Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special correspondence NJ Ht star
EVANSVILLE. Md.
September -. 1911.
Although the season for building is
practically at an end in this section OF
Maryland. there are several dwellings
under construction and the indications
are that operations will be continued
throughout the winter whenever the
weather is such that work can be done.
What is expected to be potent factor In
the future material progress of HYatts-
Vile is the building of improved road
ways which is now being prosecuted. n
der an act of the legislature of 1910
authority was granted the mayor and
common council to construct substantial
streets and to assess the entire cost there
for against abuttinS property. During
the month of June roadway and sidewalk
work amounting to over $4,000 was or
dered by the town authorities and TINS
work is being vigorously pushed under
the supervision of Councilman Edward
Devlin, chairman of the road committee.
The streets being improved are Spencer
between Maryland and Wine avenues,
Wine avenue, between Schley and FRANK
line avenues and Ralston avenue. from
Wine avenue to Washington avenue.
other street improvements have been or
dered but it is probable that work VIII
not he commenced upon them until next
spring.
Rev. j. X. Argo Builds New Home.
Rev James Kelly Argo. pastor of the
local PRESBYTERIAN Church, has broken
ground for residence on spencer street
opposite the Masonic Temple, and en-
poets to occupy his new home in about
six months. James c. and j. Harris RoS-
ers, both residents of Hyattsvile, have
erected and disposed of about thirty
houses in Mount Rainier and East by
attsyille during the past summer Inc
houses in Mount Rainier We're built on
Both 31st. sd, 36,h. 37th and Newton
streets, the aggregate cost of the dwell
ings being in the neighborhood of Sp.Ho
These same builders have about a dozen
more houses under construction in Mount
Rainier and East Hyattsville.
Jackson Fl. Ralston Washington and
Maryland attorney. has just completed a
handsome home on MARYLAND avenue OPP
posite Wells avenue north. and has moved
into it. Contractor Charles LightboWn
of Mount Rainier is building several bun
galows in Brentwood. houses of this class
being much ia demand in the suburbs OF
Washington. Mrs. Lee Bowles is erecting
a home in Bladensburg. and she expects
to occupy it during October. Mrs Logan
of Washington is building bungalow on
the River road between kenilWorth and
y
has the contract Edward Daniels is hav
ing constructed several dwellings in Ber-
wyn.
f. T. Shea of Berwyn is having house
built in Berwyn by Bryant Brothers. This
house will be ready for occupancy by Oc
tober !. Charles Wallace is also erecting
home in Rerwyn. Former Mayor Will
liam =. Magruder has recently purchased
the house occupied by George +. Ston-
nell on Maryland avenue. Arthur Carr
II no nf InSpnf
Owens, Franklin avenue extended, to
Henry S. Morton of Washington. Mr..
Morton and family will take possession
November l. Franklin G. Tingley. who
has been occupying the premises for the
past two years, will remove to his home
corner Luttrell and owens avenues, now
occupied by David Lynn.
Work at M. A. C.
F. l.. White has sold to George S. ket
cham of Laurel the premises of w l..
Lee on Columbia avenue. This thorough
fare has recently been improved by
granolithic sidewalk, and the street is on
the schedule to be graveled in the spring.
Arthur Carr has sold to Edward keegin
of Washington one of the houses be-
longing to Or. Charles A. Wells
Maple street in Shepherds subdivision.
Considera BILE work has been done during
the past summer at the Maryland Agrl-
cultural College. which is located about
two miles from Hyattsvile The old col
lege building has been repainted and
areaways have been constructed. Work
has been started on the new sewerage
system for the college. This Will cost
about $1,000 and II is proposed to carry
the sewage to a field north of the in
stitution and to install sand filter beds.
The college already has a water supply,
obtained by pumping from the Eastern
branch.
Although the courts decided that the