The Washington times., 1917-03-13
.TAKOMA WILL ASK
WATER EXTENSION
Council Authorizes Mayor to File
Request-Repor on Street
Work Heard.

Paying for new concrete streets,
appointing assessors for the coming
year, planning for the extension OF
through service from the Washington
sanitarium to the heart OF the city,
the early use of District water under
recent legislation urged by The Times,
and many other matters OF civic i'm
provement, occupied the attention Of
the mayor and council OF Takoma
Park until midnight last night ~
one OF the most important meetings
in the history OF the coLnclf
Councilman L. r. Grabill, chairman
Of the street committee, reported a
total cost. OF $s,015.44 for construc.
tion OF new concrete thoroughfares
On Maple street, Park avenue, and
Carroll avenue. On Maple street 903 :
lineal feet OF roadway was construct
ed, at a total cost of s3.63e. so, or k3.T7
per foot On Park avenue 574.T lin
cal feet was constructed, costing
Si,9ss.53, or $3.43 per running foot.
while the Carroll avenue street OF
647.7 lineal feet cost S2,3s7.11. or $3.T0
per running foot.
Included in the Maple avenue ig-
ures Is the cost OF construction OF
a drain, which the council decided
to assess as part OF the Improvement.
Votes Separate Assessment.
The council also voted to assess
each street separately, and the assess
ment on each side of the street will
be, per running front foot: Maple
avenue, s1.26; Park avenue, $1.1S. and
Carroll avenue, S1.23.
The abutting property on each side
Of the street will be assessed one.
third of the total cost, while the
will pay the other third.
Town Clerk and Treasurer Ben G.
Davis was instructed to prepare a
special ordinance levying the assess
ment, which will be presented as soon
as possible to q special meeting of
the council.
Actual construction OF the new
tracks Of the WAshington-Maryland
railway along Carroll avenue from
the present terminus to the Wash
Ington Sanitarium at Sligo Creek, VIII
be begun as soon as the preliminary
survey Is completed. Town Clerk
Davis announced the company had
made the necessary deposit, and
Mayor Williams was authorized 10
employ an engineer TO represent the
]. w. shade, E. Norman Jackson,
md James II. Van Houten were elect
ID a board of assessors for the coming
iscal year.
To Request Water ExtensIon.
Mayor Williams was authorized to
lie with the Washington subuFban
sanitary Commission q request for
he extension OF District water
o Takoma Park under the re-
,ent legislation contained in the Dis
rict appropriation bill, urged by
rhe Times for the extension of Dis
rict water to nearby Maryland com
nunities In Montgomery and Prince
;eorge's counties within the Washing
on suburban sanitary area Mayor
Williams announced the commission
8 cooperating In planning for the ex-
ensions.
The council requested State aid |
rom the Maryland Highway Commis-
ion for the construction OF a concrete |
treet on Carroll avenue, which is a |
ounty road.
The treasurer's report for the month |
howed receipts from general and spe-
ial taxes. water rents, etc, OF S2,749.- |
3, disbursements, pumping and ultra |
ion plant, salaries, lighting, etc, of
2 ,465.75, and a balance on hand OF |
s, s,290.7o.
Those present were Mayor Williams, |
L. r. Grabill, II. +. Tam.
v. w. Dyer, II. f. Rogers. b. b. Jen-
ins, and E. s. La Fetra, town clerk,
nd Treasurer Ben. G. Davis. and Su-
OF Public Works Z. Z.
,lodgett