Evening star., 1942-08-12
Hospital Site
Option Offered
By Golf Club
County Board
Prepares to Act
On 20-Acre Tract

Plans Tor the construction OF a
hospital in Prince Georges County,
Md, today moved nearer compile
ton as the county commissioners
prepared to take an option on 20
acres of land adjoining the golf
course of the Prince Georges County
Golf and Country Club.
In a letter yesterday to Linden
Briscoe, clerk to. the commission
ers. AL Houghton, president OF. the
club said that club officials had
agreed to the commissioners offer to
take an option on the tract at 5000
an acree.
Mr.. Briscoe emphasized. however,
that the tract is one of five sites un-
der consideration for hospital and
that options probably would be OBJ
tanned on the other four. Final
selection of site, he said, will be
up to the Federal Government
Members of the County Hospital
Site Committee, headed by DR.,
James G. Sasscer, president of the
County Medical Association, have
described the Golf and Country
Club site as very desirable
Postpone Zoning Hearing.
The commissioners postponed a
hearing scheduled next Tuesday on
four petitions for classification of
land on Edmonston road near Good
Luck road in East Riverdale from
residential A to commercial D pend
ing court action on request for a
writ of mandamus in the matter.
The rezoning requests had been
granted July 7, but after eight resi-
dents of the area had appeared the
following week in protest against
their approval, the commissioners
set aside their previous order and
set new hearing for August 18.
A petition for writ of mandamus
directing the county commissioners
to abide by their order of July 7
was filed yesterday by Louis Lebo-
witz and A. F. Goshorn, attorneys
for two of the property owners in
volved. Circuit Court Judge Ogle
Marbury issued an order directing
the commissioners to show cause on
or before August 18 why the writ
should not be issued and set August
81 at the date for a hearing on the
petition.
The license granted by the COM
missioners June Is to Campus Cafe
terra, Inc, for permission to hold
dancing once a week in the restau-
rant, located on the Baltimore
boulevard at College Park, was re-
voked following protests by resi-
dents of the area.
Restaurant Licenses Granted.
Licenses to operate restaurants
were granted William H. Humphrey,
104 Central avenue, Capitol Heights;
Mrs. Barbara j. Greer, Central ave-
nue., near Chapel road, Seat Pleas
ant, and Max Pincus, 127 Baltimore
boulevard, Colmar Manor.
The Wagonwheel Inn was granted
a permit to operate roadhouse at
Chewton and Central avenues. Cap
itol Heights, while Mrs. Ida M.
Luckett was granted permission to
operate roadhouse at 206 Central
avenue, Capitol Heights.
A petition by Cassius c. Carter
for the rezoning from residential A
to commercial D of lots 4-10 in
elusive, block 40, Greater Capitol
Heights subdivision, Hillside, was
denied.
The Riverdale Fire Department
was granted a permit to operate a
carnival beginning Monday and
ending August % at Baltimore ave-
nue. and Queensburg road in River
dale.
September 8 was set as the date
for a hearing on petition by resi-
dents of Woodley Hills and Villa
Heights for creation of special
improvement district.
Another hearing was set the same
day on a petition by residents of
Clearwood for street lights in the
area.