Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-15
TOWN 7COONCIE .'N1aAeH1
OBJECTS TO cEssI0N, OF PART
OF TAK0MA PARK, Md,
Will Proteststo the Mont
gomery County Representative
in Legislature.

I That the authorities of the town of
Takoma Park, Md. are determined to
oppose any legislation providing for the
removal of blocks 81 and s. from the
corporate limits of the town was evil
denced last night at a meeting of the
council, when il not only Endorsed the
statement presented to- ,the .stwenty-seven
petitioners who had requested separa-
ton from the town, but unanimously
adopted resolutions expressing emphatic
disapproval of the bill now before the
Maryland legislature and setting forth
their reasons.
Mayor W. G. Platt, Town Clerk Ben G.
Davis and Corporations Counseli W. w.
Dyre were authorized. to go to annapolis
Md: and present the towns side OF the
case before the representatives from
Montgomery county at a hearing.
AT the last, meeting Of. the taWrl- cOun-
Gil petition was presented signed by
twenty-seven property owners ard resi-
dents requesting that they be permitted
to secede to Montgomery county The Pc
titior was replied to by Mayor Platt at
meeting few evenings later, attended
by the signers. At that meeting Mayor
| Platt urged that they withdraw their
| names from the petition and that, II they
did so, Ridge avenue would be graded
and graveled from Silver Spring Park to
| the residence of Mr.. Beall, at a cost Of
| several hundred dollars. He also in
| formed the petitioners that if a majority
| or the property owners would sign a Pc
tit1on for water and sewers that it would
| be granted, on the same terms as is done
| in other sections of Takoma Park, one
| half being assessed against the abutting
property owners. Up TO the present time
the names on the petition have not been
withdrawn. Instead new petition was
drawn up, signed by twenty-five prop
erty owners. The statement prepared by
[ Mayor Plat was unanimously adopted
| by the council and ordered entered as a
par. of the records of the town.
The Resolutions Adopted.
| The resolutions adopted last night
| set forth that it had been enormously
stated to the members Of the legisla-
| ture from Montgomery county that the
proposed legislation was not opposed
by the mayor and council. In this
connection the resolut crs state that
such action is not reque. Ic- nor have
the mayor and council any reason to
believe 1t is desired by majority OF
the property owners.
The resolutions add that the removal
OF the territory covered by blocks -
and So from the confines Of the town
and the consequent impossibility Of IN.
forcing hygienic regulations therein
would add to the burden already i'm
posed in the protection from contamih-
alton of the watershed from which
| the local water supply is obtained. In
conclusion the resolutions state that
such legislation would incur a most
dangerous precedent in that dissatis-
fed communities, through legislative
appeal, could disrupt and demoralize
local government. which is almost in
variably able and willing to do justice
to local conditions. A copy of theresa
| lutions was ordered to be sent to the
state senator and the representatives
from Montgomery county.
a petition was received from proper
ty owners and agents for a water main
extension on Cedar avenue. from It's
present terminus to the intersection
| Of Ethan Allen avenue. The petition
| was signed by Georgia w. Prescott,
Harry W. Cornell, n. "A. Stacy, George
A. Myers, and Brainard H. Warner.
The extension will be granted, the ex-
timated expense being about, $780, The
| cost of the improvement will be equally
divided between. the AbuttinE property
owners on each side OF the. street.