Evening star., 1941-10-01
County Adopts
New zoniing
Montgomery Citizens
Ideas Incorporated
In Provisions
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. IA new
zoning ordinance for Montgomery
County was adopted at the weekly
meeting of the County Board OF
Commissioners yesterday.
The measure includes many OF
the suggestions made by civic
groups at the hearings held earlier
this year by the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and by the commissioners.
Provisions include the limitation to
two periods each year for making
applications for zoning changes.
Hereafter, it was explained, these
applications will be accepted only
during March and April and Octo-
Der and November.
Another new regulation provides
for registered mail service to ada
cent property owners in addition to
a 30-day notice of proposed coming
change. A sign also will be placed
on property for which zoning
change has been asked.
The commissioners appointed AL
bert E. Brault of Bethesda executive
director of civilian defense in Mont
gomery County, with Thomas E.
Hampton, president of the Board OF
Commissioners, as exoffcio chair
man.
In recommending Mr.. Brault for
the post, the Southern Maryland
Defense Council, of which he is
member, told the commissioners Mr..
Brault already is familiar with the
civilian defense programs Of the
State and Nation and will be able
to coordinate the country program
with that of Washington"
The board also named Miss An
nette Ketchum. 2150 Florida avenue
NV. and Miss Helen Mcbride Smith
of Port Tobacco, Md, as public
health nurses, effective october Is.
Each will receive 81 500 annually.
Another appointment was that OF
Miss Barbara Kirby as a stenog-
rapher in the health department at
a monthly salary of S85.
Approval was given the transfer OF
$50 children from jurisdiction of the
County Social Service League to the
Welfare Board, effective today.
Juvenile Court was instructed to
prepare the appropriate transfer
papers.
Sewer Contract Awarded.
A contract was awarded the Banks
Engineering Co. of Upper Marlbol
for construction of storm sewers
on Arlington road in Bethesda TO
cost s12,61739. Another contract
was awarded the same firm for con-
struction of storm sewers in allev
block No. of the Sacks subdivision
in Bethesda to cost S1,67954.
F. Irwin Ray of Bethesda received
contract to construct storm seve"5
on Wayne avenue in Silver SprirZ
to cost S3,433. The board awarded
a contract for construction of storm
sewers in Chevy Chase Heights to
E. R. P. Smith of Hyattsville. Cot
of the sewers will be s7.202.
The Contee Sand g. Gravel Co. of
Laurel was awarded a contract for
street improvements on Rogart road
in Silver Spring to cost S3,746.25.
Act on Zoning Changes.
The following applications for
zoning changes were granted:
Harvey A. Morrison and Clinton
J. Coon. lots l to 20, inclusive. block
Sc, B. F. Gilbert's addition to Ia
koma Park, from residential A to
residential B.
Mrs. Laura Spitalsky, part Of lot
5, block 2, j. H. Cissel subdivision,
Flower avenue and Easton lane. Sill
yer Spring from residential A to
residential B.
James Pugh, attorney for Anselmo
d Murdock, Inc, appeared before
the board to withdraw an applica-
ton for reclassification of property
in Kensington from residential A to
commercial D.
The commissioners postponed ac-
ton on petition by Roger Shaw.
Cary Kingdom and George L. Ed
wards urging construction of a new
bridge over the Baltimore a. Ohio
Railroad crossing in Rockville.