Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
ROCK CREEK PARK
PLANS PROGRESS
Montgomery County Planners
to Take Up Land Pol
icy Soon.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,
STAFF Correspondent of The Sta..

SLIGO, Md, November 8.--Develop-
ment of a policy to be followed in the
proposed acquisition of lands for the
establishment of Rock Greek Park in
Montgomery County between the Dis
trict of Columbia Line and Garrett
Park will be undertaken by the Mont
gomery County members of the Mary
land National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission within a short time.
The proposed taking lines of the park
have been laid down under the direc-
ton of Irving C. Root, chief engineer
of the Planning Commission, and the
map was presented to the body at a
meeting last night. 1t was promptly
referred to a committee consisting OF
the Montgomery members OF the body
for consideration and report in the near
future.
Surveys Completed.
Survey parties, which have been work.
ing in the valley for the past several
months, have completed the task OF
stalking out the proposed park lines SO
that members of the commission and
property owners may visualize the new
park area.
1t is the hope of those fostering the
park that most of the property owners
will dedicate the land, and thus save
much of the expense which would be
involved should it be necessary TO pur-
chase it. It was said that several OF
the owners already have indicated their
willingness to give parcels of their prop
erty, realizing that the establishment
of the park will increase the value OF
their other holdings.
The total acreage which will be re-
CURED for the proposed new park. 1t
is said, is STA. It was pointed out that
if the land is quickly acquired and the
work of improving it Is started prompt
ly the flood hazard in this area would
be materially reduced.
The commission voted a favorable
report on the application of Charles w.
Balenger for a rezoning of parcel of
land at Bryn Mawr avenue and Conduit
road in Glen Echo for the purpose of
constructing store. This application
had previously been turned down by
the commission.
Street Extension Approved.
A plan for the extension of Elm
street in Bethesda, to give that high
way an opening to Wisconsin avenue
was approved by the commission. w. G.
Counselmen has before the commission
an application for the construction of
a store on the property which lies in
the bed of the proposed street extern
sion. The commission has withheld
the approval of this construction be-
cause it did not want building to be
placed in the line of proposed street,
and 1t was said that efforts would be
made to have the applicant change his
plans to provide for the building on
another part of the property.
The plan submitted to and approved
by the commission provides for street
So feet wide for distance of 139 feet,
entirely through the property of Mr..
Counselmen. The proposal to construct
the store, it is said, has met with con-
siderable opposition from the residents
of Elm street, who are said to have
pointed out that If allowed would for
ever exclude them from obtaining a d.
rect connection with Wisconsin avenue.
The whole matter has now been re-
ferred to the Montgomery County COM
miSsionerS and it was indicated that
unless the land can be purchased at a
reasonable figure that it viii be con-
demned.
The commission approved an appn-
cation of the Wardman Corporation for
q reZoning from residential to CONNER
cial of several parcels of land on the
Landover road in Cheverly. It was said
that the corporation proposes to con-
Struct block Of stores on this property.