Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF ne Stdl-
EVANSVILLE, July 3. 1909
Among recent real estate transactions
in this town were the purchase OF the
home of the late Oh. Joseph X. owens
for several years mayor of Hyattsvllie py
Mr. Charles W. Clasett, a member OF the
prominent Clagett family of southern
Maryland, and member of the Dls'rlct
of Columbia and Maryland bars. and the
sale by Judge Charles L. Nrooman OF his
handsome home on Spencer street ID MI
c. Frank Carr, a prominent local mer-
chant. This house and grounds cost MI
Carr a sum OF money, it is said, that
would take five figures to express. Judge
Nrooman will reiinquish possession az
soon as he can secure a home IN assn
ington or elsewhere. 1t is not unlikely
that he will return to the west. and there
is some talk of his being sent to Con-
gress by the republicans of Iowa.
During the present summer and coming
fall dwellings will he erected on WINE
avenue In the northwestern section Oh
the town by Messrs Hugh Latimer,
James Hill and I. u. Arnold. These
houses will not be for speculation, but
for homes There is little speculation on
real estate In Hyattsville. Excepting
one or two men there are few who built
for this reason that Hyattsville has never
experienced a remarkable boom For the
past twenty years, however, IL has grown
steadily each year, and from an assess
ment of 100000 several years ago prop
erty in Hyattsville is now assessed at
practically S1.WO,0n.
Town Has All Conveniences.
The population is about 2,oOo and it is
regarded as quite unusual for town of
this population and assessable basis to
have practically all the modern conve-
niences of city. Hyattsville has public
water plant. the water being secured
from artesian wells and pumped to a
standpipe: the sewerage system was in
stalled about five years ago and is a
source of great comfort and convenience;
the system of electric street ligntlaS Is
maintained by the Potomac Electric Pow
er Company of Washington and has al
WAYS given satisfaction. The town author
tiles have the right to lay granollthic
sidewalks and to assess the cost Thereon
against abutting property. Unless there
is a distinct sentiment on the part OF
owners to pay for these walks they are
not ordered For several years the Hy-
attsville Independent has been advocating
the expenditure of what is known as the
county road rebate fund upon one par
ficular street each year as the only meth
cd OF securing permanent streets. The
town cannot we'll afford 10 issue add
tional bonds having now bonded In
debtedness of about $4,000. In order to
assess the property owners for macadam
roadways an act of the legislature will be
required The authorities are now at
tempting to secure the signatures of prop
erty owners on Johnson avenue to an
agreement to pay onehalf of the cost of
the expense of matchmaking this street.
II is figured that this expense Will be
a bout 81 go. the street being about i,2Vu
feet long and that the owner of each 40
foot lot would be required TO pay approx
mately $40.
Boast of Low Tax Rate.
The tax rate in Hyattsville is IS cents
on each 800. Hyattsville residents boast
that few Ii any towns of equal size in the
country can boast of so low a rate. when
the fact that the town has all the con-
veniences of large city is taken into
consideration.
The firm of Fuller & Mcfarland, real
esate agents. recently established in
business. report the sale of the property
of Jerome X. Baxter. located on the Ed
monston road. TO Mr.. Charles Scofield.
The George NJ. Smith place on johnson
avenue was sold also to DIR. H T. Wills,
local physician Messrs. Holton and
Long have Just started in the real estate