Evening star., 1945-05-23
Drainage Problem
In Hampshire Kno||s
To Be Meeting Topic

Drainage difficulties in Hampshire
Knobs will be discussed at a meet
ing to be held soon attended by resi-
dents of the subdivision and repre-
ISentatives of the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission and the
Prince Georges County Commits
sioners.
After F. o. Hayes, a resident of
the community, had shown motion
pictures to the commissioners yes
terday illustrating the drainage
problem, the board instructed him
to explain the matter in letter
which would be presented to the
sanitary commission and a meeting
arranged in an attempt to reach a
solution.
The pictures showed that a stream
running through the middle of the
subdivision had undermined streets
and caused sections Of several roads
to collapse.
Lack Funds to Act.
1--WE have received a bid of about
S130,0 900 from one contractor to con-
fine the stream in an open U-shaped
concrete box" Mr.. Hayes said, "but
there is no way we could finance
such a project"
He suggested that the sanitary
commission set up a drainage area
IN which residents of the surround
ing communities would help bear
the cost of installing a proper drain
age system. He added that residents
of Hampshire Knolls have filed suit
in the District against Smith &
Gottlieb, the contracting firm which
built their homes, in an attempt to
obtain relief.
William A. Carson. board chair
man, said the residents should de-
mand that proper drainage facilities
be provided under the $1,000. 900
bond issue for improvements in the
Metropolitan Area of the country as
soon as an advisory committee is
appointed to recommend such i'm
provements.
Grant School Permit.
Permission was granted the Trim
lty Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Mount Rainier to erect a private
school on block II, Clearwood.
The action brings to an end the
controversy between the church. To-
Gated at Thirtieth street and Bunker
Hill road, in Mount Rainier, and
residents of nearby property over a
proposal to build such school on a
vacant lot adjacent to the church.
A contract for street and side
walk construction in Coral Hills was
awarded the Contee Sand & Gravel
Co. of Laurel, whose bid of s106.-
58l so was the lowest of six sub
mitted.
nearing was set for II m. June
IL before the commissioners in Up
per Marlboro on a petition by Dillon
Park residents for street mainte-
nance and garbage and trash COL
lection. Another hearing will be
held at the same time on a petition
by Chapel Oaks residents for street
maintenance and street lights.
Recording Law Explained.
After opponents to a petition by
residents of Rogers Heights for the
construction of concrete streets con-
tended several of the signers had
been ''misinformed," the commits
sioners said they would check the
names and set another hearing for
II am. June 5.
County Treasurer r. Ernest Smith
explained provisions of new State
wide recorder of deeds law, effective
June l. Under the act, passed at
the last session of the Legislature
no property may be transferred to a
purchaser until all taxes due on it
are paid.
1t was pointed out that under the
present setup in the county, a per-
son may sell property and give a
deed for it to the purchaser without
first being compelled to pay any
outstanding taxes. Under the new
law, no such deed could be record
ed until property taxes are paid.