Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
ROCKVILLE BANK
TO CONSIDER SALE
County Commissioners Ask
Price in Planning New
Courthouse.
BY WILLIAM ]. WHEATLEY,


ROCKVILLE, Md, April 23.-Dis-
posal of its land and building to the
county for site for the proposed new
courthouse will be one of the subjects
to be discussed at the annual meeting
of the Farmers Banking 81 Trust Co
here on May 6, it was announced by
Robert G. Hilton, president. Mr.. Hill
ton said that he would send out notices
of the annual meeting of the stock
holders in a few days. and it would
include, among the business matters to
be discussed, the matter of the sale,
as a result of the receipt of a letter
from the county commissioners asking
the institution to name a price for its
property.
Voted to Hold Property.
The bank directors, while the Legis-
lature was in session, voted to hold
their property. There was objection 10
the proposed new courthouse project
taking the entire square, but. Just prior
to the adjournment of the General As
sembly. Albert Bouic. director of the
bank, and Mr. Hilton, together with
leaders in the Legislature. came to an
agreement. that the proposed new bank
building would not be erected on the
present site at least until after the
meeting of the next Legislature. unless
the county commissioners decided to
abandon the project.
However, the whole matter is to be
submitted to the stockholders at the
May meeting, and an answer framed
for the county commissioners.
The county commissioners at their
regularly weekly meeting today were
informed by Berry E. Clark, clerk to
the board, as to the steps that had
been taken to date to carry out the
directions contained in the resolution
of last week, in which the county
governors directed that each land
owner in the square west of the court
house be asked to name price at
which he would sell his holdings.
Property 7O,7S5 Square Feet.
A study of the area shows that there
are TO- 85 square feet to be purchased,
and the majority of the holders have
been sent letters containing copies of
the resolution and asking them to in
form the county authorities of the
price at which they will sell. There
is only one complication in the matter,
and that is the Presbyterian Church, on
Court street. A search of the land rec
ords as far back as the establishment
of the county in 1776 has been made,
but it was said that no deed has been
found.
Mr.. Clark said that he had written
to the chairman OF the board OF
trustees of the church and to the
Informing them
of the county commissioners action.
He also is continuing his search to
establish basis for the title, and in
this connection is seeking information
from Judge Joseph G. Henderson OF
KenSington, former mayor of Rock
vile and former judge of the Police
Court here, who, he said, for years
had all of the records of this particular
parish.
The search already completed shows
the following holdings: Farmers Bank
ing & Trust Co. of Montgomery Coun-
ty, Commerce lane and Court street,
$3.50 square feet; Masonic Hall Library
Association, Commerce lane and Wash
ington street, 1850 square feet; Anna
S. Moulden, Washington street, 7,078H
square feet; Otto w. Anderson, on both
Washington street and Commerce lane,
15,8085s square feet; Elizabeth H.
Offutt Washington street, 7,161 square
feet; Charles G. Mcdonald, Jefferson
street, 10,3661s square feet: John T.
Vinson, jefferson and Court streets,
2,021H square feet; Wallace E. Rick
etts, Court street, 6,996 square feet;
Frank Higgins, Court street, $3.50
square feet; Clifford H. Robertson,
2,385 square feet; Presbyterian Church,
7,0781a square feet.