Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
Receipts and Expenditures.

hSCelpLS ana expenditures.
At the request of the mayor and council
the town clerk and treasurer was directed
to prepare a report showing the receipts
and expenditures from June, 1894, to June,
1906. the term of the present council, and
also statement showing the financial con-
dition of the town at the end of the term.
The health committee, composed of Coun-
cilmen J. II. Van H9uten, Isle Morrison
and Z. F. Blodgett, submitted a report
winch was approved requesting AIR Lewis
RigSles and Mr.. O. Nj. Judd of Holly ave-
nue. to connect their residences with the
public water and sewer main on that street
The council approved the request of Mr.
/. H. Evans, treasurer OF the general con-
ference of the Seventh Day Adventists that
the Washington Sanitarium Associations
building be connected with the water and
sewerage system of Takoma Park Mr.
Evans in his communication to the council
stated that the association which owns
about forty-eight acres, situated on the
Sligo, was DESTROYS of connecting the sani-
tarium building with the public sewer and
The water main on Carroll avenue, the
water main to be connected with a four
inch main running to the sanitarium, with
the privilege of erecting from three to five
fire plugs An eight-inch sewer is to con-
meet the building with the manhole on the
property, all work TO be examined and
approved by the engineer of the town
In granting the permit the water AMI
sewer committee, composed of Councilmen
L. etblli. tIlslietI OF TIE TOWN., l.. Nj
Douglas and j. b. Derrick, recommended
that a six-inch main be laid in place of
four-inch main, in view of the fact that it
may be necessary to place a standpipe in
the vicinity In question, the main to be used
link in the supply of the standpipe
The recommendation was approved by the
council
The council also approved a recommends
ton that. where the waite" main crosses the
Sligo stream no obstruction to the stream
beyond such now exists. shall be caused
that precautions of an additional chara cter
for the protection of the pipe aga lst freez-
ing breaking or loss of water from de-
fective joints should be taken, and that Il
water meter of approved pattern should
be installed near the sanitarium building.
Erection of Poles.
A communication was read by the town
clerk from Division Superintendent Burton
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company relative TO the refusal of the
COUNCIL to grant any further permits for
the erection of poles in Takoma Park, pend
ing the removal of poles on Chestnut and
Carroll avenues stating that he had issued
instructions to have the poles removed at
once and that in the future he would take
extra precaution to avoid the sending for
ward of any order for poles to be deliv-
cred on the streets of the town in advance
of the application for permit for their
erection.
Ar application was filed with the council
Il, l.
on Chestnut avenue, but the application
was refused, owing to the objection of prop
erty owners. In further explanation or
ths distribution of poles along the streets,
In advance of the receipt of the regular per
nit the writer said that there was neces-
sarily long delay in having poles deliver
ed after the order has been placed and as
prompt action has in the past usually been
taken on applications for permits, he re-
auested that in the future, should the town
authorities refuse to grant the necessary
permit, that the company receive notinea-
ton of such refusal In time TO cancel the
order for poles before the delivery or them.
Withholding Permits.
Before action was taken by the council
the street committee presented report
recommending that no further permits be
granted the company for the erection OF
poles until all damage to the new cement
sidewalks had been repaired and deposit
made with the town treasurer The report
was adopted
Pending repairs to the sidewalks or the
making of the deposit mentioned, the re-
quest of the company for permit TO erect
poles on Tstkoma avenue, to furnish service
to Mr.. j. j. Faber, VIII NOT De granted.
Permission was however, granted for the
erection of poles to replace old ones as foi-
lows: On east side of Carroll avenue, north
of Ethan Allen avenue; east side OF CarroH
avenue near Sligo avenue, and one on east
side of Carroll avenue south from Central
avenue.
Mayor Kinnear reported that the bill pro-
viding for the revision Of the town charter
had passed the Maryland legislature and
was in the hands of the governor Tor Sig
nature, and would in all probability be
signed today.
The town clerk was directed to issue
notice calling caucus TO make nominal
tons for mayor and council for the election
May Z.