Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-14
TAKOMA PARK AFFAIRS
TOWN COUNCIL RECEIVES RE
PORT OF TREASURER.
Receipts and Disbursements for
Month-Streets Stated to Be in
Bad Condition.


kinnear, with the following councilmen
present: e. E. Blodgett, Isle Morrison,
Z. w. Scudder, ]. B. Derrick, ]. II. Van
Houten and Ben G. Davis town clerk
The report of the town treasurer was
submitted and approved by the council
IL showed receipts for the month of jan
| uary as follows: General taxes, S39S 50;
water rents, $S51.0S; interest on deposits.
S1O-2S; redemption of taxed property
$99I; cement walk taxes, S3,64212; road
tax, Montgomery county, S651.5S, making
a total, in addition to the balance OF 81
1915 on hand of $S,357 O3. The disburse-
ments during the same period were as
follows: Pumping plant $34.40; street
work $3.50; street lighting, S21.25; gen.
erai expenses, $4671; salaries, Sos; semi
annual interest on improvement bonds,
$4675O; bonds paid, $3,400; redemption
fund. 1907; from special fund cement
walks, sewers and water main, S2,0S4.S So,
making total of $6,1S6.33, leaving a bal
ance on hand of $2,170.7O. OF this amount
there belongs to the cement walk fund.
including $500, the towns first annual
payment, $772.13. In a supplemental re-
port was contained the expenditures on
special improvements as follows: Cement
walks, $1o,31919; sewers S96432; water
main on Carroll avenue, 81 ,491O1, making
total of $17,S34.52
Street Conditions.
Mr.. Morris Bien Of Elm avenue was
present at the meeting and addressed the
council, calling attention to the condi-
ton of that avenue In the vicinity of Car
roll avenue. The cement walk at this
point is uncompleted, he said owing to
the unfavorable weather conditions which
have existed since the work was started
He suggested that cleats be constructed
on the temporary board walk which is
now in position until the contractor is
able to complete the walk.
Inc annual report of Mr. l.. NJ Mooers,
register Of vital statistics of Takoma Park,
for the year ended December 81, 1904, was
submitted and approved by the council.
The report showed that during the year
there were IA births and II deaths. Of
the latter 2 were non-residents Of the park
l caused by accident l homicide and l an
abandoned infant. He called special at
tention to the fact that there We're no cases
or typhoid fever or other diseases attrib
utable to the water supply or insanitary
conditions existing in the park The re-
port concluded that 1.-The residents of Tako-
| ma Park are alive to the dangers of race
suicide"
The auditing committee submitted bills
amounting to S114.S0, which We're approved
and ordered paid.
The attention of the council was called
to the incorrect surveys which had been
made of the property on Ridge avenue by
Mr.. Smith, a resident of that avenue. He
requested the council to have the property
resurveyed by the county surveyor in or
proper boundary lines between residents
owning property on that street. After eX-
planning in detail the errors in previous sur
veys, lie was requested to present a petit
ton signed by the property owners which
would be acted upon by the council, re-
questing the surveyor at Rockville to go
over the lines for making a final decision in
the matter.
Sewerage Construction.
The council received a communication
from Acting Secretary W. f. Myers of the
District Commissioners office relative to
the construction of sewer on Oak avenue
on the District side, with the sewerage
system of the town of Takoma Park, Nd
The Commissioners are DESTROYS of con-
structing the sewer, provided that the
work be done under contract between the
town and the District authorities under
the supervision of the District as other con-
tract work, and upon the completion In a
satisfactory manner the contract price to
be paid to the authorities of Takoma Park
Md. as contractors. The sewer is for the
benefit of the residents of Oak and Mag
nolia avenues, the properties so benefited to
pay annually sum to the town of Ia
koma for the privilege.
In this connection Mayor Kinnear was
authorized to enter into an agreement with
the District authorities, provided a more
definate understanding could be reached as
to the rate to be charged to each house
and the provisions for collecting the an
nual rental.
The water and sewer committee was Of
the opinion that the town should be per-
nitted to use the sewer and it was recon-
mended that the agreement submitted
should contain a provision allowing the
town to connect with and have use of the
sewers of the District at other points on
the same terms as the town grants a like
privilege to the District. 1t was also sug-
gested that no surface drainage be allowed
to enter the sewer or downspouts from the
houses to be connected.
Report on Contract Work.
Councilman c. w. Scudder submitted
report Of Martin Mcnamara & Co., showing
the amount of work completed on the water
main and sewage disposal field contracts.
The council, on the recommendation of En-
gineer Scudder, ordered the payment of
$1,000 for work completed. The time of
the contract for completing the balance Of
the water and sewer mains on Carroll ave-
nue. was extended, at the request of the
contractor, on account of the severe wealth.
err, until May 15 the extension of time not
relieving the contractor from any liability
or pecuniary loss to the town, which is due
for the non-completion of the work at the
time specified in the contract.
Permission was granted Mr.. A. J. Pieters
Of North Takoma to plant low-growing
plants along the sidewalk at the corner OF
Chestnut and Takoma avenues, for the pur-
pose of identifying that section during the
summer months.
Funeral Of Henry B. Winslow.
Funeral services were held this afternoon
at 1 O'Clock over the remains of Henry B.
Winslow. at his late residence on Spring
street, Takoma Park, Md. After brief
service the remains were escorted to Ar
lington National cemetery, where the in
terment was made. Mr.. Winslow had been
employed in the Treasury Department as
an engineer. About two weeks ago he was
taken Ill with the grip, and after being
confined to his home several days improved
to such an extent that he returned to his
work. He had relapse, which terminated
in his death Saturday evening. He was a
resident of Prince George county. A wife
and seven children survive him.
Other Items.
The death Of Mrs. T. s. Skinner of Port
Huron, Mich, occurred last week at the
residence Of Councilman E. e. Blodgett on
Poplar avenue. Mrs. Skinner came to Ia
koma Park to spend the winter with Mr..