Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-13
SHOWING Of PROGRESS
ON CONCRETE STREETS
Two Miles Of New Work in Ia
koma Park, Nd, Reported
to Council.

At a meeting OF the town council OF
Takoma Park. Md. Monday night Coua-
Gilman L. r. Grabili announced that
| about two miles OF the new concrete
streets had been completed and that
there was every indication that by No
vember Is the remainder Of the syn
tenn would be finished. He said the
work was being confined to the origi-
nal estimated cost. With the construc-
ton OF drains and driveways and the
cost Of computations. surveying and
inspection the cost probably would be
increased to SIS, 500, he said. d,
The original estimate for the work
was about $4,000. but additional grad
ing has been found necessary. The ex-
pense will be about $3.50 per running
foot OF street.
Streets Completed. :
| Work II is now completed on Oak.
Maple. Willow. Tulip and a portion OF
Holly avenues. leaving only Chestnut
and Takoma avenues to be finished.
With Carroll avenue. which has been
macadamized for some years, these
embrace the principal thoroughfares Of
the town The portion of Takoma ave.
nue. between Philadelphia avenue and
Albany avenue will be thirty feet wide
instead of twenty-four feet. which had
been originally planned. This was done
as the result Of petition from the in
terested property owners. including
Henry oldys. ". H. H. Smith. w. G.
Platt. Z. v. Crittenden. Charles T.
Greedy. james L. wilmeth. the Bliss
Electrical School and z. s. La Fetra-
The new streets are attracting con-
siderable attention both from the Dis
trict authorities and from other nu-
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Maryland. Takoma 10 the pioneer In
the laying of concrete thoroughfares
and there are said to be few. II any
such streets in the country which have
been laid longer then Ave years. The
Takoma authorities. however, have
confidence in their permanence.
Sewer and Water Mains.
The installation of 1900 feet of sewer
and 400 feet Of water main on Carroll
and Boyd avenues to supply the prop
erty of Fred l.. Glaize of Winchester.
| Va, was approved conditionally upon
Mr.. Glaize defeating the streets in his
property to the municipality.
! Chicago avenue. from the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad bridge to Takoma
avenue. will be macadamized. and Car
roll avenue will be oiled its entire
length, the council having ordered the
| work Monday night.
/ There was considerable discussion as
to the question of piping surface water
from the streets through private prop
erty. but no action was taken. ~.,..
Treasurer's Report. -
4 The treasurer's report, submitted BY
the town clerk and treasurer, Ben G.
Davis, showed receipts of $s21.07. ana
disbursements of $6,374.61, the largest
Item Of expense being a payment of
$5,125.s4 on the new streets. This
amount has been restored to the treas
ury. however. by the floating Of $4,000
of bonds. The municipality will re-
ceive from the property owners affect
ed two-thirds of the cost Of the street
construction. payable in installments
annually for Ave years. I,
Those present at the meeting were
lCouncilmen w. w. Dyar. who acted n
mayor pro tenn. in the absence of May
or s. w. williams: L. R. Grabill. H. r.
Tan. H. E.. Rogers. B. B. Jenktps. and
E. S. La Fetra. town clerk. and Treas.
urer Ben G. Davis. and Superintendent
of Public Works e. E. Blodgett.