Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-29
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Fight in Council Over the Laying of
Sidewalk

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, September %, 1902
The common council met Saturday night
at the office Of Justice Carr. with Mayor
Wells in the chair and a full board In at
tendance. The attorney was instructed to
place lien on the Fowler property to Sc
cure claim for laying a sidewalk in front
of the premises. A resolution offered by
DR.. Owens of the third ward was passed.
; setting forth: THAT the road committee be
instructed to correct, If possible, the stop
page of rain water at the mouth of Ma
gruders alley, whereby the pavement on
Johnson avenue Is often flooded to the in
jury of property and the discomfort Of
citizens
Treasurer w. H. Richardson, in his re-
port of the financial condition Of the town.
stated that the receipts since August 30
were S579.T4; total receipts. 81, 4O4.S3; total
expenses, $2.21191, leaving a balance on
hand Of s192.92.
Plumbing and Building Inspector wiss-
man stated in his report that he had Issued
since August 80 six building permits and
two plumbers permits, and that the total
number of water connections up to date
was 1877, and the number of openings 30.
One water connection had been made out
of the town.
Considerable discussion arose over laying
a brick sidewalk on Columbia avenue from
the culvert up to and including the Dun
ming property. The council had decided to
lay this sidewalk on this avenue at previ-
Gus meeting upon the request of the prop
erty owners. The bricks had been ordered
for the pavement, but a vigorous protest
from Mr.. N. A. Dunning. who had been one
Of the signers for the sidewalk caused the
council to reconsider the question at spe-
cial meeting called for the purpose of
awarding the contract. Mr.. Dunning claim
ed that the grading of the ground in front
of his property, as called for by the sur
-rIf IL, L.
feet, would destroy the trees and steps on
his property and damage 1t to the extent OF
$500. He threatened to sue the town for
damages If the council ordered the work to
be DONE
Attorney Rogers stated in regard to tho
matter that the council had the right to
make the improvement, as the sidewalk
would be laid upon ground that was public
property.
The following ordinance drafted by At
torney Rogers was passel by the council:
BE 1t enacted and ordained by the mayor
and common council Of Hyattsvile that a
grading be done at over and along the
north side Of Columbia avenue in said
town as per survey made by Edward l..
Latimer, the purpose OF the ordinance be-
ing to point the necessary authority. There
fore, be it further enacted and ordained by
the mayor and common council OF Hyatts-
Vile that an assessment be, and is hereby
levied for half the cost for said work and
against abutting property owners. the same
to become due. payable and lien on said
property upon the completion Of the work,
ten days notice to be given to the several
property owners by the treasurer OF the
town."
Councilman Curry made a hard fight and
an earnest appeal for the passage Of the or
dinance and the laying of the sidewalk. and
said that II Mr.. Dunning were allowed to
stop the Improvement It would make him
king Of Hyattsviile. lie vote upon the
passage of the ordinance was as follows:
Yeas. the mayor, Curry. MaIoney, White,
Welsh Nays, Owens, Fainter.
On motion of Mr.. Maloney temporary
board sidewalk. 100 feet long and eighteen
inches wide, was ordered to be laid on
Wells avenue and the sum OF $50 was APP
propriated for this purpose.
On motion Of DR.. Owens a board side
walk was ordered to be laid from the Fam
ter property. on Garfield avenue. to Frank
lin street, thence to Maryland avenue.
1t was decided to give the FIRE department
the privilege OF using the council room as
headquarters.
Work on the public roads has been or
dered by the road commissioners to be dis
continued for the present.