Evening star., 1942-10-28
Eastpines Assured
OF Plant 10 Supply
Heating Gas
Commissioners Approve
Construction in Section
To Have 500 Homes

Residents of Eastpines in East
Riverdale, Md, today were assured
of gas for heating purposes after
the Prince Georges County Commis-
sioners yesterday granted permis-
sion to the Washington Suburban
Gas Co. to supply a pentane gas
conversion plant, to be erected in
the area.
The plant will be constructed by
Standard Properties, of Washing
ton, developers of the subdivision,
and will be leased to the gas COM
pany until six months after the
present restrictions on the use Of
city gas for heating have been
modified or rescinded.
In a letter to the commissioners,
H. G. Whiteford, assistant manager
of the gas company, said the limi-
tations placed on the use of gas for
heating purposes, effective last Feb
ruary, would result in financial loss
to Standard Properties ,laleas the
Eastpines development tuAf1d be
completed with the use Of sone form
| Oh gas as 1uel.
500 Homes Planned.
Oficialssef the real estate firm
said today they had obtained pri-
critics for gas furnaces to heat the
proposed 500 homes in the develop
ment. OF the 500, LOG have been
completed; 80 more are now being
built, with construction of an ad-
ditional 81 homes to start shortly
The gas plant will be located on
land to be used after the war as a
playground space for residents OF
the subdivision, Mr.. Whiteford said
He added that the plant would be
removed within four months after
the restrictions on the use of city
gas are removed or modified.
The commissioners also approved
a petition by residents of College
Heights and College Heights Estates
requesting that the county take over
and maintain Pineway in College
Heights; Clagett Driveway in Col
lege Heights and University Park
and Clagett road and Wells Park
way in College Heights Estates. The
group ordered the petition adver-
tised for 80 days before final action
is taken.
In response to 4 request by resi-
dents of College Park that steps be
taken by the county to alleviate the
flood condition at Calvert avenue
and Rhode Island avenue during
heavy rains, the commissioners sug-
gested that homeowners in the area
petition for establishment of a
special improvement district and
then ask for specific improvements.
Stream Reported Clogged.
In their letter to the commits
sioners, the College Park residents
declared that the stream now taking
care Of drainage from College Park,
College Heights and Calvert Hills
is clogged with debris. They added
that additional building in the
area has increased the amount of
drainage by Is per cent, causing the
stream to back up and overflow dur
ing heavy rains.
c. L. Wood, who was appointed
sanitary engineer of the county, re-
ported that he has spent $4,274.58 of
the amount authorized by the COM
missioners to equip two field hospi-
tails in the county to be used in
case of air raids.
A petition by Paul H. Kea, agent,
for the re-zoning from residential
A to G of lots II, IS, l6 and II,
block As, Riverdale Park, was ap-
proved.
Joseph Chaney, district engineer,
was authorized to install larger
drain pipes in the 64OO block of
Eastern avenue, after residents of
the area claimed that the present
pipes are Inadequate.