Evening star., 1902-05-06
BIENNIAL ELECTION
TAKoMA PARK ELECTS MAYOR
AND TOWN COUNCIL.
Result of the Balloting - Meeting Of
Old Board of 0fficers-Club
and Library.

The biennial election for mayor and
members of the council OF Takoma Park.
Md, was held yesterday, the polls being
open from a. m. to p. m. The total
number OF votes cast was III, divided
among the candidates as follows: For
mayor: ]. b. Kinnear, ia with three votes
scattering: for members OF the council, J.
b. Derrick. 100: Lisle Morrison, log: CasselI
Severance. 1o6: e. NJ. Douglas. 10S: c w.
Scudder. 101; L. L. Blodgett, 90. these be-
ing the six highest candidates and there
fore elected to constitute the council.
The members OF the council will be sworn
in Monday. June 3 and will serve for the
ensuing two years.
The judges of election Were C. II. Reming-
ton. ]. II. Clark and Arthur r. Colburn.
with Harry III. Campbell as clerk. Upon
the board concluding the counting of the
votes and arranging the tally slip a report
was prepared, which was presented at the
regular meeting of the council at o'clock
by Mr.. Clark and the result OF the election
thereupon declared by the council.
The newly elected mayor. John b. Kin
near, has been resident of Takoma Park
for the past fifteen years and has always
taken an ctiVe interest in the affairs of the
town. He is an auditor In the diplomatic
division of the Treasury Department,
which position he has filled for nearly sew
enteen years He was born in McLeans-
borough. Ill, forty-four years ago and
previous to his arrival in Washington was
superintendent of the public schools at
Carmi, Ill. For several years he taught
school in the same town.
Mr.. Kinnear is president of the Takoma
Citizens Association, a position which he
has held for three years. At one time he
was treasurer of the same association and
was town clerk for several years under the
first Incorporation of the town. He is an
active member of the Calvary Baptist
Church. He resides on Holly avenue
The present town council is composed OF
Mayor S. s. Shedd; Councilmen f. J. Lung.
w. G. Platt L. NJ. Mooers J. X Depue. H
j. Long and F. W. Long!ey.
Town Council Meets.
The regular monthly meeting of the town
council was held last night at o'clock in
the chapel of the Presbyterian Church.
The meeting was presided over by Mayor
S. S. Shedd. with the town clerk and treas
urer Ben. G.. Davis serving as secretary.
The revised assessment of real property
prepared by the board of assessors. COM
posed of Messrs. George A. Warren. Ben.
G. Davis and Lisle Morrison for the fiscal
year beginning July l next was submitted
and approved at the meeting.
The report of the judges of election was
then read by Mayor Shedd. declaring the
result of the election. The report was
adopted.
The report Of Town Treasurer Ben. G.
Davis was submitted and approved by the
council The report showed receipts for
the past month amounting to s20l69l. as
follows: General taxes. $i0424 proceeds
of tax sale. s1Ss-9l: permits, SIG: water
rents, s34.40; redemption fund, sl21 119. and
balance on hand, s1,25717. The expendi-
lures for the same period amounted to
Sl,64S.5I, leaving a balance on hand OF
SS6S.34 The auditing committee also sub
mitted number of bills which were or
dered paid
The report of F. w. Longley. chairman
of the street committee, was submitted and
approved by the council. The repairs and
improvements made to the sewage farm
were features of the report. The system
was stated to be in excellent working con-
dition. Other minor repairs to streets and
sidewalks were also included in the report
Samuel Queen was appointed a deputy
bailiff.
Mayor Shedd informed the council that IN
accordance with instructions he had con-
suited with the officials designated by the
District Commissioners relative to the use
OF the sewerage system of the town for
drainage of those portions of Takoma Park
located within the District and that nego-
uauons are now under consideration for
the purpose indicated. with excellent
chances of arriving at a definite and salts
factory agreement.
An appropriation was authorized for nav
ment of the board of assessors and of the
judges and clerk of election.
General and Personal.
Mrs. Guy /. Seaman of St Louis Is WIS.,
iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ
Mooers of Montgomery avenue.
Mr.. b. c. Coon and family, after winter
ing In Washington. have reoccupied their
home on Sycamore avenue.
Mrs. Alonzo Mooers of Maine and Mrs L,
F. Hopkins of Massachusetts, are on an ex-
tended visit to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Mooers
of Mont gomery avenue.
The Takoma Chorus has been organized
and is undergoing thorough drill. The So
ciety is composed entirely of Takoma resi-
dents. The chorus includes Mrs. c. o.
Townsend. Mr. and Mrs. f. ]. Perry. Mr..
5. S. Shedd Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Mrs H.
j. Long, Mrs. l.. M. Mooers. Mrs Homer
Query, Miss Sadie Strong Miss Edna
Dyre, Miss Mabel Gray. Miss Alice Low,
Mrs H. c. Bursley. Mrs. ]. b. Kinnear.
Miss Bina Parkins. Mr.. Clyde Lamond,
Mr.. j. b. Kinnear. Mr. Ernest Shuster Mr.
III. S. knight and Mr.. James Dyre The
meetings are held weekly.
The annual meeting of the Takoma Club
and Library will be held at the club house
tomorrow night, at which time the election
of officers and of those members of the
board of governors whose terms expire will
take place.
A meeting of the committee to arrange
the program for the field meet on Decora-
ton day was held Saturday night at the
club house on Oak avenue. The events Will
include 1O0-yard dash. 220-yard hurdle
one-mile relay race, one-mile run, high
jump. running broad jump. pole vault, put