Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
THREE REZON|NG
PROTESTS DENIED
Prince Georges Commission
ers Concur in Planning
recommendations.
nv GEORGE PORTER.

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UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August 20
-Concurring IN recommendations Of
the Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, and granting re-
quests Of several delegations which ap-
peared before them to protest proposed
coming changes, the Prince Georges
County commissioners yesterday disap-
proved three petitions for reclassifica-
ton of property and denied an applica-
ton for permit to establish a ceme-
terry. Two requests for coming changes
were granted.
The largest delegation of the day
numbered more than so persons, and
was successful in its efforts to have the
commissioners disapprove the applica-
ton OF Thomas r. Jarboe to establish
a colored cemetery on an acreage tract
in Seat Pleasant district, adjoining Ad-
Olson Chapel Church, the Seat Pleasant
School, Cedar Heights and the W., B. &,
A. Railroad property.
The same acreage was involved in an
application for reZoning from residential
to commercial, which was likewise diSap-
proved. Mrs Emma M. Gregory re-
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Opposition to Cemetery.
Attorney Hadley Lihbey, spokesman
for the delegation which appeared in
opposition. contended that the estab-
liShn1ent of cemetery would be injuri-
Gus TO the church and school property,
and would not result in any public
benefit. The delegation filed petition
bearing about 100 signatures with the
commissioners urging them TO deny
license for the cemetery.
Warren Adams, assistant engineer for
the Park Commission, informed the
board that his Office had dlsapproved
the application primarily because of its
general policy to defer the location of
cemeteries until the commissions major
road plan had been completed. The
proximity of The Seat Pleasant School
also was factor in the commissions
opposition to the project, Adams said
Both applicants were represented by
Attorney S. Marvin Peach, who asserted
the tract of land might be we'll fitted TO
business property along the railroad
tracks. Engineer Adams .concurred in
this. but pointed out it would not be
necessary to zone the entire tract COM
mercial for that purpose.
Two. other applications for reclaSsif-
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commercial were also d:sapproved. They
were made by j. M. Earnest and Morris
Binswanger, both of whom personally
appeared before the board in an effort
to show the need for the change.
Lot in Mount Rainier.
Earnest's petition involved a lot IN
Mount Rainier, which. he said, should
be the nucleus of business district. A
petition Of approximately % property
owners in the vicinity opposing the
change was filed with the board, low
ever, and Adams explained the Park
Commission was of the opinion that
enough area in that neighborhood was
at present zoned commercial.
Binswanger asked permission to estab-
lish a tourist camp along the Baltimore
boulevard at Beltsville. r. Broaden,
representing the Beltsville School Board,
the vestry of st. Johns parish and the
individual property holders in the neigh
borhood, told the board it would estab-
lish a dangerous precedent" II the ap-
plicant's request were granted. the
property adoins the Episcopal Church
residential district, and inaSmuch as
there already is a concentrated COM
mercial area in Beltsville. the park
commission disapproved Binswanger's
request, which would have given spot
ted coming"
There 81 ' no opposition to the ap-
plication of John B. Cochran for re-
classification of four lots in Newman
subdivision in College Park, and of sew
eral property owners on both sides OF
the Baltimore boulevard from Block
street and Maple avenue, Hyattsville,
for rezoning from residential to COM
mercial, these applications were. ap-
proved by both the park commission
and the county heads. In addition to
Adams, the park commission was repre-
sented at the hearing by Thomas Hamp-
ton, its secretary.