Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-14

1t has one of the best volunteer fire depart
ments in the state of Maryland.
Six churches, each with resident pastor,
meet the religious requirements of the peo-
pie, and Masonic hall. an Odd Fellows
hall and a Woodmen's hall supply their
fraternal needs A large brick public school
building was completed last year. A ma
tional bank owning its own building-one
of the finest in the state outside of Baltl-
more and Cumberland-has been organized
for about year and does profitable bust
ness. Two weekly newspapers are pub
lished. There are a number of stores and
three or four of these can be classed among
the largest and best arranged in the county.
Two coal yards and lumber yard, with
planning mill attachment, add to the bust
ness features.
Fine Transportation Facilities.
No other point in the vicinity of Washing
ton, it IS claimed has better facilities for
passenger transportation. The large cars
of the City and Suburban railway pass
every seven minutes during business hours
and every fifteen minutes of the remainder
until l o'clock am. Eighteen passenger
trains of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
stop there every week day and ten every
Sunday. Hyattsvile is also the terminus
of the Chesapeake Beach railroad, by which
quick communication with Marlboro, the
county seat. is obtained.
The town owns water plant and fur
nishes water to it's citizens at low cost.
The supply is obtained from artesian wells,
three of which were sunk at the installa-
ton of the service four years ago. and three
moro were added last year. A very excel
lent system of sewers adds to the pubic
comfort and health. Since the installation
of these two utilities there has been a
notable decrease in endemic diseases.
Increase in Values.
The quadrennial assessment of real estate,
provided for by the state legislature, was
made last month While lower than that of
the county valuation for the same limit TIE
total amounted to SS42, eco, an increase of
more than 100000 over the previous assess
ment. The tax rate is lower than that of
the average incorporated town In the
state being co cents on the hundred dollars.
The financial standing of the town is ex-
cellent The water bonds were sold to a
Baltimore broker at 105; the sewer bonds to
n. H. Harris & Co, New York, at 107 .379
and the electric lighting bonds were taken
by the local bank at 1o5.
At the meeting of the town council last
Wednesday evening the specifications
drawn by the electrical engineer for town
lighting were approved and advertisements
for bids were ordered. These contemplate
arc lights on the principal streets and In
candescent lights on the remainder, Con-
tracts will be made this week for the laying
of a considerable amount of granolithic
paVementS for Sidewalks. Council, 1t Is
said, has IN view marked departure from
past methods In the matter of street i'm
proyement.
Hyattsyille, it is stated. has never had a
real estate boom. Its growth has been solid
and generally uniform. The great majority
OF It's residences are of the better class In
style and convenience, and as a rule the
people are the owners of homes. No fancy
prices have been placed upon property for
sale. but there has never been downward
tendency in values.
Kensington.
The thrifty suburb of Kensington S To-
Gated about ten miles from Washington In
line almost due northwest and is reached
by the Metropolitan branch of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad and the Chevy
Chase electric line. The town was for
merely known as Knowles. In 1891 Mr. B.
H. Warner of this city bought tract of
land-1S4 acres-froul Mr.. Spencer C. Jones
of Rockville, Md, and laid out a new sub
division calling It Kensington. The prop
erty cost $50. 600 The success of the enter
prise was apparent from the start, as Q
large number of people from this city inn
nlediHtely began purchasing lots and build
ton has never had what is known as a real
estate boom, but has had a steady and con-
tinuous growth from the beginning In 1881
there were only a half dozen houses as g.
nucleus for town and q small railroad
platform, where now and then accom-
mediation train stopped. The railroad COM