Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-14
TAKOMA TOWN COUNCIL
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEET
ING LAST EVENING.

At a regular meeting Of the town council
OF Taboma Park. Nd. last evening at 8
O'Clock, in the chapel of the Takoma Pres
| byterian Church. Mayor W. G. Plat pre-
sided and Councilmen E. E. Blodgett.
C. L. Shear, J.'B. Derrick, L. r. Grabiil,
John Hanson. W. W. Dyar and Town Clerk
Ben G. Davis were present.
The report of the treasurer for the month
of July was submitted and approved by the
council. 1t showed receipts during the
month as follows: General taxes, So, s6S, 81:
special taxes, cement walks, 1904; water
rents. $32.eo; permits, 50. which. with the
balance on hand. made a total of $1,000.
The disbursements were as follows: Pump
ing plant, $43.5O; waterworks. So; sewer
system, $7.75; street work, S473.S4; street
lighting, s24.66; balance due on cement
walks. Willow avenue, $685.; general ex-
penses. $500; interest on general improve
ment bonds. $25438: deposited in sinking
fund, $500; Improvement bonds paid and
Cancelled, $1,000; salaries, $113. making a
total Of 50. 59s.5s. leaving a balance on hand
Of $3.4GO.42
A communication was read by the clerk
from w. B. Watson of Ridge avenue re-
queSting the council to connect that avenue
with the central part Of Takoma Park. In
his letter he informed the council that there
were more than dozen residences II tHe
thoroughfare named. and that while it was
in the corporation limits, 1t was cut on
from the park proper. so that in order to
get to Takoma Park 1t was necessary to
first go to either Silver Springs or North
Takoma, in the opposite direction. The
matter was referred to the street commit
tee. If the county commissioners, as stated
by Mayor Plat, provide road along the
corporation limits, the town will In all
probability open up Merrfmac avenue be
tween Chesapeake and Ridge avenues. thus
making a direct route to the center OF the
town.
The finance committee submitted bills
amounting to $17S.1O. which were audited
and ordered paid.
Town Treasurer's Report.
The committee also submitted the repor;
of the treasurer for the year ended June 30
1905, which had been referred to the com.
mittee to audit. 1t was reported that the
report and all of the books of the council
had been thoroughly examined and found to
be correct.
The chairman of the street committee was
authorized to expend such funds as might be
necessary for the removal of the weeds,
grass and overhanging trees throughout the
park.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company was granted permission to erect
a 30-foot pole on the south side of Poplar
avenue. In order to extend its lines.
The health committee. composed of Coun-
cilmen Shear, Derrick and Blodgett, made
a report relative to the dumping of tin cans
and rubbish on vacant lots. The matter
was discussed by the council and, on the
recommendation of the committee, report
will be submitted at the next meeting des-
ignating public dumping grounds on the
outskirts of the town. The committee was
authorized to erect signs at such places
where cans and rubbish are being dumped.
prohibiting further use of the grounds for
such purposes under penalty of the law.
Water For Outsiders.
The water and sewer committee reported
that Prof. H. J. Weber, who recently made
application to connect his greenhouses with
the town water system, would install
water meter under the direction Of the
committee at his own expense: In that
connection the committee reported con-
corning the use of the water and sewer
system by residents outside of the town.
fixing a rate for the use of the sam.. TIE
committee recommended that in the case of
all applications from parties outside of the
town limits. which are made after January
l. 1907. and In all cases Of the use of water
for other than domestic purposes within or
without the town that the water be patd
for on the basis Of the actual amount con,,
sumed. as determined by water meters, to
be approved by the council. and that the
sewer system Of the town II used for such
premises outside of the town a separate
charge of not less than $40 per annum be
MADE Tor eacA mousse
The committee recommended further that
the charge for water to those outside of the
town be 20 cents peri 100 cubic feet and for
those inside the town, whose supply shall
be determined by meter, including the pres
emit users, except in cases in which rate
Is fixed by contract after January l, 1907,
that charge be Is cents per 100 cubic feet,
minimum charge to be not less than 81 per
month for premises beyond the limits of
the town and not less than rs cents per
month for premises within. The committee
was composed Of Councilmen Grabil, Han
son and Dyar. The ordinance committee
was requested to prepare an ordinance at
the next meeting covering the subject.
Cleaning Filter Beds.
The council authorized an appropriation
for cleaning the filter bed Of the water sys-
TEN and scraping the banks Of the Sligo
A communication from I. H. Evans. treas
urer Of the general conference committee.
Seventh Day Adventists Was read. 1t d.
rected attention to the fact that the school
property embraced in block 81, Takorna
Park, had been exempted from taxation by
the county board Of commissioners fCr
Montgomery county and also that the
Washington. D. c.. Sanitarium Association.
which is now erecting BUILDINGS on the
grounds, had also been exempted from tax
atom by the commissioners.
The ordinance committee was directed to
revise the ordinances covering disorderly
conduct and drunkenness within tho cOrpo-
rate limits.
The street committee was authorized 10
repair Sligo avenue to the pumping station.
w. w. Edwards was employed as counsel
to collect the road taxes due the town from
Prince George county.