Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-15
TAKOMA TOW N COUNCIL
SESSION AS BOARD OF REVIEW
TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS.

The regular meeting of the town council
go: Takoma Park. Nd. was held last even
ling at O'Clock in the chapel of the Ia
Skoma Presbyterian Church Mayor ]. b.
-Klnnear presided. and Councilmen j. B.
Derrick, Isle Morrison, E. E. Blodgett. j.
III Van Houten and l. r. Gratill and Town
sClerk Ben @. Davis were present
The council sat as board of review to
receive complaints relative to the assess
-ment of property In Takoma Park. Mrs
-AIcena Lamond, owner of lot II. block 4,
collected to the assessment on her lot.
(which she said, IN addition to the state and
county tax seemed an injustice
Miss Hattie L. Whitney OF Fort Terry.
IN Y, In her complaint said that lot %,
block 65. which she owns. has for a num-
Der OF years been assessed at a much higher
rate than all the surrounding property
The lot was assessed at Sl5o. she re-
-Quested that reduction be made to $40.
Councilman e. NJ. Douglas, owner OF lots
!, q 5, 4, 5. 9. 7. and 8, block 40, re-
-Quested that the assessment against these
lots aggregating S1.205. he reduced at least
.one-half that amount He claims that since
the rate was named in 1903 the town sewer
farm has been established on the iots I'M
mediately adjoining on the north, Wnleh
has practically destroyed their usefulness
for building sites. In all of the cases the
complainants were notified that no reduc-
ton could be made In the assessment as
made by the board. Inc Dodru VI oSSosSoiS
was composed of Messrs W. g. Plat,
chairman: l.. NJ. Mooers and j. II. Clark.
The report of the assessors was received
by the council Immediately after conyen-
ing and was adopted.
The report of the town treasurer was SUP,
nItted and approved The report showed
receipts for the month of April as follows:
General taxes. S767.54; special taxes, ce,
ment walks, S16659 special taxes. Carroii
avenue, water main. $50 IL: permits. 81: re-
demption of property sold at tax sale,
$50 so: balance on hand. last report, So.-
,950.37, making total or S5oo4-ll.
Disbursements During April.
The disbursements during the same period
ware as follows: Pumping plant, S153. Il (;
waterworks, rs cents; work on new sewer
fields, S11S.25; street work, $o3.SS street
lighting. $1S05: general expenses, SIT; In
terest on water and sewer bonds. ~, hoo;
paid for redemption fund, $3.50; salaries,
Sll3; improvements bonds paid $500; inter-
est on improvement bonds. 1867: making a
total of So OBJ 81, leaving balance on hand
OF So, 032. 30.
The finance committee submitted bills
amounting to S1.31, which were auulteo
and ordered paid.
The chairman OF the street committee re-
ported that at special meeting OF the
council held Saturday evening the sum OF
$500 was appropriated for making necessary
repairs to the streets and avenues OF the
town. The sum of $3.50 was also appropri-
ated for the purpose OF completing the fill
on Buffalo avenue, North Takoma, for a
cement sidewalk and for the necessary
street fill at that point. The street COM
mittee was directed to investigate and re-
port relative to the construction of a walk
between Holly and Chestnut avenues.
Councilman Derrick. chairman OF the or
dinance and judiciary committee, submitted
an ordinance, which was adopted by the
council, providing that no person, persons,
company or corporation shall barter or sell
malt spirituous liquors otherwise intoxi-
eating liquors within the corporate limits
of the town Of Takoma Park. Md. The or
dinance provides that any person violating
the provisions Of the ordinance shall upon
conviction be fined not exceeding S50-in any
one case OF be imprisoned in the county
Jail of the county in which the offense shall
be committed for a period of ninety days.
or both. All ordinances parts of ordi-
nances conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance were repealed.