Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15
TAk0MA c0UNCIL
Right Of Way Granted to
Electric Railway.
MEETING LAST NIGHT
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON
TRANSIT CoMPANY's PLANS.
To Run Through the Town-Bids for
Improvements Opened
General Business.
MEETING LAST NIGHT

The town council Of Takoma Park, Nd,
at meeting held last night IN the chapel
of the Takoma Presbyterian Church, adopted
an ordinance granting the right of way to
the Baltimore and Washington Transit
Company of the state Of Maryland to con-
struct and operate a single-track railway.
The meeting was presided over by Mayor
]. B. Kinnear, with the following council
men present: ]. B. Derrick. c. w. Scudder,
J. H. Van Houten, E. E. Blodgett, Lisle
Morrison and Town Clerk Ben G. Davis.
After several hours of discussion a vote
was taken at an early hour this morning,
with Mayor Kinnear and Councilmen Nor
rison, Scudder and Derrick in favor of the
ordinance and Councilmen Blodgett and
Van Houten opposed to 1t.
The company is granted permission to
construct and operate single-track rail-
way, occupying, with poles and car, not
more than twelve feet, with not more than
one turnout for every half mile of track.
upon the following prescribed route within
the corporate limits Of Takora Park, Md:
beginning at a point where the line OF
the District Of Columbia intersects Laurel
avenue. thence along the extreme westerly
side of the roadway Of Laurel avenue to
Carroll avenue. thence along the extreme
westerly or northwesterly side Of the road
way Of Carroll avenue to Flower avenue;
provided, however. that should the COM
pany deviate from Carroll avenue it shall
be only by and with the consent of the
mayor and council. and also that no work
shall be done until full plans and specifica-
lions have been submitted and approved by
the mayor and council
On the line of way but one line of poles
is to be erected on the extremely westerly
or northwesterly side of the avenues men,
toned. and to be of iron of pattern APP
proved by the mayor and council The
company Is to construct it's railway of good
material, in a substantial and workmanike
manner, using IT, rails of the most i'm
proved pattern, laid so that their tops shall
be even with the surface of the pavement
or roadbed of the streets, avenues and
highways which 1t occupies or crosses and
all structures are to be placed in ssch
manner as not to interfere with the ordi-
nary travel and along streets and shall
have and keep paved the space between
the poles and one foot beyond the end of
the cross ties on the opposite side of the
poles in like manner, and of the same
material as the street is paved.
The road is to be operated with cars of
a pattern approved by the mayor and coun-
Gill;
The railroad is to be constructed and OPP
Grated by electricity, with cars running
within six months from the date Of the APP
prevail of the plans and specifications, at
least far Jefferson avenue, at Its in
tersection with Carroll avenue, and in the
event of failure to construct and operate
with cars within that period, the grant
of right of way is to be void and the mayor
and council WILL by provisions of the ordi-
to take up and remove the tracks, poles
and other Instructions placed in the streets
by the company, and at the sole cost of the
company.