Evening star., 1941-10-29
Montgomery
Rejects Alone
Pleas, Grants ;
Change to Permit
Apartment House in
Silver Spring Denied
b q Staff Correspondent of The Star.

b . Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 29-The
Montgomery County tMd) COM
missioners yesterday denied four
rezoning petitions and granted three
others at their weekly meeting
A request by Phil D. PoSton, agent
for the owners of the land, for the
rezoning from residential A to c
of property bounded by Ellsworth
drive. Pershing drive and Fenton
street in Silver Spring was turned
down,
Opposition to the proposed re-
2oning was presented last week at
a hearing in Silver Spring. Men,
bers of the Silver SprinC Citizens
Association claimed that construc-
ton of an apartment house on the
land would cause financial loss to
nearby residents as well as create
traffic hazards in the area.
Mr. Poston had contended that
the property is entirely surrounded
by apartment house at present and
that erection of an apartment house
on the lot lis the only logical use
to which it can be put
Commercial Request Denied.
The commissioners also rejected
A petition by Charles and Mary R.
Moore, owners of property in Sec
ton of Chevy Chase on the north
side of Walsh street, east of Wis
consin avenue. for rezoning from
residential A to C. A petition by
Samuel T. Robinson, William J.
Nagle and Buck Baxter. owners. for
the rezoning from residential A to
commercial D of land in Woodmonr,
Bethesda, likewise was denied. as
was a petition by Matte Poindexter.
owner of property on the north side
of Conduit road at Fifth street in
Cabin John, for its rezoning from
residential A to commercial D.
Approval was given the following
rezoning petitions:
Herman Welsh. agent. from resi-
dental A to B of land on the south
side of Erie avenue between Abe
marie and Flower avenues. Takoma
Park; Blair Management Corp.
owner, from residential A to C of
land bounded by Colesville road ex-
tended. East-West Highway and
Blair Mill road in Silver Spring and
Irwin D. Hull, owner. from residen-
tial A to B of property in H. w
MillerS Addition to TakCma Park. /
provided that there be a setback of /.
55 feet from the center Of all ad- /
joining streets and 65-foot setback |
on Flower avenue. as recommended
by the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Hearing Dates Set.
The commissioners set December
8 as the date for hearings on pc
tition by Judge Ralph Shure for the
rezoning from residential A to c of
land at the intersection of Maple
and Lee avenues in Takoma Park,
and one by James w. Gill for the
rezoning from residential A TO c of
land on Cedar avenue adjoining the
District line in Takoma Park The
hearings will be held in Silver
Spring.
A contract was awarded to the
Bright Shepard Co. Of Washington
for Improvements on Greenwood
avenue in Takoma Park, to cost
s3.978. The bid was the lower of two
bids. Work is to start Immediately
Another contract for improve
ments on Broad street in Brookmont
was awarded to the R. I. Ray Co. in
Bethesda. The firms bid of s6.939.50
was the lowest of three bids received.
The State Roads Commission noti-
fed the commissioners that several
already had been made for
the location of proposed bypass
Of Route 240 in Rockville, The COM
also said that the commits
sioners would be consulted before a
final decision is reached.