Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-02
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Regular Meeting Of the Town Council
General Items.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd, March 2. 1903.
The regular meeting Of the town council
was held Saturday evening at the office OF
Justice Carr. There was full board In
at tendance, with Mayor Wells in the chair.
The town treasurer rendered his report,
showing the receipts to be 81. 10277 and the
expenses $5.30278, leaving in the treasury
$799 go
The inspector Of buildings and plumbing
also rendered report. showing that there
were four building permits, three water
connections and two taps.
A special committee appointed to revise
the charter and bylaws in reference to the
building regulations submitted report,
which was adopted. An addition was made
to section 80. making 1t unlawful to erect
buildings upon piers. but permitting these
to be used for foundations Of porches, bay
windows and interior supports for dwell
ings In section 6. which defines the duties
of the inspector Of buildings, the words
when so directed" were stricken out. In
section IA the words "a fine not less than
IS shall be imposed upon any one who shall
build, repair alter any building in the
town without submitting plans to the in
spector Of buildings" were stricken out. as
the penalty was covered in section 50, which
reads: ANY person violating any of the
building regulations shall be fined not less
than 81 nor more than so for each offense."
Section 20 provides all building material
must be of good quality and subject to APP
prevail The words ''of the inspector of
buildings were added.
Councilman Welsh, chairman of the light
ing committee, reported that six new lamps
had been placed in the town.
Councilman White recommended that the
inspector of buildings should retain the fees
for building permits.
Councilman Owens introduced two ordi-
nances. which were adopted. The first i'm
poses a fine of not less than s., nor more
than SO, upon any person who shall allow
water to be unnecessarily wasted on his
scaa NV ~ nrr
cept a servant visitor or member of his
family, except In case of fire. In case there
Is a leak, and the owner, occupant or agent
fails to have 1t repaired or refuses admission
to the plumbing inspector or other agent of
the council, the same penalty shall be i'm
posed and the water supply cut OFF from
the premises until 1t is assured the offense
shall not be repeated.
Ordinance provides that hereafte if am
registered plumber of the town shall fail to
fill in a proper manner any ditch opened
by him from the water mains OF the town,
across the streets, avenues. roadways or
pavements, within twenty-four hours after
the opening Of said ditch or the placing OF
the service pipe was commenced, or shall
within that time fail to restore to the pave
ment bricks he has removed, or shall fail
to properly execute his work, the plumbing
inspector shall have the work satisfactorily
completed and the costs shall be deducted
from the offending plumbers deposit in the
hands of the town treasurer, the inspector
also to receive his fee out of said fund.
The mayor was requested to write to the
officials of the City and Suburban Railway
and ask them to have the name ''Hyatts-
VILE" displayed on all cars running between
Washington and this town: also to write to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
asking for better lighting facilities at its
depot here.
Mr. George N Walker. jr., entertained 4
number of friends Saturday evening at his
fathers residence. There were games.
dancing and literary puzzles, the prizes be-
ing captured by Mr.. Bradley and Miss
Peters of Washington.
DR.. c. A. Wells has purchased from Mr.
Frank C. Farr a tract of land containing
seventeen acres. with house and outbuild-
ings on the Landover road near Bladens-
burg.