Evening star., 1936-03-22
GUARDS ON DUTY
IN MONTGOMERY
Health Officer
Moves to Prevent Ty-
phoid Outbreak.
By stafr Correspondent Of The Star.

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ROCKVILLE, Md, March al
Montgomery County police and fire.
men patrolled the flood area Of the
Potomac tonight to prevent looting
as County Health Ohicer v. L. Elli-
colt moved to prevent typhoid out
break by inoculating refugees in the
Glen Echo firehouse.
Satisfied the Red Cross has the i'm
mediate situation well in hand, the
county commissioners looked to per-
manent reconstruction Of the stricken
area along more progressive lines by
adoption of an order intended to rid
the river front Of undesirable squat
ters.
With that in mind the commission
ers directed Building Inspector E. j.
Gray to refuse permits for ANY build
ing except to the owner Of the prop
erty."
To Remove "Dens Of Vice."
Commissioner Robert D. Hagner.
who sponsored the order. said 1t was
aimed at certain properties along the
water front erected by private indi-
viduals on land belonging to the
Chesapeake g. Ohio Canal Co. These
structures are all tax-exempt and
some have degenerated into "dens OF
vice" the commissioner said.
Some were swept away and many
damaged by the flood. Applicants who
seek permission for new buildings on
the canal land or repair old ones will
have to appeal to the commissioners
if they want to fight the building in
spector's refusal. The County Board
said it would decide each case on its
merits.
In addition to the instructions re-
garding buildings on land owned by
other persons, the commissioners di-
rected Gray to "scrutinize very care
fully all building permits requested
along the river front"
Prescott Offers Aid.
The boards order was passed at
meeting called in response to tele-
gram from State Senator Stedman
Prescott asking the extent of the food
damage and offering to present emer-
gency legislation needed to relieve
suffering and damage.
Ira C. Whitacre, clerk to the board,
was instructed to wire Senator Pres
colt that "the Red Cross is meeting
immediate needs of the food suffer-
ers, that 81 families consisting of l62
persons are homeless and destitute.
that no accurate estimate Of property
damage can be made until the flood
subsidies further. and that no legisla-
ton will be sought pending develop
ments in Washington, where Senator
Tydings plans to seek $4,000, 900
Federal appropriation for flood re-
lief in Maryland"
In response to many complaints OF
looting. the county police late today
established a patrol in the food area.
They were reinforced with detach-
ment Of volunteer firemen from the
Bethesda department.
40 Are InOcuIated.
Taking every possible precaution to
safeguard the food refugees, DR.. Eli
colt inoculated about 40 against ty-
phoid today. He appealed to the pub
lie to notify the county health de-
partment before returning to homes
that were inundated. so that inspec-
tions could be made by county sani-
tary inspectors.
Encouraged by the response to its
drive for flood emergency funds, the
county Red Cross announced it ex-
pected to double its quota of $1,000.
Meanwhile. Judge Donald A. De
Lashmutt, drive chairman, and Com
missioner 1dagner plunged into the
housing problem presented by ref
ugees. They hope to locate homes for
those whose permanent residences
we're lost or severely damaged.