Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-21
NEWS OF TAKoMA PARK.
Board Of Governors Of Club and Library
Meet-Town Council Proceedings.

A meeting Of the board of governors of
the Takoma Club and Library was held
Wednesday evening at the club house, on
Oak avenue, Takoma Park. The president.
Louis p. Shoemaker. occupied the chair.
with Mr.. Ben G. Davis recording the min
utes. The entire membership of the board
was present, II being the first meeting since
early summer.
The report Of the treasurer was submit
ted and showed the club to be in good
financial standing The report of Mrs. Z.
V. Wilcox, chairman of the entertainment
committee, relative to the recent entertain
ment given for the benefit of the club. was
accepted. The sum realized, 1t was stated,
amounted to nearly $50. 1t was announced
that the annual election of officers will
take place Tuesday. October %, In the
library room of the club. at which time the
ACCESSIBILITY of reoccupying the rooms
Gently vacated by the organization will be
considered by the board of governors. A
report on the matter will be submitted at
this meeting
A special meeting of the town council of
Takoma Park, Md, was held last night at
o clock in the chapel of the Presbyterian
Church, on Maple avenue. The meeting
was presided over by Mayor ]. B. Kinnear,
with the following councilmen present: j.
B. Derrick, E. E. Blodgett, Lisle Morrison,
]. III. Van Houten and Town Clerk Ben G.
Davis. The object of the meeting was to
give the owners of property affected by
certain improvements which are contem-
plated by the council opportunity to
enter protest against the improvements.
The construction of a cement walk on
Elm avenue, on the northern and western
sides, between Carroll avenue and Pine
avenue. abutting on lots Nos. 1, 7, s, o, 10
and IL. block F, and lot Is, block 10,
brought forth protests from j. Harrison
johnson & Son, owners of the corner prop
erty on Carroll avenue, and Mrs. Mary
Banes Miller owner of the adjoining lot on
nj har
being in the majority the council decided
to construct the walk, and have so inform
ed the engineer in charge of the work.
With the completion of this walk the side
walk system in the park will be complete
Bids were received and opened for the
construction of about 1900 feet of 10-inch
sewer. two inverted syphons. one stream
crossing, manholes and septic tank, with
the necessary fittings, and for laying about
1000 feet of finch water main along Car
roll avenue The bidders were Martin Nc
Namara of Washington, D. c., and the
Wflkesbarre Construction Company Of
Wilkesbarre. Pa. The bids figured approxi-
mately $4,000. The matter was referred
to the special committee appointed for this
purpose, with the request that the bids be
figured out and submitted at the next
meeting of the council.
Mr. Philip Kessler, United States navy,
stationed at Annapolis, Md, who a
cent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Favorite
of Carroll avenue. has returned to his sta
ton for duty.
Ex-Mayor s. s. Shedd has returned from
an extended visit to his family at Colorado
Springs, Colo, and is residing on Oak ave-
nue.. His wife. he states, has greatly inn
proved in health.
Mr.. Albert F. Woods, the newly elected
secretary of the Takoma Park Citizens
Association, left yesterday for the west,
where he will remain three weeks.
Prof. B. T. Galloway, president of tho
Takoma Park Citizens Association. left
Monday for business trip to Texas I'm the
interest of the Agricultural Department.
Miss May Kerr of Tippecanoe City, Ohio,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. @.
L. Favorite of Carroll avenue, has returned
to her home.
The District engineers office has COM
menced the construction of a cement side
walk on the south side of Carroll avenue
between Oak and Maple avenues.