Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-12
COUNCIL GIVES PERMIT
ELECTRIC CABLE TO BE INTRO
DUCED IN TAKoMA PARK.
Extends to Buildings Of Seventh
Day Administrations Bust
ness Transacted by Council.

At a meeting of the town council OF
Takoma Park. Md. held last evening In the
chapel Of the Takoma Presbyterian Church
a resolution was adopted granting permits
sion to the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany of Washington, D. c., to erect poles
and string a cable within the corporate Inn
it's of the town for the purpose OF furnish
ing electricity for lighting and power for
the buildings constructed by the Seventh
Day Adventists The meeting was presided
over by Mayor w. G. Platt, with the follow
ing councilmen present: ]. B. Derrick, w.
w Over. John Hansen, L. r. Grabill and
Town Clerk Ben G. Davis Resolutions OF
regret were passed by the council at the ab-
sence Of Councilman E. r; biooget., WI" tno
was unable to be present last evening Tor
the first time in his five years OF service IN
the council He vas detained away by ILL
ness
The matter of permitting the Potomac
Electric Power Company to introduce the
cable was brought to the attention or the
council through a communication from II.
r. Sinclair general superintendent OF the
COMPANY who requested permission to erect
poles and string a wire on Willow, Carroh.
Niagara and Sligo avenues to the new
Washington sanitarium of the seventh pay
Adyentists now in course OF complexion:
The santa rum is located on ol-acre tract
NJ the adyentists on the outskirts OF the
town. and Is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy about May l. In addition TO the
sanitarium there is g. training schooi WIN
two arge dormitories, and there are several
other buildings on the site, all of which Will
eventually be lighted by electricity just
across the District line. In the vicinity OF
Carroll and Willow avenues. is located the
headquarters of the general conference
COMMITTEES and the Review and Herald PUB
fishing Company, which will also be hghted
by electricity and all Of the machinery ana
presses will be operated by the same
method.
Nav Extend to Residences.
The action of the council last evening IN
granting permission to the company. 1t is
predicted. will ultimately result IN the
adontion Of this method of lighting in pri-
va 70 residences throughout the park. 1t is
nrobable the enterprise will be more sue
oossful than was the first venture on the
son,a lines. which was inaugurated In the
ear,v history of the park. When building
sites and homes were being sold to pur-
cbasers a number of years ago, after the
town had been subdivided and put on the
market the electric lighting feature proved
one Of the drawing cards Inc pant was
owned and operated by priya!e enter
SINCE that time there has been no feed
wire for this purpose. For NUMBER OF
Years it was impossible to secure electricity
for lighting purposes ease Oh ~ oe sst,,at;on
Accordine to the resolutions as adopted
bv the council last evening the company
vas granted permission to construct wires
On the northerly side Of Carroll avenue az
the District line, along the north size OF
Carroll avenue to Willow avenue, tnenco
along the northwesterly side OF WhloW
avenue to the "BrashearS ana Hooses
tracts along the northeriy sloe Oh Sui ,ao
land avenue to Niagara avenue, tnehce
along the southeasterly side OF Niagara
avenue to Sligo avenue, across sheo ave -
me to the buildings of the Advent!sts IN
| block 81. The resolution proVioes iurtheI
that all poles are to be erected suD3ect "
the inspection and approval or re1ection Dy
the committee on streets and hghts OF tne
council. and the location OF each pore 10 "
be approved by the committee.
town of isakoma Park, reserve the right,
without compensation, to string nne 0!
lines Of wires on the poles Tor mun,cips-
purposes, both along the lines OF tne
Streets and across" the tracts named ana
The resolution also provides that the
Potomac Electric Power Company iS az
the request Of the mayor ana council, 70
permit other persons or corporations 70
STRING wires on the poles for reasonable
rates Of compensation. to the end that II
shall never be necessary to erect more
than one line Of poles On the streets des-
ignated.
that the resolution IL subject to amend
ment or repeal at the discretion Of the
mayor ana council The resolutions in ap-
proyai Of the permit were presented by
councilman w. W. Dyar. chairman OF the
judiciary committee
Treasurer Submits Report.
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