenues. The District inspector, he
said, had promised to bring the matter TO
the attention of the District health officer
and to recommend to the Commissioners a
conference with the mayor and council
with a view Of bringing about some ar
OF Columbia ana Takoma Park
The street committee was authorized by
the council to purchase number OF COM
plete street lamps to be distributed
throughout the town and to put all pres
ent lamps in first-plass condition.
Prof. II. J. Webber of the Agricultural
Department has returned to his home on
Magnolia avenue. after summer spent in
conducting experiments in the cotton fields
of South Carolina.
Mayor S. S. Shedd and family have re-
turned to their residence on Oak avenue.
after summer spent abroad and at the
Buffalo exposition.
Mr.. Arthur Lee and family are now oc-
cupying their new home on Pine avenue.
Mr.. r. w. Johnson and family of Wash
ington have taken residence on Carroll
avenue for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Follmer of Carroll
avenue have returned from Atlantic City,
where they spent the summer
Mr.. J. S. Swormstedt and family have
removed from the Park to Columbia
Heights
The District street cleaning department
commenced the work of scrapiug the
streets and removing the weeds from the
cutters in the District portion of the Park
this morning.
Takoma Lodge. No %. F. A A. NJ. was
visited last evening by the Grand Lodge
of the District of Columbia. Over one hun
dred and fifty members were present and
took part in the exercises. which were he's
IN Takoma Hail. Takoma Lodge turned
out en- mdSSe TO receive the guests. The
address of the evening was delivered by
Rev Donald Mcleod, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. The Masonic Quar-
tet was present and rendered several pleas
ing selections. At the conclusion of the ex-
ercises the grand master and Rev. Mr.. Nc
Leod Were presented with handsome bo1I-
quets Of roses. The quartet was composed
of Messrs. Miller, Simons, Rlackmar and
Humphrey. The special guest of the occa-
sion was Right Worshpful Grand Senior
Warden Doliver of the Grand Lodge OF
North Carolina.