Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
SHOOTING Up TOWN
OPPOSED BY MAYOR
HyattSviIIe Official Objects to
i Firing at BootIeggerS
Within Limits.
special Dispatch to The star.

his gun in Hyattsville If his aim is
accurate, but that it does energetically
object to an officer staging target
practice" in this thickly settled COM
munity, is the position taken by DR.
Hilleary T. Willis, mayor OF Hyattsville
in connection with the shooting on the
overhead bridge here last Monday after
noon during a chase of bootleggerS by
oficers.
Mayor Willis told the common council
Of Hyattsville at its regular monthly
session last night in the Municipal
Building that he had written the COM
missionerS of Prince Georges that
some members of the county police
force have been using firearms reck-
lessly while chasing bootleggers through
town." He added in the letter that
this, as you no doubt know, is very
tkickly settled community and such
proceeding is apparently very danger
GUS" Mayor Willis asked the commits
Eioners to investigate. He received a
letter from them advising that the
matter was being referred to Sheriff
Charles S. Early. who is also head OF
the county police force, for tnvestisa-
ton and proper action.
Would Move Car Stop.
1t was decided by council to recon-
mend to the Washington Railway g.
Electric Co. that the present stop i'll
front of the former drug store site on
Rhode Island avenue near Johnson
avenue be moved temporarily 80 feet
farther south, and that the stop be in
closed with rails with red lights on
either end at night. Later when build
ing operations at the corner are COM
pleted the stop can be given a per-
manent location. 1t was the opinion
of council that the proposed new loca-
ton would take the stop out of the path
of motorists turning into Rhode Island
avenue at johnson avenue and would,
therefore, be less dangerous to trolley
patrons and pedestrians. 1t also WAS
decided to recommend postponement of
establishment of stop at the triangular
plot on the east side of Maryland
avenue short distance north of john
son avenue. The council will stand on
its former recommendation for a stop
on Rhode Island avenue opposite the
west terminus of the pass now being
constructed under the tracks Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
Because Of complaints which had
been received, it was decided that the
Washington Railway 81 Electric Co.
will be asked to move its stop at Mel
rose avenue back to its original loca-
ton on the south side of the tracks.
William T. Jennings, chairman of a
committee Of the Chamber of Com
merce of Hyattsville appointed to take
up with the officials of the various
municipalities concerned the question
of securing uniform lighting Of Rhode
Island avenue from Mount Rainier to
HyattSville, announced that he had
taken up the matter with the Brent
wood and North Brentwood authorities
and had found them DESTROYS of CO.
operating. The question was referred
10 the lighting committee of the coun-
ell, Of which Councilman William T..
Corners is chairman. Richard G. Zant-
Ringer and Daniel Cox Fahey, jr., are
members Of the chamber Of commerce
besides Mr.. Jennings.
A petition bearing the signatures of
approximately 40 residents of the first
ward, which is south of the railroad
crossing, was presented, asking that the
council take action with regard to the
barking OF dogs at night. It was
claimed that the residents found it
almost impossible to sleep. It was an
:nounced that Corporation Counsel
Waldo Burnside would confer with the
attorney generals office for Maryland
Thursday in Baltimore with regard to
legislation that might prove effective.
Appointed Assessors.
Charles H. Welsh, Herbert j. Moffat
and Charles L. Erwin were appointed
assessors to appraise new property in
town. Mr.. Erwin was appointed in place
OF Corporation Counsel Burnside, who
asked to be relieved. The assessors will
make their return in May in time for
inclusion OF the new property in the
coming annual tax levy.
An ordinance was adopted by coun-
Gil prohibiting parking within six feet
Of fire hydrants.
Chief Of Police Albert Anderson was
asked to see that buses take on and
discharge passengers north of Marion
street, on Maryland avenue, to avoid
trafac coming on and of the overhead
bridge.
It was voted to accept the invitation
OF the mayor and council of Mount
Rainier to attend a meeting of town
omcias OF that place, Brentwood, Cot
tage City and Colmar Manor, to be
held In the Municipal Building, at
Mount Rainier, at a date next month
10 be SET. The call for the meeting
said that there is need for more con-
crete authority whereby local magis-
grateS can try cases involving violation
al municipal ordinances with the right
70 appeal to the County Police Court.
Council decided to renew the contract
with Washington hotel concern per-
60 motorists passing through here.
Payment of $500 to the contractor
on account of permanent improvements
IN Hope street and Central avenue was
authorized.
A letter from r. Howard Duckett.
chairman of the Washington Suburban
SANITARY Commission, stated that the
commission was prepared to make water
and sewer extensions in Dewey street
hn aafI -
the grade and has this grade approved
by the Park and Planning Commission.
Gas Permit Rejected.
Application for erection of a gas
station at Columbia and Rhode Island
avenues, submitted by Hyman Terish,
was rejected, as it was not accompanied
by plans and specifications.
Report Of Town Treasurer William A.
Shepherd for the past month showed
Total receipts Of s7,713.69, including cash
balance from last month of $4,635. IS;
general taxes, $2.534.8O; pumper taxes,
S442.74; fines, $50; building permits.
$3.50, and rent, $45. Cash in bank was
shown as $5,62325. making disburse-
ments $2,090.44. Chief expenses were
$46923, interest road notes; 1854, gar
bage removal, December and January:
street lighting, s354.l3, and deposit,
pumper fund, $442.74. The monthly re-
port Of Chief of Police Anderson showed
his department had been on the Job.
Application of the General Outdoor
Advertising Co. for permission to erect
an Illuminated sign, II by AZ, on the
roof of Rogers Row, on Rhode Island
avenue, was referred to a special COM
snittee.
1t was announced that the road COM
n1ittee wanted more time to study the
petition of property owners who are
seeking to have Park avenue continued
to Rhode Island avenue along the
SchOepf lane. abandoning the nntlei