Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-28
OFFICIALS APPROVE
ROAD LAW CHANGES
HyattsviIIe Council o. KS
Measure and Will Look Into
Justices Reports.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, February o.
Approval of proposed changes in the
town road law and the passage of a
motion authorizing the Finance Com
mittee to investigate reports of Justice
| of the Peace Retta D. Morris and
former Police Chief Carl M. Blanchard
as to town cases were features of a
special meeting of the mayor and Com
mon Council last night in the Municipal
Building.
A high spot of the road bill provides
for the extension to 10 years of the time
| property owners are allowed for pay
| ment of assessments for street improve
ments abutting their land. At present
F.. the assessments must be paid in two
| years. Another feature is that giving
| authority to the mayor and Common
Council to issue bonds not to exceed
per cent of the towns assessible basis,
which is approximately $4,500,000. The
bonds will be redeemed altogether by
property owners AUDITING improvements.
Corporation Counsel Waldo Burnside
| was authorized to whip the bill in shape
as soon as possible for presentation to
he may need.
Reports at Variance.
A report submitted to council showed
q difference in the reports of Judge
| Morris and the then Chief of Police
Blanchard as to the number of cases
and the amount OF fines imposed in
| town cases from July IA, 1927, to Feb
ruary /, 1928. According to Blanchard'S
books total of $137 was due the town
from Judge Morris for this period, but
| the town treasurer received $92, making
, a difference of $45 in the account Judge
Morris. who recently was recommended
for 0iVlfv a. 49,. L.
| was asked to explain difference of APP
proximately $50 in her books and that
| of Chief Blanchard. Mrs. Morris paid
this money.
An interesting feature of the new
road bill, which was agreed upon only
| after long discussion, is that the owner
| of corner property shall be exempt
| from SO per cent of the front-foot
| charges for Improvements on the long
side Of his property up to a depth of
100 feet. 1t also was decided that the
owner should pay for the >entire
| frontage on the short side of his or
| her property, which. for the purpose
of administering the law, shall be
designated the front side. AS to prop
erty where one side has been improved
| without cost to the owner through
construction Of Improvements by the
State, etc, the owner will be called
upon 1OT payment lot Improvements
by the town on the other side of the
property in the discretion of council.
The owner pays for Improvements on
both sides of corner property under
the present law.
Street intersections.
Street intersections. which under the
present law are paid for by the town,
| will under the new law be paid for by
| the AUDITING property owners.
The Road Committee was authorized
to have the town truck haul and put
in place cinders for a walk Leading
from the electric railway stop at the
bridge here to the steps at the
| Washington Baltimore Boulevard near
Marion street. j. Frank Lillard. in
asking the town to haul the cinders.
said that the steps became muddy in
wet weather. He said he had had a
walk dug out ready to receive the
cinders which had been given him by
the Washington Suburban Gas Co.