Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-06
TAKoMA TOWN COUNCIL.
Meeting Held Last Night-Reception
of Reports-Other Business.

The town council of Takoma Park, Md,
held a meeting last night at 8 o'clock In
the chapel of the Takoma Presbyterian
Church. the first in the present fiscal year
The meeting was presided over by Mayor
]. B. Kinnear, with the following council
men present: ]. B. Derrick, E. E. Blodgett,
c. w. Scudder, Isle Morrison, j. H. Van
Houten and Town Clerk Ben. G. Davis.
statement was presented by the town
treasurer showing the receipts and dis
bursements for the fiscal year just ended.
The statement was referred to the finance
committee and will be embodied in a re-
port of the towns finances soon as the
work of the auditing committee is COM
pleted. The matter will be then presented
for action at a future meeting of the coun-
ell.
The finance committee submitted bills
amounting to $3O6.59, which were audited
and ordered paid
An audience was given Mrs. Morris Bien
and Mrs II. c. Bursley, who requested that
the schedule for streets to be improved
with cement sidewalks be readjusted as
to exclude the walks on Maple avenue and
include the construction of one on Elm ave-
nue.. Mrs. Bien explained the conditions
concerning both walks and argued that a
walk would be more preferable on Elm ave-
nue.. She stated that she would present a
petition to this effect if necessary.
Mayor Kinnear informed Mrs. Bien that
constructing walk on Elm avenue. and
he did not see how they could be forced
to provide for one. On the other hand, Mrs
Bien remarked that it was unnecessary for
walk to be placed on Maple avenue. Mrs
Bursley requested that the line of the old
walk on Pine avenue be followed as close
ly as possible in the construction of the
walks in that vicinity.
The council took the matter under ad-
visement, but Mayor kinnear said he hard
ly thought it would be possible to change
the present schedule.
deed was received at the council meet
ing from Mr.. ]. Vance Lewis, attorney for
the owners, granting to the town of Ia
koma Park, of Montgomery county, Md, a
strip of land five feet wide, lying next to
and running parallel with the line of the
District of Columbia, for the purpose of
laying sidewalk, sewer and water pipes, be-
ing from the fronts Of lots and and the
| side of lot 10 in block A. The land de-
scribed is on Magnolia avenue, and is do
mated to the town by the owners in order
that they may secure a cement sidewalk
in front of their property under the pro-
posed improvements, as begun by the town
authorities.
The water and sewer committee was in
structed at the meeting last night to secure
a suitable site for house for the use Of
the engineer of the pumping plant, and sub
NIT estimates at a future meeting Of the
council. Councilman Scudder, the present
chairman of the street and sewer commit
tee, was appointed. by vote of the council,
to the position of inspector of plumbing.
The reappointment of Councilman Bodgett
as building inspector and Thomas Rhine as
deputy bailin was also announced.
Councilman Scudder, chairman of the
special committee on sidewalks, reported
to the meeting on the progress of the work
in connection with the construction of
cement sidewalks, which was begun yester-
day He announced the appointment Of
Messrs. George H. Bailey and George C.
Burns assistant engineers and of Mr..
A. w. Brinck as inspector. His report re-
ceived the Endorsement of council.
special committee was appointed by
Mayor kinnear to select suitable names
for those streets and avenues throughout
| the park which are at the present time
without designation. The committee is
| composed of Councilmen Scudder, chair
| man; Morrison and Van Houten.
An estimate was received from the Con-
crete Steel Engineering Company for re-
| placing the present wooden bridge across
! the Sligo on Carroll avenue, for 81, 500 ex-
elusive of the cost of masonry in the walls
| and of the hand railing. The estimate COW
ers fee for royalty and the plans. re-
| print submitted with the estimate Of
| a boulder-faced bridge designed by w. J.
Douglas and constructed over Rock creek
| in the National Park. The matter was re-
| ferred to the regular committee in charge
of this work.
| Upon the recommendation of the finance
| committee, and approved by the council,
| 1t was decided to change the time of the
monthly meetings from the first Monday in
| each month, as at present, to the second
| Monday in each month.
Mayor kinnear announced that the bond
| of the Brennan Construction Company for
| sidewalks, has been received, and had been
| filed with the town treasurer