Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-20
Civic Problems At
Sandy Spring Are
Widely Discussed
Postoffice, Zoning, Japan
csc Beetle Subjects OF
Community Council

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cussed at the last meeting of the
Community Council of the Sandy
Spring neighborhood. Additional post
Office facilities, coming and other inn
portant problems were debated by the
members.
The following report was submitted
by the committee on village and COM
munity Improvement: "At the last
meeting we were asked to make a
survey of the existing conditions at
the Sandy Spring Post Office and to
make such suggestions as we deemed
advisable r. we make the following
report. During 1887 stamp sales
amounted TO $3.50, this year at the
present rate the sales will go well
over $4,000. We move as follows:
1. Space inadequate to handle the
work in an orderly, efficient manner.
2. No place for supplies, no files or
other Office equipment suitable for
this class of Post Office.
8. Without proper heating facili-
ties during the extreme cold weather.
the stove used is fire hazard.
4. Delivery window entirely too
SMALL boxes Anticipated and INSULT
cient in number. In view of the above
conditions we recommend.
1. That larger office space be Sc
cured with adequate heat. A space ap-
proximately 14x20 feet should take
care Of the present work and allow
for expansion.
2. The following Office equipment is
needed. filing cabinets for records,
desk, work table, chairs and modern
metal letter boxes.
Respectively submitted,
Mrs. I. C. Weld"
It was also said that the Postal
Service at Ashton is inadequate and
the secretary was instructed to write
the Post Office Department to see If
the Star Route from Rockville could
be extended to Ashton thereby giving
two deliveries day.
The following special committee
was appointed to investigate further
the post Office facilities at Sandy
Spring also to submit its recommen-
dations for the Improvement of these
facilities.
VIM. j. Thomas, chairman; Mrs.
Ivan Weld and VIM. w. Moore.
Mr.. MacReynolds stated that the
tentative draft of the Enabling Act
for Zoning this neighborhood was not
yet ready, but that he hoped to have
copy of it to be studied at the next
meeting of the Council.
The school committee reported that
Mr.. Snyder is prepared to take adj
vantage of Mr.. Connors offer of sod
for the athletic field at Sherwood If
it is financially possible. It was stated
that the PIT. A. had voted to join
this organization although as yet no
delegate has been named. This matter
was referred to the school committee.
Under new business the stopping of
the school buses in the villages to
receive or discharge passengers was
brought up. 1t was stated that these
stops held up the traffic four or FIVE
minutes. 1t was suggested that stop
ping places could be found that would
be more convenient for all concerned.
This matter was referred to the
school committee, R. H. Lansdale was
appointed to the school committee
for this special assignment,
Mr.. Jones said that the Montgom-
cry County Civic Federation desires a
better attendance of it's delegates and
alternates.
Our new member, Mrs. Chester B.
Graham, was seated.
The secretary read a letter from
the Home Interest regarding traps
for the japanese beetle. It was stated
that these traps were not supplied by
the Department Of Entomology. The
traps could be purchased for soc each
and that the bait cost 25c per trap
per year. This matter was referred to
the committee on Village and Com
munity Improvement for further in
vestigation and recommendation.
Mr. Graham said thathe was again
studying the problem Of the telephone
pole at the Ashton corner with the
new engineer of the telephone COM
many.