Evening star., 1942-09-10
Board Inspects
Hospital Site
In Chever|y
Tentative Approval
Advances Drive for
$50 Extru Beds Here

Tentative selection Dy Lne frl1Co
Georges County Board of Commits
sioners Yesterday of a 10-acre hos
pitaI site in Cheverly, Md, advanced
the recent Federal Works Agency
allotment of s3,2o7 500 for $50 addi-
tional hospital beds in the Washing
ton area a step nearer actual con-
An FWA spokesman said today
that the site, inspected yesterday by
a special committee of doctors and
architects appointed by the Com
probably would be select
ed Final approval has not yet been
given. but probably will be an
nounced within the next few days,
he added.
One Of Five Sites In County.
The site is one of five in Prince
Georges County which have been
considered possible locations for the
proposed hospital in that area. a
100-bed institution with quarters for
so nurses. If approved by FWA
engineers, its purchase will be made
by the county board, which, In turn,
will deed it to the Federal Govern
ment.
Selection of the Prince Georges
site will leave only that in Mont
gomery County to be chosen before
this phase OF the project will be COM
pleted. The Arling ,on County site
has been selected, while additional
beds at Gallinger and in Alexandria
are to be placed in additions to
present buildings.
Meanwhile, engineers are proceed
ing with plans for the proposed
structures. The FWA spokesman
said they probably would be COM
pleted within the next week or two,
after which application must be
made to the War Production Board
for priority ratings on needed ma
terials. When this routine Is cleared,
which at present is the uncertain
part of the time element, work can
be started Immediately.
Board Inspects Tract.
No additional information was
available on the plans announced
this week by Commissioner Guy
Mason for $50 new beds at George
town University Hospital. This
project was not included in the
original allotment, but has been
given tentative approval, according
to FWA officials
In their consideration of the
Prince Georges site yesterday, the
county commissioners held a meet
ing and then went to inspect the
tract, which is understood to in
volve AZ acres officials said, how
ever, that only about 10 acres would
be purchased If the plan is given
FWA approval
This is the first time that Chew
erly has been mentioned as the pos
sible location of county hospital.
Previous speculation concerning a
hospital site has centered on a 20
acre tract adjoining the Prince
Georges County Golf and Country
Club.
Cheverly Has Facilities.
Principle handicap of this and four
other proposed sites in the Landover
area is the fact that sewerage and
water facilities are not Immediately
available. These facilities are pres
ent in Cheverly.
-- Linden Briscoe, board clerk, was
authorized by the Commissioners
yesterday to write to the FWA urg-
ing that an agreement be reached
with the county as soon as possible
concerning the payment to the
county of sum equivalent to taxa
ton of 1000 new homes now being
built by the Federal agency in
| Greenbelt.
Mr.. Briscoe explained that the
county has no funds with which
to operate Greenbelt schools and
that unless an agreement is
reached. no additional teachers can
be hired to take care of the an
ticipated influx of school children
| from the new homes.
Paving Specifications Authorized.
The Commissioners also author
lied the employment of an engineer
to submit specifications on re-
quest by residents of Riverdale
Heights to pave and construct con-
crete curbs and cutters on Quintana
street between Charlotte avenue
! and Marguerite street.
A petition by A. H. Seidenspinner
for the reclassification from resi-
Dental A to C of lots l and 2,
block l8, College Park subdivision.
was approved.
The District Heights Volunteer
Fire Department was granted
permit to hold a carnival beginning
tomorrow and ending Tuesday on
Washington boulevard and County
| road.
Action on request by residents
of Villa Heights and Woodley Hills
for creation of a special improve
ment district for the two sub
divisions was postponed until Tues
day.