Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

wonderful thing that the plans can
be started now instead of % years
J hence, when they would be most
costly.
| Sees Great Benefit.
There can be no question that the
proposed tax to meet the planning
commissions expenses would be a
great benefit to Prince Georges Coun-
| ty, said Senator Oliver o. Metzerot.
Unless there is a tax there can be no
parks, and he pointed out that the
proposed 7-Cent tax would amount to
but 50 year on each property holder
in the country. But it is more i'm
portant that Prince Georges County
provide this tax than any county, he
said, because its people are of that
class who cannot afford great parks
around their homes, or who can go
away for the Summer to the watering
places. but must have parking areas
provided by the Government The
provision of parks there, he said,
would make property in demand, ana
demand makes price, so that there
would be direct benefits far more than
the cost of the tax.
, George Barber described conditions
in Prince Georges County that would
tNtOIlte lnloIcIdDlS DIS the popuLdlAOiI
thickened When this comes, the peo-
pie cannot live BEAUTIFULLY on 20-foot
lots fronting on 30-foot streets. The
haphaZard maner of allowing subdl-
visions to be made, he said, made
many of the streets blind
Walter K. Tuckerman said that
there was no investment that would
put more money in the pockets of the
people of Montgomery County than
this proposal for a planning commits
sion
Others Who Spoke.
Robert G. Hilton of Rockville, Rob
ert G. Lawrence of Battery Park,
Judge Joseph c. Mattingly of Prince
Georges County, Edward f. Jones of
Bethesda, Mr.. Herrold of Wheaton
district, Capt Clark of Glenmont and
Lay Hill, William w. Bridge of Edge
moor, Charles H. Hopkins of Wood
side, c. w. Clum of Kensington and
mayors of towns in Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties all spoke
briefly and heartily Endorsed the plan.
Dir. Benjamin G. Perry, chairman
of the Board of Commissioners of
Montgomery County, pledged the
support of that body in favor of the
movement to get the planning COM
mission and aid when it became
fact, and Lacey Shaw, also a member
of the board, pledged his support.
Alfred Bettman of Cincinnati, city
planner. employed by the Federal
commission, spoke on the plan and
promised to give it a detailed study
with view to making recommends
tons for changes in phraseolgy
needed to protect the act In all Its
purposes. Charles w Eliot Sd, also
of the Federal Commission, also
spoke, promising every cooperation
possible in the originating work
of the two commissions.
The guests were:
From Montgomery County-Ben G.
Davis, Capt Frank l.. Hewitt, Comdr.
Charles Wells, e. Brooke Lee, Senator
Eugene jones' delegates, DR.. George
l.. Edmonds and Richard II. Lansdale;
county commissioners, Clagett c. Hill
ton, DR.. BENZ. C. Perry and Lacy Shaw;
J. Bond Smith, H f. Taft, James H.
Cissel, John w. Coffman, H. E.
Rogers. Cornelius w. Clum, William
B. Armstrong, Thomas c. Perry,
Edward II. Jones, Robert I. Black,
Emory II. Bogley, Walter r. Tucker
man, Maj. r. B. Lawrence, William
w. Bride, Fred F. Weston, H. Latane
Comdr. C. K Mallory, Thomas -Hamp-
ton, Ralph E. Gould. Berry E. Clark.
Robert G. Hilton, j. Donald Clagett.
Charles c. Jones, Lee Herrell, Capt.
c. B. Lord. Thomas A Conlon, Robert
c. Watson, DR. A G. Christie, Judge
Sam Riggs, Mayor H. T. McCuen,
Paul Sleman, Wilson Townsend, Judge
Henry j. Hunt, 3d.; George p.
Sacks, Julius P. Stadler, Charles
w. Hopkins, Don E. Clark, Hugh
F. O'Connell, Joseph c. Cissel
From Prince Georges County:
County commissioners, DR. Harry A
Bowen, Brice Bowie, William A.
Duvall, Theodore B. Middleton,
George w. Waters, tr. j. Enos
Ray. Judge Joseph c. Mattingly,
T. Howard Duckett, Col. E. Francis
Riggs, George w. Waters, ir., Perry
Boswell, Irwin Owings, Robert B.
Morse, Senator LansdaIe G. Sasscer,
Delegates J. Guy Bell, Burton A.
Ford, William F. Keys, Henry L.
Morris and Frank Small, jr.; Mai.
John Schaefer, j. Frank Rushe, c. o.
Pooley, Arthur Owens, c. d. Ander.
son, Maj. G. j. Luckett, Mai. David
H. Mcleod, d. J. Circuit, Frank B.
Smith, Or. Harry Nalley, E. H.
Roberts, E. w. Baker, Alexander
GUIDE, Lloyd V. Monkey, Harry r.
Hall, Capt. Vinton D. Cockey, DR..
Thomas B. Symons, Oliver Metzerott
S. S. Steinberg, Arthur c. Keefer DR..
H. T. Willis, William B. Spire.
Officials of National Capital Park
and Planning Commission: Charles
Elliott Sd, Alfred Bettman, r. G..
Golden, Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant. Sd,
Maj. Carey H. Brown, Frederick A.
Delano.