Evening star., 1922-07-18
SUBURB ADOPTS
BUDGETARY PLAN
Treasury Strained by Rapid
Growth of Takoma Park,
Md, Says Official.
$1,000 IMMEDIATE NEED
Estimates for 1923 Discussed at
Meeting of Mayor and
Town Council.

The budget system will prevail in
the town Of Takoma Park, Md, in
the future, following favorable action
by the mayor and town council last
night in adopting the report pre-
sented by the town treasurer, Ben. G.
Davis. In brief statement to the
council. Mr.. Davis said the town had
always had a balance in the treasury
at the end of each fiscal year for the
past twenty years. but that it was
FOUND necessary, owing to the rapid
growth of the town, during the past
two years, to use some of the re-
serve funds.
According to the report submitted
the estimated income of the town for
the hscal year ending June 80. 1923
will be as follows General and
special taxes. $4,000; road tax funds
from Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties; Md, S2,100; interest on de-
posits. $500; miscellaneous permits.
800: totaling. $22,5OO. The proposed
expenditures for the same period are
as follows: Street lighting, $3,6OO;
sarDase collection service. $1.SOO;
aaiaries. S3.10O; legal expenses, $500;
miscellaneous expenses, printing. tele-
phones. etc, $500; purchase of land
tor new public school, Fairgrounds
and municipal purposes, $4,000: gem
erai school work, labor, ETC., $4,000:
towns share of special tax work, in
c!udlng cement walks, concrete
streets, $4,000; totaling s22,50O,
$1,000 Initial Need.
Treasurer Davis stated that 81 0o0
was needed for the purchase Of the
land and starting work on the new
maryland school, this sum to be re-
placed later after the sale of the pres
ent school site, which is to be aban-
doned.
The council also voted to secure the
services of an engineer to study the
water and sewer system of the town
with view to relieving the streets of
me hooded conditions which follow
heavy rains. This action was taken
tolloWlng complaints on the part of
citizens whose homes had been flood
ed in the lower sections, where no
drainage is provided. The council also
agreed to constructing larger con-
QUITS for permitting the water to keep
from damaging town property.
Announcement was made by Mayor
James L. Wilmeth of the following
public works. E. E. Blodgett (re-ap-
pointed: bailiff, Charles E. Ferrer;
deputy bailiffs, Earl Burdine, Ruben
Day. e. E. Blodgett, L. A. Cputshaw,
A. B. Joseph, ]. c. Dimmick and Will
liam Thomas.
council will attend a public hearing,
1T was announced. at Baltimore
Thursday morning of the Maryland
roads commission, in connection with
the construction of a new road on
Carroll avenue. This hearing was
arranged by the town council. with
"A view to securing a new highway
connecting T2knma Park with tho
main state highway system.
The report of Treasurer Davis for
the month Of June was presented
and approved. 1t showed receipts
during the month from special and
general taxes and deposits amount
on hand of s4.5os.s7. made a total
of s4.576.97. Expenditures during the
same period for street work. street
lighting, salaries, general expenses,
amounted to s2,766.62, leaving a net
balance on hand at the end Of the
on hand at the end Of the fiscal year
in the special Improvement fund
was s16.951.29.
The council approved plans for the
opening of two new subdivisions in
the park submitted by Engineer E.
Norman Jackson in blocks So and SO
and block 49, The former plot in
clndes property between Grant and
Park avenues and the latter bounded
by Flower, Kenebec, Carroll and Sill
go avenues.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor Wilmeth with Councilmen H.
F. Taft. H. E. Rogers, DR.. H. w. Mil
Ter. John r. Adams, Maj. W. H
Fisher, Col. w. A. Kroll, Town
Treasurer Ben. G. Davis and Superin-
tendent of Public Work e. E. Blod-
gett present.