Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
ROCKVILLE COURT
BODY IS ENLARGED
Nine Names Added to Com
mittee Choosing Mont
gomery Structure.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 9.-Another
step toward providing Montgomery
County with the most modern court
house and court building possible was
taken by the board of county COM
nissioners in session here today when
they added nine names to the court
house building committee to provide
the best thought possible in the prepa-
ration of the plans for the new build
ing which will be center OF the gov
eminent of the county.
Those who were named and who, 1t
was said, have accepted are Gilbert
Crosvenor, Bethesda, president of the
National Geographic Society; George P.
Sacks, Chevy Chase; H. F. Taft, for
mer mayor of Takoma Park; George M.
Hunter Rockville, president Montgom-
cry County National Bank; Clyde E.
Thomas, Gaithersburg; Josiah Jones of
Olney E. Brooke Lee, Silver Spring,
speaker of the Maryland House of Dele
gates, and State and county Demo-
cratic leader; Lacy Shaw, vice presi-
dent of the board of county commits
Sioners.
Representative Body of Men.
These additions, together with the
present committee, which has worked
on the project for several years, and
which formulated the plans calling for
the acquisition of the additional land
in the square Just west of the present
courthouse, will give the county rep
resentative body of men, well versed in
the needs of this section and who can
foresee the demands which will be
made for years to come. Many of them
are familiar with the phenomenal
growth which the county has expert
enced during the last several years. and
fully realize the need for the provision
of adequate quarters for the develop
ment of the necessary governmental
machinery.
The present members of this COM
mittee are DR.. Benjamin c. Perry,
Bethesda. president of the Board of
County Commissioners: Judge Robert
C. Peter, Rockville. of the Circuit Court;
Ohio H. w. Talbot, attorney of Rock
vile; Preston B. Ray, clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Montgomery County:
Berry E. Clark, clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners; Robert G.
Hilton, president of the Farmers Bank
ing a. Trust Co. of Rockville, and
chairman of the Democratic State GEN.
trail committee, and Clagett c. Hilton,
member of the Board of County Com
miSSionerS.
Meeting Expected Soon.
With the condemnation proceedings
about to be instituted to acquire the
land in the square west of the county
house, which has for months been the
source of a political controversy in the
county. it is expected that the full
membership of the committee will be
called together within short time by
DR.. Perry to perfect plans for the build
ing, so that there will be no delay when
the land is acquired.
County Commissioner Lacy Shaw,
vice president of the board, said today
that Capt. Joseph c. Cissel has per-
fected the details for the condemna-
ton of the land prior to his departure
for Cascade, Md, where he is in camp
with the service company Of the LIST
Maryland Infantry, which he COM
mands. However, the cases will be
filed in the Circuit Court by Charles
will be no delay. The first of the cases
will be filed, it is understood, within
the next few days. Tt was explained
that under the Maryland law for con-
domination a separate case must be
filed on each parcel of land which the
county proposes to take for public pur-
poses. There must be a separate jury
in each case, although it was explained
that ore jury, first appointed, may be
sworn In on each case.
Fine Building Sought.
Whether the plans for the building
originally approved by the building COM
mittee will be changed has not been de-
termined. This, it was said, will be left
to the enlarged membership. However,
efforts will be made to get the finest as
we'll as the most practicable building
possible with the funds provided by
the various acts of the Legislature. It
is probable, however, with the acquiSi-
ton of the additional land that new
design may be worked out for the pur-
pose of taking in the two squares.
The county commissioners are await
ing the action of the Town Council of
Rockville to close Court street, which is
between the present courthouse square
and the one which it is proposed to
purchase. The closing of this street is
necessary, so that the proposed new
building may occupy both squares as
unit.