Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-25
WARDMAN IN TILT
OVER ZONE RULES
Clashes With Manor Park
Men on Question of Erecting
Community Houses.

Verbal clashes between Harry Ward
man, builder, and representatives OF
the Manor Park Citizens Associa
ton over the question Of erecting
semi-detached and community houses
in that suburb enlivened the monthly
hearing of the Zoning Commission in
the boardroom of the District Build
ing today.
After four or five speakers from the
citizens association had objected to
the proposed change in coming under
consideration. Mr.. Wardman took the
floor and sharply criticized Ernest II
Pullman and Herbert Wilson. Off
GERS of the Manor Park Association;
asserting that their opposition was
"spite work" because he would not
come out to their meetings and ad
Just his plans as they desired.
II rise to point of ORDER. re
piled Mr.. Pullman, taking the floor
and telling the commission that ne
was an interested spectator and Oh
jected to being talked to that way by
Mr.. Wardman.
Chairman Bell of the commission
admonished Mr.. Wardman to aVolc
personalities.
Wants to Help Wage Farmers.
Mr.. Wardman began his plea fol-
the change by recalling that Mr
Secretary Hoover has some one who
is interested in providing housing
here at $3.50 a ROOM He addeo
that he was actuated BY. the same
incentive to give wage earners
homes at reasonable prices. He de-
clared that these wage earners VINO
are buying his houses have as much
right to move out and raise then
children in Manor Park as Mr.. VIII
son and Mr.. Pullman have.
William Nick. Clayton of Bright
wood Park interrupted Mr.. Ward
man to inquire If he believed put
ting people in fat buildings at $125t
a room is giving them homes. Mr.
Wardman replied in the Affirmative
but later in the discussion he eX'
nlained that If the change should ~
granted he only plans to erect single
double and community groups OF
three houses in the Manor Park Sec
ton.
Would "BreaIs Monotony."
At another stage of the proceed.
ings Mr.. Wardman declared that III
Mr.. Hoover starts a Sl25O-a room
DEVELOPMENT he is going to get into
a hornets nest with these citizens
associations
THE community group of three
houses" Mr.. Wardman continued
will only serve to break the
monotony in the neighborhood.'
who made the monotony! IN
ouired Mr.. Wilson of the Manor Park
Association.
II made it, but you were the cause
of it," Mr.. Wardman replied.
Mr.. Wardman told the Commission
he felt it was up to them to help
him to help wage earners to gel
homes within their means and re
minded them that when he bought
the property in question 1T was Zoneo
"a area" and that he believed he was
entitled to have it restored to that
designation.
Now "a Restricted"
The area is now Zoned A re
stricted" and, under the recent ruling
of the Commission. nothing but de
tached homes may be built there a1tei
January / next. The area under dis
cussion follows: From Underwood
street on the north to Fifth street or
the east to a line 100 feet. south OF
Ouackenbos street on the south ano
to Georgia avenue on the west.
After the early tits had blown over
Mr.. Pullman said he realized Mr.
Wardman had large equity in the
Manor Park section. but argued tha'
the people who bought detached homes
were the pioneers in the section ano
were entitled to preserve the com
munity in that status. He said he In
Wit ed Mr.. Wardman or his representa-
tives to meet with the association and
exnressed the belief that the problem
could have been ironed out in that
way.
The Commission heard testimony
on several smaller coming changes
this morning and has several more
cases listed for this afternoon.