Evening star., 1909-05-08
UPPER MARLBORO, MD.
Special Correspondence. Of The star.
UPPER MARLBORO. May

UPPER MARLBORO, May Z, 1909.
The assessment figures Of Prince
George county on which the recent levy
was based have just been made public
and show some interesting conditions
For instance. in the six upper districts OF
the county lying contiguous to the Dis
trict Of Columbia the assessment is ST.
345. 80. while In the remaining eleven dis.
tricts in the lower part of the county
the total assessment is 1881 ,O94. Vans.
vile district has the largest assessment
81 .321 1853, and Surratts the smallest,
$277,271. The total assessment in the
county Is $13,176.223. as against $12,9o3,-
2e3 In 1908. or an increase Of $279,9 $40.
this increase being due almost entirely
to the development of the community
lying adjacent to the District of Column
The following are the principal items
of the 1900 levy: County commissioners,
salaries. $1,JO0: clerk circuit court,
&2.544.60: clerk to county commissioners.
$1,000; county treasurer. $1,000: clerks
$500: warden to Jail. $1.477.o5: guard to
jail. $I22; interest on bonds, $4,000; sink
ing fund. $4,000; register of wills. $40. II:
jurors and bailiffs. $4,000: lunatic pau
pers. $1,000: public schools. $4,000; roads
and bridges. $28,s52: A.: states attorney.
$1,5OO; sheriff. 5000; almshouse, $o.7O0:
constables' accounts $1.5S3.22: magis-
trates' accounts. $775.64; defense of crimi-
nails, $412 so; health officer, $4S9.SO; pub
lie printing, $4ss 2o: publishing local
refunded. $56l.45: out pensioners. s1.05a;
miscellaneous. S566o.S4; new public
schools. 81. 400: election. May, i19Os nocal
option. 81, 1851; election November,
The tax rate for the current year is
$1O6 on the 500 as against s1.Os in 1908.
Last year bonds of the county amounting
to $4,000 were paid $500 extra for lu-
natic paupers and 81 500 for almshouse
This year the sum Of 100 was paid for
May election, $1,135W, and new schools,
At meeting of the liquor license COM
missioners, T. Howard Duckett, chairman.
held here Tuesday. forty-four licenses to
sell intoxicants in the county were grant
Gated on the Oxon Hill road. and M. e
trolla, on the Suitland road, were refused.
Sheriff Hurd reporting that, In his opin-
ion. the law at these places was being
been filed. and twelve licenses have been
held up on account Of protests. etc. In
Bladensburg and Chillum districts the IL
cense fee is 500; In the other districts it
is 500 per year.
Owens, mayor of Hyattsville. was ad-
mitted 10 probate here Tuesday. All his
property of whatever kind is given to his
wife Gertrude c. Owens. during her life.
At her death $1,000 Is to go to his eldest
daughter. Mrs. Alice c. Luckey, to re.m-
burse her for advances made to her
father while she was employed in the
census office. The residue of the estate
is to be shared equally by his children.
Alice C.. Luckey, Isaac B. Owens. Charles
c. Owens and Christiana D. Turbayne Of
London. EuRland.
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed John r. Wells Unstable in Marl-
boro district. They also awarded a con-
tract to E. E. McChesney for the erec-
ton of a concrete bridge on Mount Pts
gah road. Chillum district. for the sum
of $525.
The orphans court has appointed j. w.
Ryon guardian to his minor children,
John w. Ryon jr., and Margaret Ryon,
and he has given bond in the sum of $500
Lille Baden has been appointed guardian
to her infant children. giving bond in the
sum of $1,000. and Edward s. Walker
guardian to 'Hilda Lee and Raymond r.
Walker. giving bond in the sum of $3.50.