Evening star., 1932-04-28
STREET REMAINING
GROUP IS CHOSEN
Montgomery Federation Com
mittee Authorized Body
at Meeting.
BY HOWARD NJ. BAGGETT,
staff Correspondent OF The Star.


CHEVY CHASE. Md, April pa
committee having full authority to deal
with the question of remaining streets
and REMEMBERING houses in suburban
Montgomery County where conflicts
occur was authorized at a mass meeting
at the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School here last night called by the
Legislation and Legal Action Committee
Of the Montgomery County Civic FEEDER
alton.
The committee Is to consist of the
board of county commissioners, the
chairman of the Legislative and Legal
Action Committee of the federation, the
county engineer, and representative
from the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission, the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
each of the incorporated towns and
such of the taxing areas as may wish to
be represented.
Under the terms of the resolution as
adopted every representative from the
incorporated towns and taxing areas
shall be, before they are entitled to be-
come a member of the committee, duly
clothed by their respective principals
with full power Ito bind said principals
by ma ajority vote of the members Of
the said committee upon any question
involving the naming or remaining OF
street or other thoroughfare, or the
numbering or renurlberlng of houses
Collection Authorized.
The resolution, intro duced by Jo V.
Morgan of Edgemoor, \also empowers
~ 70 colirtf ond collect
contributions and donatians from such
persons or civic or business agencies
as may voluntarily contribute or sub
scribe to the work of the said commit
tee. The committee, under an amend
ment introduced by Edward G. Shinn,
may also name such advisory members
as it sees fit.
Attacks on the wording Of Mr. Nor
pan's resolution were made by num-
ber of speakers on the poipt that the
towns and taxing areas would not want
to delegate the sole power p acting Tor
them to one representative. Severa!
attempts to have the resoldtio Worded
so that the committee report would be
sent back to the various bodies for
adoption were lost, as was an attempt
to have the resolution reid that the
delegates be given full power to act,
"if possible" A vote on this latter
amendment failed to carry by small
majority. i
luton, drew a parallf between the
present question and the constitutional
convention which foJmed the United
States. The StatesJ as the various
towns and areas in this matter. did not
want to lose their itdividual rights, ne
said, but If some committee with run
power to act is not created results Will
never be obtained.
j. Bond Smith opened the meeting,
which was attended by ABOUT go repre-
sentatives. including those of the Wash
ington Post Office Department, the
District of Columbia Commissioners
andd public utilities. by explaining the
large map showing the &c Implications
in street names and the inconsistency
of house numbering m the metro
politan area of the county. The map,
he said, has been prepared by Serge K
Doubroff, craftsman with the Mary
land National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
Reveals Postal Difficulties.
r. H. Thompson of the Washington
Post Office Department told how con-
fusing the situation was to the post
OIIlCe anu ulSEu lLlnG bAAN
numbering of houses be 11rst corrected,
suggesting that the scheme Of Wash
ington house numbering be continued
in the county Herbert A. Clark, as
sistant superintendent of carriers with
the Washington Post once, offered the
cooperation of the post Office au-
thorities. Edward A. Dent, assistant
District of Columbia surveyor, offered
the cooperation of the District
Commissioners.
Chairman Irving Owings Of the
Maryland Park and Planning Commis-
sion showed how his commission was
duplication in street names
in new subdivision plats sent to them
that eventually there would be one
large city bordering the District.
Charles T. Clagett of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co., Edward
Stafford of the Maryland organization
of the Washington Gas Light Co. and
c. Melvin Sharpe, executive assistant to |
the president of the Potomac Electric |
Power Co., offered the cooperation of
their organizations.
Chairman Smith read letter from
section A. Chevy Chase, stating they
were opposed to the proposition, but
Marvin Harrington of that section said
he was inclined to believe his commit
tee was not fully aware of the situation
and would take it up with them again. |
Commissioner Robert D. Hagner, rep
the county commissioners, |
and the delegates from the various tax
ing areas and towns were not called on
to speak by Chairman Smith. who ex-
planned that he did not wish to require |
them to commit themselves in the mat |
ter without further study.