Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-12
SITS As BOARD OF REVIEW
TOWN COUNCIL HEARS OBJEC-
TIoNS TO ASSESSMENTS.
Report of the Treasurer Submitted
Ordnance Adopted Regulating
Tax Rate-Other Business.

The town council of Takoma Park Nd
sat as a board of review last night to re-
ceive petitions and objections to the re-
cent assessments as made by the board of
assessors Those composing the board
were Mayor w. G. Platt. E. E. Blodgett.
H. E. Rogers. w. W. Dyar. John Hanson
l.. r. Grabll and Town Clerk Ben G.
Davis
A letter protesting against the high as
sessment against lot 20 block 81, $115: lot
t. block 81. s13:. and lot II. block a. 500
was received from A. o. Tinsley, executor
of the estate of Alkaline N. Chalker Tie
writer offered to sell all the lots for 800
The council decided not to change the as
sessment as all the lots in the vicinity
of those mentioned were assessed in the
same ratio.
A request was received from T. E.
Bowen, chairman of the board of trustees
of the Seventh Day Adventist School on
Columbia avenue. to exempt that insttu-
ton from taxation by reason of the fact
that it was school property and. he claims
should come under the head of parochial
schools Under the law such schools it
was explained, are exempt from taxation
throughout the state of Maryland The
board was also informed that at the pres
ent time the building is used for church
services by the Adventsts in addition to
school purposes. The matter was dis
cussed and referred to the judiciary COM
the council.
Town Council Meets.
A meeting of the town council was held
Immediately after the board of review ad-
journed The report of the town treas
urer was submitted and approved. 1t
showed receipts for the past month as
follows: General taxes. $S5.0S: water
rents. stS5.O6: permits, $500. making a
total of s15O.64, which, with the balance
on hand from the previous month, made
a total of s4.374.O9. The expenditures
during the same period were as follows:
Pumping plant, $1O1.1J; water works,
$50: sewer system. $11.2o; sewer extern
sion on Sycamore avenue, $139.92; street
work, $3.50: street lighting. s29.32; gen.
eral expenses, $S1 81: semi-annual interest
on water and sewer per cent bonds,
81. $50: general Improvement bonds paid,
$500; interest on improvement bonds paid.
sJ.13 water tappers' fees. -; paid from
redemption fund. $63.j1: salaries, s115,
making total of s.. 1870, leaving bal
ance on hand of $2,11639.
A vote of thanks was extended by State
Senator Blair Lee of Maryland for secur-
ing the passage of an act authorizing the
issue by Montgomery County, Md. of
$12, 500 bonds. OF this amount $4,000 is to
be expended for the construction of a
road from Kensington, Md, to Chevy
Chase and the remaining $500 together
with any contributions which may be re-
ceived, for the construction of new
bridge over Sligo street at Takoma Park.
For Lower Telephone Rates.
The clerk read resolution adopted at
the last meeting of the TakOma Park Cit
liens Association and stating that the
association recently requested the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
to reduce its toll rate from 10 cents to >
cents from Takoma Park to the city: that
no reply has been received, and asking
that the mayor and council give no fur
Their franchise or other privileges to the
company until the discrimination com
planned of In the telephone rates has been
removed. The letter was from James W.
Dyre. secretary of the association.
The petition Of Messrs. P. P. Pierce, I.
c. Haas. l.. c. Thomas. L. NJ. Mooers.
Edgar NJ. Eshelman. E. s. Case and Sam
uel Queen for gravel road on Montgom-
cry avenue. between zine and Hickory
avenues. was referred to the street COM
mittee for consideration in connection
with the annual estimates for improving
the streets and avenues in the park.
y The council passed an ordinance adopt
ing the report of the board of assessors
as submitted for the fiscal year commence
ing July l next. The vote was unani-
nous.
Ordinance Adopted.
Councilman Dyar suggested and the
council adopted an ordinance adopting a
tax rate Of s1.4O per 800 of assessed VAL
uation for the fiscal year beginning July
l. The ordinance is as follows: That a
general tax of 70 cents on each 800 of as.
sessed valuation Of real property and an
additional tax of G5 cents on each 800 of
assessed value Of the real property for the
payment Of interest, the creation of a
sinking fund and the operation and
maintenance of water works and sewer
system be levied and fixed for the fiscal
year beginning July next
A donation of land 30 feet in length was
made by H. F. Taft to the town for the
purpose of constructing cement sidewalk
on the south side of Tulip avenue be-
tween -iaple and Willow avenues, in front
OF parts of lots II, 13 and IA. block 3, the
cost OF the walk to be charged to the
above property owner at his request.
Councilman Grabill reported that the
sewer on Sycamore avenue was completed
day l, at an estimated cost of $500
The water and sewer committee was d.
rected to submit a report at the next
meeting of the council relative IN tho cop.