Evening star., 1904-03-28
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Meeting of Town Council Saturda.
Evening-General Items.
of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ;.
HYATTSvILLE. Md. March IS. 1904.
At a conclave held in the asylum in Ma
sonic Temple here Tuesday last of St Elmo
Commandery. No. IL. X. T.. OF Maryland.
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Samuel M. Mcmillan. emf
nent commander: Walter A. Wilson. gen.
eralissimo; Jesse d. B. Peters. captain gem
eral: Rev. Charles ]. s. Mayo. prelate ire
elected: Lemuel F. Brownley. senior war
den; Henry C. Dobbs. Junior warden: Harry
B. Major. treasurer Ge-electeO; Frederick
A. Holden recorder (re-electedJ
The monthly meeting of the common
council was held Saturday evening in Judge
Carr's Office Mayor Wells presiding. The
report of the inspector of buildings and
plumbing indicated active building opera
tions within the corporate limits and sew
eral additional water takers were reported.
The resignation of Major Robert +. Talman.
chief fire marshal. was accepted with an ex-
preston of regret. and the fire department
was requested to recommend his successor.
The resignation of Major Talman results
from his contemplated removal to WASH
ington April 1.
The council ordered the name of Jackson
avenue changed to Owens avenue a COM
pliment to Dr. Joseph r. Owens, president
of the council. The matter of placing street
designations on lamp posts was taken up.
but the council decided to leave this to the
Attorney ]. c. Rogers was instructed to
proceed to the collection of the balance of
the road rebate money due the town.
amounting to about $140. Councilman w.
W. Maioney inquired concerning those
eligible to vote at the special election FRI
day April s. and Mayor Wells cited the
section of the town charter bearing on this
point. which states that all male citizens of
the age of twenty-one years and over who
shall have resided in the town six months
next preceding any election and who are
qualified to vote for members of the gen.
eral assembly. are entitled to vote at the
special election The clerk was instructed
to notify the bailiff that the council desired
a more general collection of the dog tax
After deciding to meet again Friday even
ing, April s. to receive the returns of the
special election on the proposition to
whether the town shall be bonded for
sewerage system. the council adjourned.
The Maryland Agricultural College base
ball team opened the season on its home
grounds Saturday. when the Technical High
School club of Washington was defeated in
a warmly contested game by a score of 3
to 0. The Hyaftsyille base ball club also
opened the season Saturday by defeating
the Mount Vernon Church nine of Washing
ton by score of % to 2. in a six-inning
contest. Hyattsvllle tried several pitchers.
all of whom did good work.
The county commissioners met today in
Upper Marlboro and fixed the tax rate In
the county at 81 cents on the 800. in
crease of cents over the rate for 1903. This
increase is necessitated by the erection OF
new school house in Hyattsville, for
which the legislature has authorized the is
suance of bonds in the sum of $4,000. The
assessabIe basis of Prince Georges county
is s11 7O9. 1853 as against S11, SOL .S68 in 1903.
making an increase of $l57.6S1. OF this in
crease 80 per cent Is in Hyattsvilie district,
while the five upper districts combined con-
tribute s137 46S to the increased assessment.
the eleven lower districts giving an increase
of S20,219 to the assessable basis.