Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
ROOMS ALLOTTED
IN OLD COURT HOUSE
Montgomery Commissioners
Provide for Shift in Rock
vile Offices.

BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August l3.-
Quarters In the old court house build
ing here, which will be vacated by
county units moving 70 the new build
ing about September IS. were assigned
by the board OF county commissioners
at their session here. Quarters in the
new building were assigned some time
ago
The assignment of the various Offices
which will be vacated was made ON the
recommendation of Commissioners w
F. Ricketts, and Clagett G. Hilton, who
had been appointed as a special COM
mittee to work out the matter.
New Quarters for Police.
The police force will occupy the three
rooms nov used by the county commits
sioners and by Berry E. Clark, clerk to
the commissioners. This will include
q room for Police Chief Alive A. Monkey,
a room for the police sergeant and Off
GERS on duty, and a locker room for the
police.
The clerk of the Police Court will
also occupy a portion of Mr.. Clarks
present work room.
The Social Service League will oc-
cupy the Office rooms now occupied by
the sheriff. petit jury, supervisor of
assessments and Judge Robert B.
Peter.
Judge Woodward will occupy the Of
nee now used by the States attorney,
The Farm Bureau will occupy the
room now used by the clerk of the
Circuit Court and the small room &d-
Joining which is now used for records,
the Orphans Court room and one
storage room in the basement. The
Farm Supply Co. shall pay 5000 a year
rent for the quarters used by 1t.
RemOdelin9 Authorized.
The back room now occupied by the
clerk of the Circuit Court will go TO
Miss Blanche Corwin, home demon
stration agent. The commissioners also
authorized that such doors be cut and
petitions built as necessary.
Fourteen temporary employees were
dropped from the rolls OF the county
treasurer's Office by action of the COM
missioneIs These were persons engaged
on q temporary basis TO assist in the
preparation of the annual county tax
bills. They were dropped. effective Au-
gust / 5, while about six more people will
be employed temporarily to finish out
the work, to spread out the benefit to
the community from the work, it was
stated
The commissioners received deeds to
the last three parcels of property needed
for the right of way for the extension
Of Piney Branch road from the District
of Columbia into the county by way
of Saratoga avenue and Chestnut street.
This property was purchased from the
North Washington Realty Co, and the
deeds to it were ordered turned over
to counsel for approval. Approval of
the purchase of four other parcels of
property, owned by Abraham j. Minkin,
]. L. Fletcher, P. @. Mygatt and Alfred
A. Ray, had already been given.
Police Judge Reports
The report OF Judge Charles W.
woodward for July was received and
showed $6427 rs collected from fines and
costs in criminal cases and $52.25 in
costs from civic cases. Prank I. Davis.
clerk to Police Court, reported collec-
ton of $500 additional dog taxes for
1881. This brings the total collected
from the dog tax this year to more
than $1,000.
Five county banks have provided
adequate depository bonds for the han
ding of county funds, 1t was an
nounced. These banks are the Farmers
Banking & Trust Co, the Poolesville
branch of the Central Trust Co.. the
First National Bank Of Gaithersburg,
the Silver Spring National Bank and
the Takoma Park Bank Those who
have signifled their intentions of meet
ing the requirements in the near future
are the Montgomery County National
Bank the Bank Of Bethesda and the
Germantown Bank, 1t was announced.