Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
ELECTION WILL Be Hello MAY 3
MEMBERS OF TAKoMA PARK
TOWN COUNCIL TO BE CHOSEN.
Report Of Assessors Approved.
Treasurer Davis Reports In
creased Balance on Hand.

The town council of Takoma Park, Md,
at meeting last night received and ap-
proved the report of the board of assess
ors, composed of Messrs. j. H. Van Hou-
ten, E. Norman Jackson and Town Clerk
Ben G. Davis. The report showed land
assessments amounting to $346306 and
improvements to the amount of $2467O0
making total assessed valuation of
$593.O06. The increases amounted to S20.-
600, and decreases to ST., 900, leaving a
net increase of 5000. The decrease of
$4,000 was caused by the destruction of
the Bliss Electrical School, in North Ia
koma, Md, in November by fire. The
council will give public hearing Mon
day, May g. in the chapel Of the Takoma
Presbyterian Church. to receive objections
to the assessments.
The council adopted an ordinance au-
thorizing the town clerk to call a caucus
OF citizens, at date not later than April
-, for the purpose of placing in nominal
ton candidates for members of the coun-
Gil. to be voted for May 3. The election
VIII be for three councilmen to serve two
years. The council appointed Messrs. l..
M. Moore, N. w. Brainerd and F. w.
Longley judges of election.
Report Of Treasurer Davis.
The report of Town Treasurer Ben G.
Davis was approved by the council 1t
showed receipts for the month of March
as follows: General taxes, S1,2154S: spe-
cial taxes. $2S671; water rents. $50. 43
permits $12; builders deposits. $40; spe-
ciai deposit for cement walk, s145.60,
making total of $1.73O.22. which. with
the balance on hand made a grand total
of S7,5S7.37 The disbursements amounted
as follows: Pumping plant, $SO.36; sewer
system $3.50 Hickory avenue water
mo in G .. cfr n.pn ~
work. S24.69: general expenses. S1062;
Carroll avenue bridge, S14S.62: salaries,
Sl53. Ii. making a total of S542.94. leaving
balance on hand of $7,044. 43. Bills
amounting to 1895 45 were approved by
the finance committee and ordered paid.
An extension of time to June Is was
granted the Washington Sanitarium AS
ISOLATION to complete the new steel
bridge across the Sligo.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company was granted permission
10 reconstruct several poles on the east
side of Tulip avenue. which were recent
~ damaged by the blizzard.
The council recommended the pay
ment of SOS for ten water meters to be
installed in the town.
New Walk on Carroll Avenue.
| The council decided to construct a ce-
ment walk four feet wide on the north
side of Carroll avenue. abutting the fol-
lowing property. the cost of the same to
be charged against the property owners:
In Gen. S. S. Carroll's addition-Section
g.. S250.60; section 5, $23S.91; section I,
S23S.91: section 8. $135 so: in block so of
B. F. Gilberts subdivision. lot 6. $3.50:
lot Is, s61.53: lot II. s54.S1 This ac-
ton was taken provided a strip Of land
ten feet wide is dedicated to the town
by the present owner, George N Beale,
making Carroll avenue it's full width of
forty feet.
The meeting was presided over by
councilmen present: E. E. Blodgett, 81.
E. Rogers, r. d. Rush. H. F. Taft, L. r.
Grabill and Town Clerk Ben G. Davis.