Evening star., 1921-08-23
COUNCIL ORDERS
!. BETTER STREETS
Takoma Park, Nd, Sched-
ules New Sidewalks, Paw
ing and curbs.

Extensive improvements were au-
thorized last night at a meeting oi
the town council of Takoma fark'
Md, to compete with the rapidly
growing suburb bordering on the
District line. The Washington sub
urban sanitary commission also an
nounced a number of water and sewer
extensions in conjunction with the
improvements ordered by the town
authorities.
A public hearing was held prior to
the opening of the council meeting
TO consider contemplated public
work. the entire cost Of which is to
be assessed against abutting property
owners. No objections being filed
with the board. an ordinance was
adopted ordering the improvements.
Cement sidewalks were ordered on
Elm and Davis avenues at an esti-
mated cost of $50 per linear FOOT, IN
blocks 16, 90. Gilberts subdivision;
block c, Cunningham's subdivision.
Concrete streets and curb were or
dered to be constructed. with roadway
twenty-One and one-half feet in
width, at an estimated cost of SS per
linear foot. on WILLOW avenue. block
3. Lipscomb and Earnest subdivision:
block l, Hirr Crest subdivision. The
council also ordered the treatment of
Sycamore avenue with tar prepara-
tion from Ethan Allen avenue to Elm
avenue.
Sanitary CommissfOn Schedule.
The Washington suburban sanitary
commission, through Ralph b. Morse,
chief engineer, announced that it
would make the following water and
sewer extensions:
Eight-inch water main on Ethan AL
len avenue from the water tower to
Prince George street. and six-inch
water mains on the following thor
oughfares: Lee street from Carroll
avenue southwark to jackson avenue:
. Flower avenue eastward from Cherry
avenue; Carroll avenue from Central
avenue to Garland avenue; Garland
avenue northward from Carroll ave-
nue., and Maple avenue eastward from.
the end of the present main In this
street.
The commission also ordered the
construction Of an eight-inch sewer in
Flower avenue, north from existing
manhole near Division street to Ken
nebec avenue. and q six-inch sewer in
Lee street from Carroll avenue south
ward to Jackson avenue.
In connection with the laying of
water mains and construction of sewer
in Chestnut avenue extended. by the
Washington suburban sanitary COM
mission, the taxpayers on that avenue
last night presented the council with
a petition requesting the grading of
that thoroughfare under the usual
assessment plan. The commission has
advised the town authorities that the
street must be graded before the
water and sever mains are laid. A
public hearing will be held at the next
meeting of tn. council, in accordance
with the law.
Petitions WIRE also received from
property owlers requesting cement
sidewalks in blocks % and "a, on
cedar avenue, Gilbert's subdivision,
Beach and Glm avenues; block 21,
C;ilberts subdivisions between Syca-
more and En- avenues, and block 1,
Hill Crest subdivision.
The town authorities approved the
Recommendation for the construction
of "slow" sgnS warning motorists of
schoolhouse at Carroll and Colun-
bia avenues and at Willow and Maple
Rpoft Of Treasurer.
The reprt of Town Treasurer Ben
G. Davisfor the month of July was
presente, and approved by the coun-
ell. 1t sowed receipts from special
and geeral taxes, permits, etc.,
amountig to s5,57s.7s, which, with
the baAnce on hand of $9.55A03,