Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26
EXTENSIVE ROAD WORK
PLANNED IN EVANSVILLE

Clark believes they could have been built
for about one-third of this amount. The
chairman, with the assistance OF Cor
poration Counsel Vincent A. Sheehy, is
now preparing plans and specifications for
the construction of three thoroug hfares
under the act of 1910 assessing the entire
cost OF the roadways against AUDITING
property owners These streets are Wells
avenue, in the first ward: owens avenue.
in the third ward, and Columbia avenue,
In the second ward.
To Seek Repeal of Assessment Act.
In connection with the improvement OF
these roadways, petition signed by near
ly 200 voters and property owners In the
town soon Will be presented 10 the mayo;
and common council asking that the cor
poration counsel be instructed to seel,
legislation repeating the act Of 1910. as
sessing the entire cost OF these roadways
against the ahutting property owners ami
authorizing a nond issue sufficient to cox
er the cost Of improving all the Important
streets IN the municipality. Ii IL know
that AT least four members Of the Council
are in favor OF submitting the proposition
TO the people. The advocates Of the bona
Issue claim that the streets are for the
benefit OF the general public and that a
the taxpayers should share equally in. tn
cost o. construction. " is argued thai q
is unreasonable IL assess the entire cost ~
roadwaNs against abutting propert. own
erS.
VIII Build Bungalows.
J. NJ Place, president of the National
Herb Company OF Washington, and the
owner of about three acres i'm Evansville.
within the corporate limits of Hgatts-
vile. has subdi,ided the property and
expects i'm few weeks To begin the con-
struction Of several bungalows. He mas
already erected several houses in the sub
division, and believes that the develop
ment of his property will mean a sub
staatial revenue.
In Hyattsvile today, when the Hyatts-
vile Ice Company began operations. The
plant is located in the Spa woods. anu
the water for freezing purposes Is Sc
cured from an artesian well 26J feet deep
Another well is now being drilled. The
capacity of the plant is twenty-five tons
per day, and 1t is stated that orders for
more than the output nave ALREADY peen
filed by local dealers. The president or
the company is State Senator Charies A
Wells of Hyattsville. who is also presi-
dent of the First National Bank or South
ern Maryland, president OK the Hyatts-
Vile Building Association and vice presi-
dent of the First National Bank OF
Hyattsville: the treasurer Is Harry w:
Shepherd, cashier of the First Nauonai
Bank of Hyattsville; the attorney Is
Jackson II. Ralston a member OF the
firrn of Ralston & Siddons. NJ. A. Corners.
formerly of the Hagerstown ice plant. Il
manager of the new company.
IT. Van Clagett OF Upper Marlboro has
purchased the property formerly owned
by John r. Risdon, editor OF the River
dale Sentinel, in Riverdale. The property
embraces dwelling house and four
acres of land suitable for building pur-
poses p - sesr =.
Charles M. Nghtbown Of Brentwood
has contracted for the erection Of four
uNw4r uu-t.y kn
commenced at once. MT. Ligh1bowa has
already erected about do In small
houses in Brentwood and all have boon
sold or rented