The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-08-05
Building Boom In
Evidence At Meeting
Five Permits Granted by City
Council on Monday Night

C0uncli on MONDAY NlSnI
The boom in building was evidenced
Monday night at the monthly meet
ing Of the Oakland Mayor and Town
Council when no less than five per-
mits were applied for and granted.
The Loyal Order of Moose pre-
scented specifications for 42X72.
two-story structure which will be
situated beside the Arthur Savage
Garage on the former Sweeney lot.
The building is estimated to cost
$42, ZOO and the contract for its brick
veneer and cinder block construction
was recently awarded to Clarence
Sewers. of Mt. Lake Park.
Ray Teets was another applicant
granted a permit to construct an adj
dition to his present garage. The sec
ton will be 14x 100 and will close
the alley between the garage and the
new Hamill building now under con-
stuction.
Permits were also granted to f. 7.
Fike to build house and garage OH
the former Bosley property on Oak
street. Specifications for the house
measure 40 "a feet and the garage,
18 X 20
Cheston H. Browning was given
the right to construct a 45 Y 33l2 foot
addition of tile and stucco to the
present Hesen service station ard
also an addition on the east side of
the building of 20 Y 40 feet in size.
The front of the service station WI
be brick with glass canopy, ard
will serve as display window for
the modern market Browning is plan
ming to build.
Activity permits were granted to
St. Peters church for a carnival to
be held on August 10, 20, and 81; ard
to the Knights of Pythias lodge to
hold a picnic and parade on Labor
Day.
Parking Lot Proposed
Mayor Joseph Hinebaugh proposed
that the town lot on Third street be
made a parking lot for automobiles
until such time as the Fire Depart
ment has need of the property. The
lot is the prospective site for the fire
house. Mayor Hinebaugh's suggestion
pointed to the elimination of parking
in the alleys and provided free park
ing space on the lot. Bankers Ian e,
the alley between Second and Third;
and the lane between Second ana
Third, from Green to Center streets
will be closed to vehicle parking a.
soon as arrangements are completed
for spacing the automobiles on tie
Firemen's lot.
Mayor limbaugh also presented
plans for a 40 x 70 foot building to be
erected on the lot to store all city
trucks and equipment. He was au-
thorized by the council to have plans
and specifications drawn for the
project.
Magistrate Appears
Magistrate II. A. Loraditch ap-
peared before the Council in refel
ence to his salary as police magiH-
trate He was granted $50 increase
per year beginning August /, bring
ing his annual salary in that capacity
to 5000.
Receipts Total S7,920.25
Receipts for the months Of July
totaled $7,920.25 and was composed
Of $4,O94.78 in water bills, $2,726.72
for taxes, and $1,O98.75 from mis-
cellaneous items which include 1913
for the Club house rental and $4G6
from bank stock tax. The movie tax
returned $78.
Expenses totaled 1888, including
81, 563.08 for work done by the State
Road Commission last year and ST.
1908 for water supplies. A new
well, costing $500, was also paid
for. The well is $50 feet deep and
during recent tests returned GO to IS
gallons per minute.
Receipts for the past five months
netted $26,6O6.81 with expenditures
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