Evening star., 1941-11-26
Move 10 Curb
Trailer Camps
Is Studied
Increased Revenue
For Prince Georges
Listed as Factor

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Nov.
ga move directed toward more
rigid supervision Of trailer camps IN
Prince Georges County was sug-
gested to the county commissioners
at a meeting yesterday by Charles
l.. Wood, county sanitary officer.
Mr.. Woods proposal, which Will
be studied by the commissioners
attorney, Waldo Burnside, is to re-
assess the camps and tax them on
the basis of the number OF trailer
sites in each. rather than the pres
ent real estate tax.
The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission re-
Gently has begun drive to enforce
building regulations in the trailer
camps and several trailer owners
have been forced to tear down trailer
additions built contrary to county
building laws.
County officials have said that
semi permanent residents OF the
camps send children to county
schools to be educated at the ex-
penSe OF county taxpayers, but that
they themselves pay no county tax.
Sees Increased Revenue.
Mr.. Wood said yesterday that his
suggestion would net the county in
creased taxes. Such law, Mr..
Wood said, would conflne trallers TO
large camps able to accommodate
them properly under local law. He
stressed the need OF more frequent
inspections and pointed out that
fewer and larger camps would be
easier to inspect.
John B. Alsop, owner of tract OF
land on River road in Bladensburg.
obtained rezoning from residential
"A" to industrial "E' A 200-foot
strip of land on the southern
/ boundary of the tract will remain
residential "A" 1t was said that
/ the Southern Oxygen Co. will build
an oxygen plant on the property
/ having been given notice that II
must vacate its present plant in
| Arlington County TO make way Tor
the new Government buildings
there.
The commissioners denied the ap-
plication of Sherman Hollingswortn,
| agent. TO reZone property at Ihlrty-
seventh street and Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier, from resi-
/ Dental "A" to commercial &C by
three-to-two vote. Commissioners
William A. Carson, chairman. Harry
Bowen and D. Leonard Dyer voted
against the petition. The proposed
rezoning had been approved oy the
MARYLAND National Capital PARK
and Planning Commission and the
: Mount Rainier Town Council. HAD
i the rezoning been approved, a
grocery store costing about $50 OOo
would have been built on the
property. the petitioners said.
Opposed by MIA. La Coppidan.
/ The netition was denied at It's
fourth appearance before the board
Yesterday. Harold Sothoron repre-
sented opponents OF the move, leo
by Mrs. Daisy La Coppidan. Frank
Hall was the attorney for the peu-
TONERS. Mrs. LaCoppidan said that
a parking lot which would have
been built in the rear OF the store
and would have faced her house on
Thirty-seventh street would nave
greatly diminished the value OF her
property.
George E. Boyer, owner OF a tract
of land in College Park on Calvert
avenue. was granted rezoning OF his
property from residential a. 10
commercial ID" 1t was understood
that Mr.. Boyer plans to build q
machine shop on the rezoned lano
All remaining land in the Rogers
tract in Bladensburg was rezoneo
by the commissioners on the petl-
ton of Mr. Hollingsworth. agent
from residential "A to commercial
d. to permit erection OF a SHOP
ping center.
Edward Smith was granted res
taurant license for his estaollsh-
ment at the Defense highway and
the Baltimore boulevard in Blad-
enSbllrQ