Evening star., 1923-07-01
MT. RAINIER REALTY.
WORTH S1,625,97O.
Assessments Are Completed
for Town and Subdivisions.
Growth Shown.
Special Dispatch to The star.

/ Special Dispatch to The star
MI. RAINIER. Md. June 3o.-At
! the meeting of the mayor and COM
mon council Friday night to survey
the work of the towns assessors 1t
valuation of the property In the cor
porate limits of the town shows an
increase of about one-third over the
! appraisemcnt for the past two years.
The report shows the subdivisions
appraised AS follows: Mt. Rainier sub
division, s393.5On; Rogers first sub
division, $195.640: Rogers second sub
division, s24S,955: Pickford subdivi-
! sion. $4,000: Rhode Island avenue
avenue second subdivision, $f02.750;
Funkhouscr g. Marshall subdivision.
$Sl.150; Yost subdivision. $26.450;
HaricliR subdivision. s49.325. and mis-
cellaneous. $62,075. The total assessed
valuation is now s1.625.970. Charles
assessors.
Tax Rate 10 Cents.
The mayor and council in going
rate for the ensuing year at 40 cents
on the 800 assessed valuation, which
is the same as ii has been the past
year. However, the special road and
sidewalk assessment on the recent
bond issue was reduced from 25 cents
per 800 to Is cents. while the front
foot assessment for property i'm
proved under this bond issue was
reduced from 35 cents to 80 cents.
The period for payment of the cost
of sidewalks was changed to three
years from the two years which has
been previously allowed. The rate
fixed this year for sidewalks laid by
contract was Sc cents per foot. al
done by the town under municipal
supervision will be materially under
that.
Chautnuqua Successful.
The chautauqua which has been
running here for a week has been a
most successful one. This is Mt.
Rainier's frst experience with such
amusements. and 1t is believed 1t Will
be regular thing here from now on.
The local committee which handled
the guaranty to the Swarthmore
company exceeded in season ticket
sold the amount they believed pos
Sible. The guaranty was practically
raised in it's entirety. leaving but a
small deficit to be met by the. guar
antors.
An open-air motion picture garden
is being erected on 34th street. next
behind the venture say they intend to
build a large theater on this site for
the fall and winter season.
The regular meeting of the Citf-
zens' Association was deferred until
a later date because of the other ac-
tivities in the town at the time of
meeting. II. w. Blandy. secretary.
says in statement In the Prince
Georgian that pressure of business
! may make special meeting neces-
sary
Bible Glass Entertainment.
The Baraca Bible class of the First
Baptist Church held an entertainment
and social in the church building Fri
day night. L. b. Bergerson. president
j of the class. introduced Mayor Fred
Eegus. who gave. a., brief address
Others on the program were Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Clark of Hyattsville, who
entertained with vocal and whistling
selectfons: Sherley Bauckman and his
"one stringed" violin and musical"
saw: Rev. H. NJ. Nichols. pastor of the
Mrs. Bessie Hinsley. At the conclu-
sion of the program refreshments
were served by the ladies of tie
church.
Mrs Carrie V Nichols Of 3120 Date
street died at her home Thursday aft
ernoon She was seventy-five years
old. She is survived by fiye daugh-
ters-Mrs. Elizabeth c. Watts, Mrs
Sadie Anderson. Mrs. Olive Mckeown.
Mrs. Laura G.. Disley and Mrs. Flor
ence Newell, and by three sons.
Charles w. John R., and James y.
Nichols. Interment was from the
Nichols Memorial Church at Odenton.
Nd, this afternoon.
Garage Company Reorganized.
The Superior Garage Company,
which is having erected a large build
ing on Rhode Island avenue. has been
reorganized. with the following Off
GERS of the firm: Lester S. Homan.
president and treasurer; Ralph Keyes,
secretary. Charles J. Peckham. also
member of the firm, has been made
manager. The company's name has
been changed. and 1t will now be
known as the Superior Motor Sales
Company.
H. c. Maynor, prominent real estate
promoter here, has enlarged his busi-
ness activities. organizing the H c.
Mayhor Company and opening a
branch office in Woodbridge, d. c. c.
w. Cawthorne is in charge of the
branch.