Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
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TAKOMATOWN COUNCIL
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEET
ING HELD LAST NIGHT.
Report Made by Committee Responding
to Request for Water Supply by
Sanitarium Association

The regular monthly meeting of the town
council of Takoma Park, Nd, was held
last night at o'clock in the chapel OF the
Takoma Presbyterian Church. The meet
ing was presided over by Mayor ]. B. Kin
near, with the following councilmen pres
ent: J. B. Derrick, c. w. Scudder. Isle
Morrison, E. E. Blodgett, E. NJ Douglas,
Cassell Severance and Town Clerk Ben G.
Davis.
The report of the town treasurer was
submitted and approved by tine council. The
report showed receipts for the month OF
February, as follows: General taxes.
SIG SO; water rents, 1892 balance on hand
last report, 81, 156.10, making total of
s257496 The disbursements during the
same period were as follows: pumping
plant S1G315; waterworks. SCI 81: street
work and labor, sS9.SI; street lighting.
$3.50; general expenses $22o; salaries,
500. making a total of $320.1S. leaving
balance on hand at the HrSt OF the current
month of $22o4.1S.
Mayor Kinnear informed the council that
the bill recently presented by the represen-
tatives of Maryland at Annapolis had been
passed and was now a law. thus ADDING TO
the power of the mayor and council of Ia
koma Park. Md. Among other things the
bill authorizes the mayor and council to
construct cement sidewalks under the per-
NIT system sewers and water mains, regu-
late the sale of liquors and intoxicants and
all amusement features within the corpora
ton of Takoma Park. The mayor appoint
ed a committee composed of Councilman
Scudder, Douglas and Derrick, to obtain
legal advice and prepare the necessary or
dinance for the carrying out of the provi-
sions of the bill relating to sidewalks.
Work Of Street Committee.
A report was submitted by Councilman
Blodgett, chairman of the street commit
tee relative to the work of his committee
within the past month. Upon the recon-
mendation of the committee the salary Of
the lamplighter. John P. Ray. was increas-
ed from $50 to $35 per month.
The attention of the council was called to
an unpleasant incident which occurred be-
tween representative of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company and the
chairman Of the street committee, when
the formers attention was called to the
fact that he was not complying with the
ordinances of the town relative to the
erection of telephone poles and wires in
the town. The mayor was requested to
communicate with the officials of the tele-
phone company, reciting all the facts re-
ferred to and inform them Of the ordi-
Eances on this subject and the usual pro-
cedure to be taken in the erection of poles
and wires within the corporation limits.
An appropriation was made for the rails
ing Of the sidewalk on Holley avenue near
the residence of Mr.. jackson. Councilman
Blodgett also reported that a new cross
Ing ndO Ocen cOnStTuCteO at MOTH IakOma.
in front of the North Takoma Hotel; rock
blasted out on Sligo Hill. on Carroll avenue,
near the bridge, and sidewalk constructed
along the Jackson property.
The proposed construction of steel
bridge stone arch over the Sligo stream
on Carroll avenue was discussed by the
council. but no action taken. Information
was submitted by Councilman Blodgett as
to the cost of such improvements
Upon the recommendation Of Acting
Chairman Scudder OF the committee on
water and sewers the sum Of 500 was ap-
propriated to defray expenses nc.dental to
the freezing of the water mains on Ma
pie avenue February %.
A committee composed of Messrs. w. G.
Platt, Frank Skinner and Ben G. DAVIS,
was appointed by the mayor, upon the
recommendation of the council, as a board
of assessors to revise the assessment of
real estate for the ensuing year.
Request for Reduced Sewer Charges.
The committee on water and sewers SUBJ
mitted report In reply to recent COM
munication from the Takoma Citizens As
sociation.s relative to the connecting Of
sewers at the intersection of the District
line and Oak avenue. resolution adopt
ed at recent meeting of the association
provided for the accommodation of owners
of certain houses which are SO located in
the District of Columbia as not to be able
to connect with the District sewer, and de-
sired permission to connect-with and use
the sewer system of the town of Takoma
Park Nd. at less than $40 per house per
annum The committee stated In its re-
port, that while 1t was the desire of
every member of the council to assist such
residents in every way possible. it was
thought to be neither right nor just to
the taxpayers of the town to allow the use
of this sewer system to persons outside of
the town limits free or at cost much
less than that paid by the water and
sewer users within the town.
A letter was read by Mayor Kinnear,