Evening star., 1923-08-01
JAIL
TOO UN|NW|T|NG
City Officials Ask County to
Improve "Linen" and 9th
er "C0nditionS."
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Speclai Dlspatch to The Star
HYATTSVILLE. August 1.-Hyatts-
Vile always has been rated a hospita-
bio town. and desires to maintain
this reputation. This was clearly
shown at tho regular monthly meet
ing of the mayor and common council
last night, when the town fathers ex-
pressed interest in it's guests in
the town lock-up. A deplorabla lack
of conveniences, especially in bed
linen," has been revealed by an in
spection. The linen" consists of two
blankets, and a well known species
of insect was wont to play hide and
seek" in the jail's boudoir. 1t was
said.
The mayor and common council
have requested the county commits
sioners to furnish more modern ap-
pointments.
The monthly report of w A. Shep-
herd. town treasurer. showed receipts
to have been Sl,s9S.71, and disburse-
ments. $1.33l.21, leaving a balance In
the general fund of $567.50. Cash In
the various other funds was report
ed as follows: Savings. $2.159;l6: spe-
cial road, s1.492.50; road. $51.00; fire
equipment fund. S11727.
Municipal Building Work.
Councilman Irwin Owings was au-
thorized to have such repairing and
painting done about the municipal
building as is necessary.
A motion carried that the town
clerk be requested to write the chfer
OF the Hyattsville telephone exchange
asking that official to remind the
local operators of the necessity OF
pressing the button to sound the
local fire siren in the case or all
alarms requiring the attention or
the Hyattsville department.
The council made an appropriation
of s. to cover cost of printing cards
which will tell what to do in case OF
a fire and which will be distributed
by members of the local fire depart
ment in sections outside of Hyatts-
VILE.
report submitted by r. A. King.
assistant chief of the local fire de-
pa artment showed that during the
year the department has responded to
eighteen alarmS-f1ve in sHyattsvllie
and thirteen outside of the town. The
total property loss in connection with
these fires was placed at s2,525: the
amount of property saved s17.775 and
the amount of insurance carried
$24, 800. and the amount saved by the
insurance companies S21,775.
Aid From Capital.
1t was reported that during the
year the old horse-drawn truck and
two hand reels had been disposed OF.
and the mayor and council had added
a pumper with hose, extension lad
ders and other equipment. The report
spoke of aid rendered the department mt
by Fire Chief Watson of the Wash
ington department.
A motion was passed that Robert j.
King and Robert Rogers be author
lied to drive the local fire apparatus.
This action was taken upon recon-
mendation OF the assistant fire chief.
who believed that sufficient number
OF trained men for this duty was not
now available.
The town clerk was requested to
write John n. Mackall, chairman of
the state roads commission. request
ing him to come to Hyattsville az his
first opportunity to look over condi-
tions on a section of Maryland ave-
nue. where the height of the state
road and town sidewalk do not con-
form.
A motion was passed that the
finance committee be authorized 10
borrow from the savings fund of the
town such money as Is necessary for
ontinuing improvement of Arundel
avenue which is now in progress, such
fund to be reimbursed as soon as the
levy is made and the money for the
work paid the town by the abuttinG
property owners.