Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13

A meeting of the town council WAS held
recently at the knights OF Pythias Hall for
the purpose OF making the annual levy and
hiking the tax rate for the new year be-
ginning July |. All the members were
present with Mayor Meem presiding and
MI Harry b. Cramer serving secretary.
Messrs Fulks and Miles. appointed an au-
diting committee at previous meeting To-
examine the books and accounts of the sec
retary-treasurer. Mr.. Cramer, mad. "A re-
port and upon ii WAS based thu. statement
OF the receipts and expenditures for th,.
year ending June 81. which was authorized
To be printed and posted The receipts were.
$soS.64 From late trea surer. S1O34: taxes
In arrears. s16i6; taxes for 1902 siG3 ~
road tax from county commissioners
SHd.32 and permit fees 81 ~ Disburs..-
ments We're SS43 A. Work and fmnrove-
ments on streets, S:53i. ~: lighting thu.
streets, including the salary OF the lamp
nshter. Sl4S.'4: salary and expenses of the
secretarys office SSnsl; expenses of cleo
ton. baifffs' and legal fees sIsl5 Bal
ance cash on hand WAS slJ.l9 Clerk
Cramer reported an increase Of 5000 in the.
taxable basis
When it came to consideration of the tax
rate quite difference Of opinion was mani
tested. some of the councilmen favoring an
Increase of . cents. in order To raise the
revenues for much needed improvements.
Inc rate was fixed at ~ cents on the 500,
the same as last Year. however, az the
majority seemed to favor that figure.
Rev. T. j. Lambert of the Gaithersburg
circuit NJ T.. Church South announces
that the new church edifice at the German
town village is nearing completion and will
be ready for dedication Sunday. July 81.
Mr.. Lambert will have charge OF the
erciSes and hopes TO have the assistance OF
Bishop \. Coke Smith. who will deliver the
dedicatory sermon. Rev. w S. Smith Of
Jamestown to whose ministration the
church will be assigned Will also partici-
pate in the exercises \ special choir. under
the direction of Mr.. r. Wilson Walker, VIII
go from the Gaithersburg church to furnish
the music of the occasion. The new church
will be known as the Memorial NJ. =.
Church. South.
Mr.. Philemon NJ. Smith has been appoint
ed trustee of the public school. vice Or r..
O. Etchison. who failed to qualify.
Miss I.avinia Peters daughter Of the
Rev. I. r. Peters OF Annapolis is tn. guest
of her grandfather. Mr.. William r. Wind
sor. for the summer.
Col. James S Petit inspector general OF
the army and family are among the promt-
nent observation-disclosures at Gaithersburg To
reside during the heated term. They are
occupying the Belt home on Diamond ave
nue.
One of the most exciting base ball
matches this season took place at East
End when the Montgomery Stars crossed
bats with the Washington Grove club The
Stars won. after an intensely exciting nm
ish in the ninth inning. by score OF . {"
= Mr. Donald Monro was invincible in
the box for the victors.
The Gaithersburg Milling and Manufac-
turing Company has purchased Tor S2.un
the business stand of Mr.. Wilson Ii.
Tschiffely. consisting of hay-baiing estap-
lishment warehouse. stables and office
building situated on Diamond avenue east.
and adjacent to the tracks of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.