Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
RULE WITH COATS OFF.
Members of Takoma Park
Council Meet in NegIige.
HOLD MIDSUMMER SESSION
Mayor Does Not Shed Garment Till
Proceedings Wax Warm.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER
Statements Showing Receipts and
Disbursements During the Last
Fiscal Year-Other Matters.
HOLD MIDSUMMER SESSION
REPORT OF THE TREASURER

lie tOWH OF fdfk NIL.
previous to proceeding with the regular
order of business last evening. unanimous
ly adopted a resolution permitting coats
off. One by one coats were removed. but
not until the meeting waxed warm did the
mayor decide to remove his garment
Those present were: Mayor w. G. Platt,
Councilmen E. r. Blodgett, II. E. Rogers,
r. D. Rush, w. w. Dyar, l.. R. Grabill
and H. f. Taft and Town Clerk Ben q.
Davis.
The annual report Of the treasurer was
submitted and referred to the finance
committee for examination Copies are to
be printed for the benefit of the taxpayers
of the town. The receipts during the year
were as follows:
From general taxes, $7.6O5.s6; special
taxes. cement walks. $1.553.36; Carroll
avenue water main. $17S.S7; Sycamore
avenue sewer, $223.36: water rents,
81 ,924.54; road tax refund, Montgomery
county, $737.O7; road tax refund Prince
George county, $213.O4: permits, $105; in
terest on deposits. %; special deposit
for cement walks. $50: redemption of prop
erty at tax sales, s15644 llnmbers' de-
posits. 500: builders deposits, $40; miscel-
laneous, $3.50 making total of s13.914.24.
which, with the balance on hand Of
$9S1.S9, made a grand total of $13.S36.13
The disbursements during the same
period were: Pumping plant, $I.6'32 !;
water works, s2e995: sewer system
s'99.75; street work, 81, 257.3i: street light
ing. 10; general expenses. S4O3 ID
miscellaneous. 500; interest water and
sewer bonds. s., 100; general Improvement
bonds, S311.61: disbursements from re-
demption fund, $164.s7: deposits returned,
$50; deposited to credit of sinking fund,
$500: salary of clerk and treasurer, $500:
general improvement bonds paid. $1,000.
making total of ST., 477.2O, leaving -al-
ance on hand of 1,41S.9S.
Balance in Sinking Fund.
The total balance in the sinking fund is
$119.92 From this fund to the present
date 200 of water and sewer bonds have
been purchased and Cancelled. The bonded
indebtedness of the town is as follows:
Water and sewer bonds. first issue, $3!,-
900: second ISSUE 10000: third issue, ST.,
OOO making total of $54 600; general i'm
provement bonds, $500, making grand
total of $1,000 At present there Is no
floating indebtedness and all bills have
been paid.
The report of the finance committee, in
GLIDING bills amounting to $277.34, was
submitted and the bills ordered paid.
a report was submitted by the finance
committee, composed of Messrs. H. F.
Taft. W. w. Dyar and II. E. Rogers. rela-
tive to the assessment for cement side
walk on Elm avenue. 1t was announced
that the work had been completed, being
LIB feet in length. and constructed at a
cost Of 1854. The cost was assessed
AGAINST FIfield subdivision. block +, lot l.
Eleanor s. Mckenney.
On the recommendation of the finance
committee it was voted to deposit $500 TO
the credit of the sinking fund; $500 to
take I'D one general improvement bond
and that all unexpended appropriations
shall revert to the general fund at the
end of the fiscal year. The various COM
mitteas were also instructed to prepare
their annual estimates and submit the
same to the mayor before August l.
Report Regarding Sewer.
In connection with the request OF NJ.
Frank Rupert for the construction of
sewer from Sligo to Lincoln avenues the
water committee reported that it would
take LOO feet of eight-inch terra Gotta
pipe at an estimated cost of $3.50. The
finance committee recommended that the
sewer be constructed provided that the
owners of the abutting property represent
ing at least one-half of the estimated cost
shall agree to deposit the entire amount of
their proportion of the cost of the work
prior to the commencement of the work."
The street committee was authorized to
have Butternut street located and sur
veyed, If necessary, and the es mated
cost of opening the street submitted at
the next meeting of the council. The
sum of SO was appropriated for making
repairs to Sligo avenue from the pumping
station to Carroll Ienue. Repairs were
also ordered made to Holley avenue and
Councilman Blodgett was requested ITO
submit estimates for repairing the cross
ing on Takoma, New York, Buffalo and
Carroll avenues.
The council appropriated 1925 at the re-
quest of Councilman Grabill of the water
and sewer committee to purchase and in
stall a centrifugal pump, with the neces-
sary piping and connections. for the pur-
pose of cleaning the reservoir of the
pumping plant.
Waste of Water.
With view to preventing unnecessary
waste of water throughout the town the
council last night amended section of
ordinance %, regulating the use of wa
ter to read as follows:
That no person shall use fountain
street washer lawn sprinkler or other
hose connections, except between the
hours of o'clock and O'Clock M. and
clock and o'clock pm. under a men,
atty of 81 the first offense; 81 for the
second and $40 for each subsequent of
Tense. 1t shall be the duty of the baiIiff
and any deputy bailiff who shall ner
sonally observe such prohibited waste NJ
water out OF hours to Immediately turn of
the water from the premises and renort
the fact to the town treasurer
The water shall not be again turpea m