Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
TAKOMA TOWN COUNCIL
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEET
ING HELD LAST NIGHT.


Park. Md, was held Monday evening in the
chapel of the Takoma Presbyterian Church.
Mayor w. G. Plat presided, with the fol-
lowing councilmen present: E. E. Blodgett.
c. L. Shear, John Hanson. L. R. Grabill
and Town Clerk Ben G. Davis.
The report of the town treasurer for the
month Of January was presented and APP
proved by the council. 1t showed receipts
as follows: General taxes, 1928. 80; special
taxes, cement walks, $101.32; water rents.
81, O86. 15; road tax refund. Montgomery
county, $673.2O; permits, So; interest on de-
posits In bank $24O3; redemption Of prop
erty sold at tax sale. $l03S, which, with
the balance on hand, made q total OF
81, 1888. The disbursements during the
same period were as follows: Pumping
plant, $685.; water works. s.; street work.
1861: street lighting. 1924; general ex-
penses, $21.S5: semi-annual interest on
bonds. 500. rs; payment of one general inn
provement bond, $500; salaries, $l13. maxi
ing total of $1,O11.67, leaving balance
on hand Of $3514.s4.
A request was received from Mr.. l. II.
Evans, treasurer Of the general conference
committee of the Seventh Day Adventists.
phone lines from the Review and Herald
building to the general conference building.
the Washington Sanitarium and the WASH
ington Training College, on the Sligo stream
TO the OFFICES III al n lac niSo
requested that permission be granted to
erect poles and make telephone connection
between one of the oft1ces and several OF
the dwellings of the officials. The telephone
city. The matter was referred to the street
committee for immediate report.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company was granted permission to erect
an additional pole on Montgomery avenue
for the purpose of lettering the present
conditions and to furnish service In the vi
cinity of Hickory and Montgomery avenues.
Amends Building Regulations.
Councilman Grabill, chairman of spe-
cial committee composed of Councilmen E.
f. Blodgett and w. w. Dyer, presented an
amendment to the present building regula-
lions. which was unanimously adopted by
the council, relative to the construction or
chimneys The committee recommended
that section five be substituted by the fol-
lowing:
"Au chimneys shall be built from the
ground or on basement walls. The founda-
ton shall be of concrete or OF stone or
brick laid in cement mortar. below the frost
line I'D to the first floor. thence with con-
crete or brick or stone laid In good lime or
fire clay mortar. the inside being lined with
fire clay lining. made for the purpose. when
shall reach the entire length Of the chimney
or fiue with openings at proper places for
smoke pipes to enter. All joists and cracks
around lining shall be .slushed' with lime
or fire clay mortar. making solid stack from
ground to top of chimney or fiue.
mo woodwork of any kind shall be built
into the wall of a chimney nor directly
against 1t. A thick sheet Of asbestos paper
or at least one-half inch Of plaster shall be
securely placed between woodwork and the
walls Of the chimney or fue, where space
of less than one inch intervenes between
them.
mo stove pipe shall pass through any
Onf yrn1o mr.
a metal thimble which shall be approved by
the inspector of buildings. No chimney or
hue shall be built on joists. posts. brackets
or floor, or In any place but from the
ground or basement wall.
The amendment takes place from the date
of its passage, except as to work then In
progress.
Health Laws.
The council ordered 800 circulars printed.
at the request of Councilman Shear who Is
also the health officer Of the town. which
will be sent to the citizens OF the town
calling attention to the health regulations
as pertains to ashes rubbish. etc. and the
location OF the public dump on Grant ave-
nue..
A resolution was unanimously adopted by
the council extending a vote Of thanks to
the Commissioners for the excellent service
rendered by Chemical Company No. 2. Dis
trict of Columbia fire department.. located
at Brightwood,1 "a. In saving the
residence of Mr.. w. N. White on Poplar
avenue. The hremen were heartily COM
mended by the council. The CLERK was or
dered to send copies to the District Com
missionerS.
Building Inspector Biodgett reported that
a building permit had been issued to Mrs
Katherine Beal for the erection Of four
two-story dwellings on Grant avenue at an
aggregate cost of 5000. -
The clerk was directed to notify the
eighteen delinquent water users in the town
that that water would be turned OF forty
eight hours after the delivery of notices to
that effect, IL bills were not paid.