Evening star., 1930-06-17
COUNCIL IN TAKOMA
AC1S ON STREETS
Authorize Resurfacing of
Sections of Willow and
MpIe Avenues.
Special Dispaeh to The Star.
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Special Dispaeh to The Star.
TAKOMAPARK, Md, June 17.-At
the regular Meeting of the town coun-
ell last nigh announcement was made
Of the adoption at special meeting of
the budget fr the fiscal year commenc-
ing July /. reports providing for street
Improvements. construction of new side
walks and tie appointment of number
OF special ptice officers were received.
Counctlna1 Peter Remsen, chairman
OF the stree committee, recommended
the resurfang of Willow avenue from
Carroll to Tulip avenue and the Tulip
avenue intasection, also the resurfacing
OF Maple aFnue from the District line
to the newkAvement between Tulip and
Philadelphia avenues. The committee
proposed nat these improvements be
placed uner contract as soon as funds
are availbIe. The recommendations
were apprted, as was also one for the
rounding 4 the curbs and sidewalks at
the intersection of Tulip and Willow
avenues
A publiehearing will be held at the
July meehg of the council on the
constructiQ of cement sidewalks on
Albany, NV York, Philadelphia, Ia
koma, ChTnut, Carroll, Spruce, Mont
gomery, J$kson and Ethan Allen ave-
nues. TIL street committee recon-
mended a. number of repairs to side
walks, with will be made as funds are
available.
Comedian Irvine H. Ware, as chair
man of tn police, fire and lights COM
mittee, prSented the names of a num-
Der of speial officers for appointment
and reapnntment. The following ap-
pointment were authorized: Frank
Lowe, w. Lee, Charles H Maddox.
Leo B. Mdett Joseph Tinsley. Mai.
william F. Fischer, superintendent of
public work. The following special Of
flcers were reappointed; David Cruze
for duty atthe Washington Sanitarium
and College w. H. Evans. Wildwood
section; A. 3. Joseph and G. E. Bishop,
at Bliss Esctrical School, and Henry
w. Schergf at the Takoma Park Vol
unteer Deprtment fire house.
The rePot of Town Clerk and Treas
urer Bryan Davis for the month of May
was presAied and approved. 1t showed
receipts rom general taxes, permits.
etc, amonting to $271.08. which, with
the balare on hand of $50. .109.27, made
a grandtotal of $30,380.35. Disburse-
ments wre made during the same Pc
riod for ltreet work. 81 l,966.77; general
expenses, $4665; parks. $16.S5; garbage
collection $3.50; rubbish collection, $45;
street ligniing, $397.59; Takoma Park
Volunteer fire Department, 500; court
room, $l..i3; salaries, $537.50: miscel-
laneous, ISL making a total of
$3,485.O4 leaving a net balance on
hand of sS,S95.31.
Former Mayor Ill.
The balnce in the special deposit
fund was ESQ and $73.86 in the tax
redemptioIfund. The balance on hand
at the la! report in the special inn
provementund was $685. 5.34a.63, with re-
ceipts dung the month of Sl.51l.47
making iatotal on hand of $36, $50 10,
there bein no disbursement during this
period.
Bills aDunting to $483.50 were Or
dered pait 1t was also voted to con-
tinue an llowance of $25 per month
Tor the dice of the justice of the
peace for bother year.
Announcement was made of the seri-
Gus illnessef former Mayor Wilmer G.
Platt, onepf the founders of Takona
Park, at @rfield Hospital An express
sion OF Sppathy was voted, to be ac-
companie, by flowers.
COUNCILMAN John r. Adams gratified
the cound by his report on the result
OF the frt band concert held last week
IN Spring Park which was largely at
tended. The concert was given by the
Review nd Herald Band. and as a re-
suit bard concerts will be featured In
other setons of Takoma Park. Mayor
Ben 9. LAWS announced that in view
OF the nerest being displayed by the
cltlzens the town, that he would ap-
point seiGal citizens committees in the
vlclnlty the various parks, giving au-
tnorlty y assist the town officials in
lgA
i've ant INVITING. To further facilitate
the band concerts, electric lights will be
installed under the direction of the
civic improvement committee.
Dr. Lleellyn Jordan of North Tako-
ma, addEsed the council and made a
number I suggestions, which he re-
quested te body to consider. He urged
the purcaSe of books containing COM
piled loci municipal laws: that the
law coveng posting of notices of de-
llnquent axpayers by the sheriff of the
county b complied with and the con-
structionof curbs and cutters on Buff
falo avene.
Dr. Joaan expressed hope that Con-
gresS Wofd pass an amendment, which
had beer attached to the second de-
ficiency III providing for the elimina-
tlon OF ode grade crossing at Chestnut
street Enathe construction of a viaduct
at FeHa -areet. He urged the lighting
Of theshilroad station at North Takoma
and tn compilation of all town ordi-
MaB Ben G. Davis presided with
Councihen John r. Adams. Peter
Remsea Martin F. Iverson, Irvine H.
Ware, R. G. Sherburne: Town Clerk
Bryan pavis; Maj. William F. Fischer,
superintendent of public works; Chief
Police nficer e. E. Blodgett, and Jus
tice All, Wilson rreeepf