Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
RAILWAY PROPOSES CHANGE.
Request for Permit Presented to
Takoma Town Council.

The monthly meeting of the town councli
of Takema Park, Md, was held last night
at o'clock in the chapel of the Takoma
Presbyterian Church. Mayor j. B. klnnear
presided with the following councilman
present: j. B. Derrick c. w. Scudder, f. T..
Blodgett and Town Clerk Ben G. Davis.
The report of Town Treasurer Ben q.
Davis was submitted and approved by the
council The receipts for November in
cluded general taxes, water rents, permits,
and balance on hand at last report amount
ed to $1,556.49. The disbursements for the
same period, for pumping plant expenses
salaries and general expenses, amounted to
$780,. SO. leaving a balance on hand OF
81, 1862 49,
A communication was read by the sec
rotary from the Baltimore and Washington
Transit Company, requesting that the COM
pany be granted the right to suspend the
operation of their line from December un-
til April / next. Mr.. William a. Mellen.
manager of the company, was present and
informed the council that it was the lnten-
ton of the company to improve and extend
It's line at an early date. He stated that
it was contemplated to change the route
through the town Of TakOma. The present
route, he said, was not Il practical one, and
if the changes were made as suggested, the
town would be greatly benefited. He fur
Their stated that it is the intention of the
railroad officials to make extensions at
both ends of the line.
The council deferred action until a fur
Their meeting.
The draft of the bill which will shortly
be forwarded to the representatives in the
Maryland legislature for passage at its
next session, relative to the construction
of granolithic pavements under the permit
system throughout the town. was scussed
and final action taken. Several changes
were made in the bill and at the conclu-
SION of the meeting was ready for trans-
mission to the legislature. The corpora
ton attorneys We're present and rendered
valuable legal advice on several important
questions which arose during the discus
sion.
The council has also provided for amend
ments to the present charter relative to
Licensing and regulating the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within the corporate limits
of the town.
The bin provides that the mayor and
council shall have power by ordinance TO
provide for the punishment of any persons
violating the provisions of the ordinance by
fines not to exceed $50 in any one case or
impr sonment for period of ninety days,
or both.
The auditing committee presented bills
to the amount of s2)S.7I, which were APP
proved by the committee and ordered paid.
On the recommendation of the chairman
of the street committee the council ordered
the erection of three lamps on Harris ave-
hue. An appropriation was also authorized
for improving Carroll avenue at the juno
ton of Harris avenue
Permission was granted the Chesapeake
ana POTOMAC Telephone Company to erect
poles on Pine and Montgomery avenues and
construct wires thereon. under the super
vision of the chairman of the street com
mittee. o'"-
contract was entered into with Mr.
Ray for lighting and keeping in repair the
street lamps throughout the town which
was reported upon favorably by the coun-
ell. lft cor
An appropriation was made for the pur-
pose of scrapng and grading roads in
Prince Georges county. An appropriation
scraping machine to facilitate the work
The ordinance COMMITTEES submitted
modification for ord nance 95, which was
approved by the council. relative to penal
taxes.