Evening star., 1946-10-09
County Weighs
Health Permits
For All Schools

IusSS SSOsSSS H'e
WithhoIds Action to
Revise Regulations
The possibility Of requiring all
schools, including parochial and
private institutions and others not
under supervision of the County
Board Of Education, to obtain health
permits before being
allowed to operate was foreseen
today in Prince Georges County.
Such action was requested Of the
county commissioners yesterday BY
DR.. John M. Byers, county health
officer, and Charles L. Wood, saai-
tary engineer for the County Health
Department.
Final approval by the commits
sioners, however, was withheld
pending further revision In the pro-
posed regulations by health depart
ment officials and Waldo Burnside,
attorney for the commissioners.
,.mong regulations considered for
granting the school health permits,
according to Mr.. Wood, are provi-
sions which would require all schools,
day nurseries, kindergartens and
similar institutions having up to 10
children to pay $40 for permits and
those with 10 and more to pay 500.
Payment Exemptions Considered.
A further possibility that schools
operated by churches, charity and
other non-profit organizations might
be exempt from paying the fees for
permits but not from being subject
to health department supervision
over sanitary conditions, also Is be-
ing considered.
Mr.. Shaw declared that II the
regulations are adopted, the schools
will be subject to periodic inspections
by the health department.
Every child is entitled to protec.
ton regardless Of what school he
or she attends" Mr.. Shaw said, add
ing, health department officials now
may enter such schools, but are
powerless when trying to enforce
sanitary regulations.
The commissioners were unaware
how many schools In the county
would be affected after DR.. Byers
reported that many schools are
operating now that we know moth
ing about"
Rezoning Turned Down.
In another action, the commits
sioners rejected zoning changes for
apartment use Of land in proposed
communities on Silver Hill
road, near Suitland, and the other
on New Hampshire avenue, in Ia
koma Park-and refused to grant
q permit for operation of a shoot
ing range near Clinton.
An application by Hartwell Tucker
Of Oxon Hill; for reclassification
from residential A to c for apart
ment use Of nearly Is acres on Sill
yer road. between Suitland road and
the Marlboro pike, was disapproved
by the commissioners when resi-
dents of the surrounding area pro-
tested against additional apartment
communities for that section.
A delegation of II persons cited
the Suitland Manor Apartments,
a Government-financed low-cost
housing development, a half mile
away from the proposed community,
and said they preferred an indi-
vidual housing settlement.
e. Burton Corning, architect for
the project, said the proposed apart
ment community would have con-
tanned 400 apartments; 80 per cent
Of which would have been the two
bedroom type, at a cost of several
million dollars" Plans for the COM
munity included two and three story
garden type apartments, with ap-
proximately 80 per cent more room
than is available in lower-cost units,
Mr.. Tucker told the commissioners.
It would have included also Of
street parking, playground facilities
and garbage and trash disposal
plants, and would have rented from
SIS to $3.50 a month.
The other rezoning petition de-
MED by the Commissioners was one
of the Real Estate Security Co., Tor
reclassification Of "A lots on the east
side of New Hampshire avenue, just
south of Sligo branch.
Residents Protest.
Attorney Nicholas Orem, jr., who
represented the petitioners, said 140
apartments, costing an estimated
5000, 600 were proposed for the prop
I,erty,. which is just across Sligo
branch from Hillwood Manor, an
apartment development.
Residents of the area between
Linden avenue and the East-West
highway protested to the county
heads that such coming would be
detrimental to their section as q
residential home area. Zoning to
permit construction Of another
apartment community on the south
side of East West highway, east Of
New Hampshire avenue, had been
approved previously by the Commis-
sioners, they pointed out.
Both coming requests had been
approved by the Maryland-National
Capital Park and. Planning Com
mission, and the New Hampshire
avenue project was twice sanctioned
by the Takoma Park Town Council,
before it was disapproved by the
Commissioners.
The petition of Simeon L. Carson
of 1413 Hamlin street NE, WASH
ington, for a shooting range permit
for the Deep Sea Anglers and Hunt
Club on 26 acres, III miles from
Clinton, was turned down because
of protests from rs persons that 1t
would constitute nuisance to the
neighborhood."
Clarence Vincent, q member Of
1.-THE Bladensburg Volunteer Fire De-
Ipartment, was appointed as forest
warden. The Chapel Oaks Fire De-
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