Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-11
TAKOMA PARK CITIZENS
ASK FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Petitions Before Council Of
Nearby Maryland Town.
Business Transacted.

Prior TO the meeting of the town coun-
Gil of Takoma Park, Md, last night,
Councilmen II. f. Taft. r. ID. Rush and
L. r. Grabill. recently elected, were sworn
in TO serve for the next two years. Town
Clerk Ben G. Davis, after being appointed
by the council; for another term. also
took the oath of Office, which was admin
istered by Mayor S. w. Williams, who
was elected mayor a month ago. Mayor
Williams took the oath Of Office last week
at Rockville, Md. and presided over his
first council meeting last night.
Several petitions were presented for
action. a number of residents of the town
being present in the interest of improve
ments. The first petition was for the
construction of a sewer from Ethan Allen
avenue down Cedar to Beech avenue.
down Elm avenue to Poplar avenue. a
mated cost of $500. The matter was
referred to the water, sewer and finance
committees for report at the next meet
ing.
Extension of Water Mains.
The residents and property owners
along Ash avenue also petitioned Tor the
extension of the present water and sewer
mains In order to furnish facilities in that
section. many of the signers contemplat-
ing the erection of homes. This petition
was also referred to the water, sewer
and finance committees.
It is thought that action will be taken
in the near future in the direction OF
installing a garbage collection service In
the park if the petition signed by more
than half of the residents of Takoma
Park is approved by the council AT the
meeting last night the petition was pre-
scented by Councilman III. E. Rogers.
The council favorably considered the
proposition to macadamize Carroll avenue
at cost of $1,000; building cutters on
Poplar avenue at cost of 500 and
macadamizing Tulip avenue from Willow
avenue to Oak avenue, at a cost of $500.
These estimates were embodied In re-
port submitted by Councilman E. f.
Blodgett.
The bid of the Standard Oil Company
to oil Carroll avenue with No. road oil
at "a cents per square yard was accepted
by the council.
Councilman R. D. Rush. temporary
was requested to investigate the law on
the question of motor cyclists operating
their machines within the town limits
with muffier cutouts open and also ex-
cessive speeding of automobiles. The
council will also consider at its next
meeting the advisa bility of erecting speed
signs on the outskirts of the town.
The replacing of the bridge on Lincoln
avenue, which was recently swept away.
was discussed and estimates are to be
secured. for both cement and wooden
structures, with view to the erection In
the near future of another bridge.
Report of Treasurer.
The report Of Town Treasurer Ben G.
Davis was submitted for the past month.
1t showed receipts amounting to $1,000,
which. with the balance on hand Of
S4,47O.62, made a total of S4,63O.S2 The
expenditures during the same period were
81 1880. leaving a net balance on hand
Of SO, 4449
Councilman III. L. Rogers was appointed
health officer and registrar Of vital stats
tics, the two Offices being combined for
the first time.
The request of the Washington, d. c..
sanitarium urging that a low water rate
be charged at the expiration Of the spe-
cial contract which will shortly terminate,
was discussed by the council w. T.
Knox, president of the sanitarium and OF
the Washington Foreign Missionary Semi
nary, will be informed that the expendi-
ture at the present time for maintaining
the water system nearly equals the
amount received from that source and
that after the expiration of the present
contract the rate for water will be the
same as that now charged to other con-
sumers. viz: Fifteen cents per 100 cubic
feet. In addition to this he will also be
Informed that beginning ninety days from
date the furnishing of water as a source
Of motive power will be discontinued
notwithstanding the fact that little has
hoo in connection "a G
of bill by the last Maryland legislature
removing about ten acres from the town
corporation, which lie In Prince Georges
county, the council last night authorized
Mayor Williams to make a detailed re-
port on the matter with a view to taking
the matter into the courts.