Evening star., 1946-04-10
Montgomery Owners
Attack Freeway Fund
Approval as Outrage

Approval as '0utrage'
Action of the Board of Mont
gomery County Commissioners au-
thorizing funds for part Of the
Northwest Freeway today was
branded an Outrage against prop
erty owners" as plans were made
to carry the matter to Chairman
Robert M. Reindollar of the State
Roads Commission.
The board yesterday adopted the
resolution of Park Commissioner E.
Brooke Lee authorizing bond is
sue for sufficient funds to acquire
rights of way for the freeway-a re-
location of Route 240-between
Macarthur boulevard, near Delcar-
liza Reservoir, to or north of Brad
ley boulevard in Bradley Hills.
The action came after Commits
Sioner William H. Prescott's motion
for weeks delay was lost for lack
of d second. Richard H. Lansdale
then. moved immediate passage of
the resolution as requested by Mr..
Lee, but added a recommendation
to the Roads Commission that the
route not pass through developed
subdivisions.
GravelIe Attacks Action.
Earlier, Chairman Alfred D. Noyes
conceded to delegation from Brad
ley Hills the commissioners would
have little if any say in the route to
be followed once the county has
allotted funds for the State and
Public Roads Administration land
acquisition.
Louis A. Gravelle who headed the
delegation from Bradley Hills seek
ing delay in passing the resolution,
termed the commissioner action
yesterday IAN outrage against prop
erty owners who sought delay so
they could have time to get as
surances from the State Roads Com
mission that their homes would not
be destroyed"
Mr.. Gravelle was joined by others
in the group who appealed for a
postponement of authorization. He
said he had talked with Wilson T.
Ballard, chief engineer of the State
roads agency, and had been assured
that detailed data of the exact route
to be followed would be submitted
before construction begins.
R. Bates Warren, who presented
the petition of land owners, asserted
he ran into secretive air at the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission" when he
sought details there.
The board referred to County En-
gineer Edgar Trammel a petition
to pave Manning drive between
Fairfax and Glenbrock roads.
From a list of two names submit
ted by the State Department of
Public Welfare, Fred Lutes, Silver
Spring, was named to the local well
fare board to fill the unexpired term
of Grover Poole, retired. Mr.. Lutes
served one six-year term, but could
not be reappointed until the lapse
of one year.
The following appointments were
announced:
Newton F. Butts, acting internal
auditor at the controller Office,
Rockville, $4,000 annually; Betty
Ruth Tennery, Gaithersburg, acting
executive secretary in supervisors
office, $4,000 annually; Edna K.
Klinge, director of victory gardens
in Silver Spring, 5000 monthly; Alice
Bowman Foy, clerk in victory gar
dens office, Silver Spring, s133.30
monthly; Kathryn E. Orme, clerk
IN garden Office at Bethesda, $l33.30
monthly, and Clifford T. Kettler,
Glen Echo Heights, engineer in
spector at Silver Spring, $2,400 an
nually.
Hearings Set on Application.
Hearings were set for Bethesda on
May II on the following applica-
tions:
Clarence c. Keiser and Margaret
H. Keiser, from residential A to
commercial D, lot on Watkins ave-
nue., Highland Park.
<1lDC1U w. w WdlhSl, pIGSluGIlG,
Loughborough Development Corp,
from residential A to C, a 31.38-acre
tract on Macarthur boulevard oppo-
site Army Map Service, for 81 $780,
600 apartment project to house map
workers and their families.
Carey E. Quinn, agent for owner,
from residential A to commercial D.
a tract on Western avenue west of
Greendale parkway.
William S. Bowling. contract pur-
chaser, from residential A to c,
3.81-acre tract in Bradley Hills
fronting 22l feet on Bradley boule-
ward.
On May % hearing will be held
in the Jesup Blair Community
House, Silver Spring, on a request of
David H. Gotwals, contract purchas-
er, for four lots in Mullineaux sub
division in Linden from residential
A to industrial E.