Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-04
TAKOMA PARK COUNCIL
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT IT'S
HEETINGsLAST NIGHT.
Good Financial Showing for the Last
Fiscal Year7aRe Reports Submit
ted and Adopted.

The August meeting of the town council
of Takoma Park Md. was held last night
at o'clock In the chapel of the TakoIna
Presbyterian Church. The meeting was
presided over by Mayor ]. B. Kinnear.
with the following councilmen present: J.
B. Derrick. E. E. Blodgett, c. w. Scudder.
Isle. Morrison. Cassel, Severance and
Town Clerk Ben. g. Davis.
A consolidated statement of the receipts
and disbursements of the town of Takoma
Park for the year ending June 80 last, was
submitted and approved by the council.
The finance committee, composed of Coun-
cilmen Isle Morrison and c. w. Scudder.
reported to the council that they examined
the books and accounts Of the town treas
urer, as ordered by the council at pre-
vious meeting, and found them correct in
every respect.
The report of Town Treasurer Ben. G.
Davis was submitted and approved by the
council last night. The balance on hand
from the previous month amounted to
$751; "A. which. together with receipts from
general taxes Of $2,958.n; water rents.
$50 so; permits. IS. and interest on deposits.
$3S 90 showed a total Of So. 561. Is for the
month Of July. The expenditures included
erage system. So. IS: street work. 1892:
street lighting. $8:3s; general expenses,
$69.51: salaries. $16O; expenses duplicate
pumping plant. $3.50. making a total of
So, 1928.
Information by the Mayor.
Mayor Kinnear informed the meeting
that the District Commissioners had acted
favorably on request of the Takoma au-
thorlties to supply that portion Of the town
within the District limits with enough fire
hose to protect the sections where the hose
reels will be located. The mayor stated
hot
would arrive in few days. and that they
would be placed In suitable positions in
North Takoma, in the new park and Car
roll avenue.
Permission was granted the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company to erect
poles on Maple and Cedar avenues.
The finance committee submitted bills
amounting to $126.56, which were audited
and ordered paid.
Councilmen Morrison and Scudder of the
finance committee recommended that the
sum of $500 be deposited to the credit of the
sinking fund, as required by the act author
bonds. The committee also recommended
that the mayor and council be authorized
to purchase one of the $1,000 water and
sewer bonds. The recommendations were
favorably reported upon.
The final payment Of $500. less bills paid
by the town, to Messrs. ROsser and Castoe
for the installation and repair Of machinery
at the pumping station was ordered.
The report of Councilman Blodgett. chair
man of the str let committee, was submit
ted and approved. The report included
number Of recommendations relative to the
repair Of streets and roadways, which were
approved by the council Councilman
Blodgett reported repairs to streets and
avenues in North 'Takoma, including the
scraping of streets IN that section. The
new lamps burners. globes and wicks were
received, and progress reported in supply
Ing the lamps Of the town with new equip
ments. The sum OF $125 was recently ap-
prOpriated for this purpose.
Mayor Kinnear was authorized to confer
with Mr. George N. Beale of Carroll ave-
nue. relative to the widening of that avenue
east of Ethan Allen avenue.
F. The chairman of th8street committee was
authorized to purchase 8. 600 feet of lumber
for the extension and repair of boardwalks
throughout the corporation.
Mr.. Holmes to Rebuild.
A permit was granted Mr.. Bernard R.
Holmes to rebuild the Holmes mansion.
which was recently destroyed by fire. Mr..
Holmes also requested at his audience
with the council last night that permission
be granted to connect that property with
the town sewerage system. Mr.. Holmes
informed the council that he would erect
new residence on the same foundations
at cost of about 5000, to be completed
about November l. The matter was refer
red to the water and sewer committee.
The sum Of $50 was appropriated for
the water and sewer committee 10 be ex-
pended in building a dam above the fl
tration plant for the protection Of the
plant used for filtering the water of the
town.
The matter Of insuring the pumping plant
and pumping station was thoroughly dis
cussel by the council and the matter re-
ferred to the water and sewer committee
for report at the next meeting Of the coun-
Gil.
Mayor Kinnear informed the members
of the council that "WildWOOd'' property
and the railroad had reverted to the con-
troll of the town officials, including the
telegraph wires leading to the resort. The
wires were to have been taken down yes
terday, but, owing to the delay of the
District Commissioners for the necessary
permission to remove the wires strung
within the District, the wires were not
taken from the poles until today.