Evening star., 1945-10-03
Prince Georges Board
Extends DeadIine for
Filing Taxicab Rates

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Prince Georges County today were
on notice to send their rate sched-
ules to the county commissioners
no later than Tuesday.
The deadline, which represented
one-week extension, was set by
the commissioners at their meeting
yesterday in Upper Marlboro after
Board Chairman William A. Car
son said only four Of the nine cab
companies in the county had mailed
in their rate schedules SO far.
The commissioners three weeks
ago had requested the various cab
companies to submit their rates by
last Monday so that the board could
set up a uniform system of charges
throughout the county.
To date, however, according to Mr..
Carson, rates have been received
emily from J. Gilbert White, operator
of the Yellow Top Taxi Service;
Lloyd C. Mcclellan, Takoma Park
Melvin B. Huffman, owner OF the
Maryland Taxi Service, Suitland
and William v. Morris, owner of the
Suburban Cab Co., Mount Rainier.
Plan Rate Hearing.
The board chairman warned
that the commissioners will proceed
with plans to establish uniform
system of rates after Tuesday even
| If all companies have not submitted
their schedules by that time.
He said public hearing will be
held some time this month at which
representatives of taxicab COM
panies and the Maryland Public
Service Commission as well as
county residents may propose rates
Date of the hearing will be an
nounced later.
Two petitions for rezoning of resi-
Genital A property to commercial
we're approved. The requests weft
filed by Walter L. Green, owner 81
lots / and Q. block 80, Riverdale
Park, and by George w. and Claire
g. Adams, owners Of lot 60, johnson
4 Wines First Addition to Hyatts-
yille.
| A petition by Frank T. Sherman
fand Richard r. Carter, owners, 70,
the reclassification from. residential
A to commercial D of portion oi
the Lord tract on the southeast side
of Defense highway, opposite Finn.
lane near Lanham, was denied.
| Mrs. Haynes Objects.
Mrs. Martina r. Haynes, who live.
opposite the property, opposed tn,
request on the ground that 26-acr,
tyact owned by Edward Mahoney
about a quarter of mile from ths
land in question, already is zonee
commercial.
! Approval of the petition wa.
voiced by residents of West Lanhan
Hills, who declared that the neares
store is about a mile away. The,
said it is proposed to construct {
shopping center on the land.
In a letter to the board, tn,
County Veterans Service Council
said Mrs. Virginia M. Lanham, Sea
Pleasant, has been appointed execu
tive secretary of the council at !,
salary Of $3.50 month, to be paid b,
funds set UP by the commissioners
l Albert H. Erskine, Capitol Heights
informed the board he would be un
able to accept a position on th,
county police force because of tn,
difference in salary between such
position and the job he now holds.
/ Parkman Gets Dance License.
i Circuit Court Clerk Brice Bowl
reported the sale of beer, wine an,
liquor, trailer camp and peddlers
i licenses last month totaling $449.7
| Charles E. Parkman was granite,
a dance license at 1912 Marlbor,
pike. The board also ordere,
County Engineer Arthur w. Tay
man to investigate the need for i'm
provement Of the Temple Hills roa,
after delegation representing resi-
| dents of the area requested that tn
road be paved and widened.