Evening star., 1932-03-15
VOTE REGISTRATION
is SET FOR APRIL II
Hyattsville Council Fixes Amuse-
ment Place Closing Hours
by Ordinance.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

! Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, March Is
April IL was set as registration day fol-
new voters who wish to participate ir
the annual town election here early in
May by the mayor and Town Council here
last night. April Is was set as revision
day. The registra ton officers will en-
roll voters from all four wards, in the
Municipal Building. Judge Herbert J
| Moffat and Mrs Edward s. Hislop were
named judge and clerk, respectively.
/ Amusement places, including bowl
ing alleys dance halls, ice cream par
iors and the like, here, ice cream par
to close by am. five days of the week
and by midnight on Saturdays. under
| the terms of an ordinance passed by
Council and made effective Immediately
Violations of the ordinance will carry
fine of not less than SIS nor more
than S25, and in default Of fine. Jail
term until payment, not exceeding 25
| days.
Because it was thought that the town
fees for signs are excessive, but that
there should be an annual renewal OF
permits and there was need of revision
in many other sections of the town
ordinance governing signs, Corporation
Counsel Caesar L. Aiello, upon recon-
mendation of Councilman Moon Of the
Police Committee, was asked to draft a
proposed ordinance along the lines of
that in effect in the District of Co.
iumbia
Following remarks by H. S. Gran
ford of the fourth ward, it was de-
cided by council to hold special meet
ing March 29 to consider a new south
ern boundary for that ward Mr. Gran
ford was informed that a system Of
house numbering covering the whole
town now was being worked out No
action resulted when he strongly urged
that steps be taken to compensate the
mayor and councilmen.
H. Wilson Spicknall submitting Pc
tition from taxpayers for the construc-
ton of concrete sidewalks, curbs and
cutters on Forest drive, between Uni
versity drive on the west and Oakwood
road on the east, was informed that the
matter will be given due consideration
but that the low bond market made the
outlook for obtaining the improvement
at an early date doubtful
Mr.. Aiello was authorized to make a
final effort to obtain, for the town,
property owned by j. M. Edlavitch on
Rhode Island avenue between MelroSe
and johnson avenues in order that the
town might build sidewalk. and II I'M
successful to institute condemnation
proceedings.
Mayor Lemuel L. Gray appointed
Councilmen Powers and Hume as men,
bers of the George Washington High
way Association to help in the move
ment to obtain a congressional appro-
priation for a coast-to-coast highway
in honor Of Washington during the Bi-
centennial year.
1t was requested that the Police Com
mittee study traffic conditions on Block
street since its widening and to see If
changes In the ordinance regulating
traf fflc on that street are needed.
A permit to hold tent show on the
tract adjoining Magruder Park in West
Hyattsville was granted Oriole Lodge,
No. Al, Odd Fellows of Hyattsville, on
May 2, 3 and 4.
A grade for Bayly avenue from Oak
wood road to the east boundary line of
the town was accepted. subject to ap-
proval of the Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission and
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission
Receipts for the past month were re-
ported bv Treasurer Shepherd to have
been s12,04306 and expenditures So
25986. leaving a cash balance IN bank
of So 1920,