Evening star., 1932-03-08
BETHESDA c. OF c.
PLANS POLICE CODE
speciaI Taxing Areas and
Towns Will Be Asked to
Approve Measure.
BY HOWARD NJ. BAGGETT'
1o--..nondent OF The Star.

prrHESDA. Nd, March PRO
,,osed nolice regulations for the western
suburban area which the Montgomery
county commissioners would be request
- n enact are to be brought before
s.aotirg of representatives OF the various
sneciaI taxing areas, towns anu SUN
visions in this section for olscuSsIol!. ~
,,,ae decided at the meeting OF tne pe-
thesda Chamber of Commerce III Ille
county building here last nlgnt; ,,
E. ]. Murphy, chairman Oh tlle nnd
n1ittee dealing with this mater Ie"o
a copv of the District OF Coluhlo!a pJ, o,,
lice regulations as the basis rom ON, ~; a,,d
s,iooested that the powers OF his com
r1;ffee hn broadened to allow the caH-
ing Of the general meeting, Whlch' was
done II is planned to have ConlmlS-
sioner Robert D. Hagner and capt
Ioeenb G Cissel of counsel to the COM
nissioners at the meeting.
Oppose Federal Gas Tax.
The chamber went on record as pc
ing opposed to the proposed Federal YAK
on gasoline of l cent a gallon no" De
ing considered by Congress. .roo+-
The subject Of the proposed treat,
nent of the Wisconsin avenue poflal
- the District of Columbia was agan
Wrought before the chamber by W. +;
Uvnn who reported that the MaryIanC
nodes we're on record favorlng an otai
treatment while the National Capl'al
park and Planning Commission Ilau
turned down the oval ana hao 1aNo:
eblv adopted a plan calling LOT sp4I'
Mr. WYNN was appointed chairman
of the Committee on Roads, ot:eets
and Bridges and instructed 10 prIls
in a report on this matter. ne Wa7
also empowered to name aoolIloAI'1
members of his committee ~,
on motion of George P. SACKS, the M
hoSv unanimously concurred in the
resolution adopted by its board OF dlrec-
TORS which states that before the
chamber takes a definite position on
the subject of rezoning on Wisconsin
avenue. near the District OF Columbia
line. to allow apartment houses, oeIllte
mans and specifications should be placeo
before the Maryland-Natlonal Capi.dI
PARK and Planning Commission. MI
Sacks explained this resolution 10 mean
that the Chevy Chase Land Co, owner
of the land on which rezonlng TO allow
the construction OF apartments was
sought. was invited to resubmit the ap-
plication with the land carrying re-
strictiye covenants providing for the
type of development which would take
place.
Rezoning Objection Sustained.
Edward H. Jones attempted to have
the chamber consider the pending re-
zoning application of the same company
to allow stores and apartments on Con-
necticut avenue near Chevy Chase Lake,
but a nobjection to the consideration OF
this subject, raised by E. j. Murphy,
was sustained.
A word battle between Mr.. Sacks and
Thomas L. Peyton, secretary OF the
chamber and chairman of the Zonlng
Committee, took place when Mr.. Sacks
moved that the chamber concur in the
motion adopted by the board of direc-
tors expressing "unalterable opposi-
ton" to the reZoning to industrial OF
lands of the Stone Tile Corporation
and Helen K. Winfield west of the
METROPOLITAN branch of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railway and north OF Bradley
Boulevard Mr.. Sacks motion was
finally carried by 9-to-5 vote.
Mr. Peyton urged that the chamber
favor the rezoning of that portion OF
the Winfield tract lying between the
freight line and the proposed extension
of Arlington road, contending that this
land was 10 feet below the level of the
railway line, was pocketed by industrial
property and was unfit for development