Evening star., 1941-08-06
Plans Studied
For Inciinerafor
In Montgomery
Parking Meters in
Silver Spring Area
Also Considered


ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. 6.-The
Montgomery County Board OF Com
misSioners is now studying plans for
the proposed construction of pub
lie incinerator and the problem OF
trash and garbage disposal, Presl-
dent Thomas E. Hampton OF the
board announced today.
1--WE are consulting both the State
Board of Health and the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission,
as we'll as other technical sources,
and hope to reach decision in the
near future" Mr.. Hampton de-
clared. The entire program is be-
coming constantly more pressing due
to the fast growth of the county's
population"
Commissioner o. w. Roby of the
Silver Spring area also is making a
study on the need of erecting park
ing meters in that community, 1t was
disclosed. The State Roads Com
mission is being consulted on the
question of installing meters on State
thoroughfares in that area, Mr..
Hampton said.
Master Zoning Map Discussed.
There is no immediate progress
being made in preparation of a new
master coming map of the county,
it was revealed in letter which Mr..
Hampton read to the board yester-
day for its approval. The board
president was replying to a letter
containing five questions from
Claude A. Cook, chairman of the
Inter Civic Zoning Committee.
Mr.. Cook said that since the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the coun-
ty commissioners announced June
10 the employment of Alfred Bett-
man, zoning and procedural expert
of Cincinnati, the residents of the
county have heard little or nothing
concerning the progress of Mr.. Bett-
man" in regard to preparation OF a
zoning map.
Mr.. Hampton's letter replied that
Mr.. Bettman has completed the first
two weeks of a tWo-month vacation
land consequently (Mr. Bettman
will render no service for either of
the local commissions during his va
cation"
Mr.. Hampton'S letter also disclosed
that Ladislas Segoe has not been re-
tanned as Mr.. Bettman's assistant
in preparation of a zoning map, as
was first announced by county Off
cials.
Mr.. Cook asked, when can the
residents reasonably expect
completion of this basic Zoning
plan?" Mr.. Hampton declared, Our
understanding is that plan of zon-
ing is never completed, but that it
Is constantly subject to changes"
He added that the work by Mr..
Bettman would not be to complete
q plan but to extend master plan
which is now in use.
Six Get Pay Increases.
Six employees of the Engineering
Department staff were given pay
raises. They are Kenneth Waters,
increased by $500 year; S. R. Mad
dox. Francis Day and John Mark
land, S25 monthly: James Canter-
bury and Charles Fawcett, SIS
monthly, and Clarence Gray. ap-
pointed to replace E. Melvin Athey,
resigned, at a total salary of $100
q month.
The salary increases were ap-
proved because the former salaries
did not compare favorably with
those paid in the Federal Govern
ment and the services of profess
sional men are now in demand, a
resolution declared.
The request of Attorney James H.
Pugh, representing citizens of West
moreland Hills, who asked that a
zoning hearing on the request of
Scott B. Appleby to change about
so acres on Massachusetts, avenue eX-
tended from residential A to resi-
dental c, be postponed from Au-
gust IA was taken under considera-
ton. The original date for the
hearing had been announced for
September u and Mr.. Pugh asked
that this date again be set.
The commissioners decided to ask
for bids on notes to finance the pur-
chase of voting machines. Retain
ing the right to reject all bids, the
commissioners are undertaking to
finance the purchase in the most
economical manner, it was an
nounced.