Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-17
AUTUMNAL ACTIVITY
IN EVANSVILLE, ND.
Considerable Building During
Recent Months-Street I'M
provementS Delayed.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


HYATTSVILLE, December 10. 1910.
During the past fall there was consid
cradle building done in and around Hy-
attsville. the assessabie basis within the
corporate limits having been increased
about IL per cent. Hugh F. Latimer,
Harry W. Dorsey and George B. Luckey
erected homes, and houses are now build
ing for III. E. Davis on Johnson avenue,
Mr.. II. n. Ralston. Wine avenue. and
others. Mrs. Joseph r. Owens. wife of
the late mayor. has sold her home at
Wine and Franklin avenues to W. e.
Howard of Washington, and the latter
has taken possession. The firm of Fuller
* Mcfarland has sold two houses in
Idverdale for the Laurel Building Asso-
citation.
The action OF the mayor and common
council last year in submitting to the
people the question as to whether or not
permanent highways should be con-
Structed within the municipality and
charged to abutting property owners, and
The resulting court acton in the matter.
have prevented the present town authori-
ties from making any substantial street
and sidewalk improvements. The legisla-
iuri: passed an act authorizing the mayor
and common council to construct road
ways and sidewalks, the cost thereof to
be charged against the abutting property.
Provisions of the Act.
provision was inserted in the bill that
It should be submitted to the voters of
uyattsville for adoption or rejection, and
the act further provided that the ballots
20 be used at the election should have
printed thereon the words For the i'm
provement of tho streets and Against
the Improvement of the streets" This
.1ata
council, and the ballots were printed with
ne words For. the road bilr' and
Against the road BILL" and at the cleo
tion the measure was adopted by sub
>tantiai majority. When the town pre-
Jared TO borrow the money to make the
improvements contemplated by the act
ne question was raised as TO the legality
II the adoption of the act, and the ban
declined to make the loan. friendly
.ult 10 test the question was instituted
MT T. Frank Carr agreeing TO become
the plaintln and the case is now before
Judge Fillmore Beall OF the circuit court
Tor Prince George county for decision
Tie case will be appealed by either side
so that a decision may be secured from
The Maryland court Of appeals.
Development Has Been Retarded.
o This involved condition Of affairs has
had . decidedly detrimental effect upon
the material development Of the town,
Ion the reason that few have cared to
erect homes without being able to get
good sidewalks or roads. The courts will
decide the road bill controversy early in
the spring and IL the decision is favorable
building boom is expected to follow.
There Is much undeveloped property in
the northwestern section of the town be-
longing to the estates of the late Louis
j Vine and John y. johnson. This
property has been the subject of consid-
CRADLE litigation. and the general but err
roneuus impression has prevailed that the
title TO the tract was Involved. This
property is located convenient to both
sfram and electric cars and Is within
easy reach 81 the existing sewers aud