Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-17
TAKOMA PARK NEWS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETS AND RE
cEIvEs Committee REPORTS
Receipts and Disbursements the Past
Month-Sewers and Sidewalks
Personal Mention.

A meeting of the town council of Takoma
Park Md. was held Monday night in the
chapel of the Takoma Presbyterian Church
Before transacting the regular business the
mayor and council granted an audience TO
a delegation of citizens residing on Balu-
more avenue, North Takoma. The commit
tee was composed of Messrs Dentz. For
man, Wallace and Davidson, and were
present for the purpose Of suggesting
changes In the grade of the avenue and
obtaining information relative to the ex-
pense involved in lowering the service wa
ter pipes, made necessary by the grading,
preparatory to constructing cement side
walks on that thoroughfare. The commit
tee was Informed that the matter would be
discussed later in the evening. When the
matter came up for final disposition the
council decided that the expense of lower
ing the service pipes should be paid for by
the property owners. 1t was also decided,
to let the grades remain as established.
The report of the town treasurer for the
month of July was submitted and approved
by the council. The receipts for the month
were as follows: From general taxes.
So. 1874 So; water rents. s. 30; permits. Sc;
redemption of property sold for taxes
S2i.S1: from interest on deposit in bank.
S1J.ol. making total of $3.234.16. which.
together with the balance on hand from
The expenses for the same period were
Pumping plant. $3.50; water works. So;
sewer system. S6S7: street lighting, etc.
S27.S4: general expenses. printing, etc,
S64 20; salaries, SOB; interest, S4.5O: paid
from redemption fund, S24 81; general bonds
due June I, 500: paid on cement walks
s31s.62, making a total of $1.O77. "a. leaving
balance on hand of 200 4S.
Finance Committees Recommendation.
Councilmen Lisle Morrison and ]. H.
Van Houten of the finance committee rec
commended that $500 be placed in the sink
Ing fund. as required by law. authorizing
the issue Of water and sewer bonds, which
recommendation was approved by the coun-
Gil. The council, upon the recommendation
or the same committee. instructed the town
clerk to index the town records so to
make them available for ready inspection,
and the sum of $50 was appropriated to
purchase Alitable document case for
Keeping the town records
The finance committee called the atten-
tlon or the council to the fact that Prince
George county had not paid the rebate tax
lately. and the mayor was authorized to
take such action as was necessary and to
communicate with the county officials rela-
tive thereto.
The town clerk was requested to refund
s5.69 to Blair Lee, trustee duplicate taxes
paid In 1897 and 1900 the lots having been
entered on the tax books under different
names. >
The finance committee submitted blank
iorms to be used in connection with the
disbursements by the town treasurer for
approval by the council with the request
printed. '''o '"iie
me report of the street committee was
nu h,n py councilman E. E. Blodgett
M,i1 was approved by the council Sligo
hHi road and Ethan Allen avenue accord
ing to the report. have been pIowed ont
ana the streets rounded up with the scran-
er and rock blasted out to form the ent
. yer WIN pipe laid under the street to drain
.he gutter The cutters on Beach avenue
nave also been plowed and the street
rounded with the scraper. Three new
lamps were erected on Harris avenue, and
T T,e street was cleaned and brush removed.
Inc ponu on Carroll avenue was drained
ana the road otherwise imnroyed
Inc health committee was directed to
make thorough Investigation of each res
ldence properly located on q line of the
sewer and unconnected Herewith. with a
view or requiring connections to be made
Water and Sewers.
An appropriation was made for con-
structing a gutter on Carroll avenue in
the vicinity of the Jackson property. The
chairman of the street committee was d.
rected to erect new braces On the Sligo
bridge over Carroll avenue crossing He
was also directed to investigate the cost
OF constructing water mains under the
bridge In accordance with the proposed
plans OF the council for laying mains be-
You'd the Sligo. An appropriation was
made for repairs to Carroll avenue in the
vicinity OF the bridge occasioned by the
recent rains.
The water and sewer committee reported
that the engine In the pumping plant had
been refined and Is now in good condition:
also the sewer fields are in good condi-
ton.
The special sidewalk committee reported
that owing to the continued rainy weather
OF the past month only about 900 square
yards of cement sidewalk had been laid.
The engineer in charge of the work was
directed to have an experimental cement
crossing constructed at Baltimore avenue
where II crosses Takoma avenue. with a
the plan proves successful.
1t was reported that the sidewalks In
North Takoma have been completed. with
the exception of the one on Baltimore ave-
nue.. The workmen are engaged on Holley
avenue, and as soon as the work is COM
pleted on this street will take up Tulip
avenue, and then Carroll avenue.
Personal Mention.
Mr. H. Edison Rogers has purchased a lot
on Pine avenue near Montgomery avenue.
and will shortly begin the erection of
residence.
Mr. b. II. Warner has been issued per-
nit for the construction Of five houses on
Blair avenue. within the District. The
houses will cost s., 800 each, and the work
of construction will commence at an early
date.
Mr. c. w. II. Browne and family Of Blair
avenue have departed for the coast of
Maine. where they will remain until the
end of the season.
Councilmen Lisle Morrison and family of
HoIley avenue left yesterday for Colonial
Beach. Va.
Mrs. c. w Scudder and Miss Scudder of
Chestnut avenue have returned from an
outing at Harper's Ferry. W. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Clark and family OF
Hoiley avenue have returned from their
summer outing at Colonial Beach. Va.