Evening star., 1946-05-29
Metzger Takes Post
With County Board
OF Assessments
Star Staff Photo.

F. Kinsey Metzger, former pres
ident of the Montgomery County
Board of Education, today prepared
to take over his new duties as a
member of the County Board of
Assessments after his appointment
yesterday by the county commits
sioners at their meeting in Rock
vile, He succeeds Frank L. Hewitt,
Jr., resigned.
Mr.. Metzger also was named an
assessor, as was Craig Bowman, now
an engineer in the assessment Office
in Rockville Each will receive
$4,000 a year Mr.. Metzger will
receive an additional $4,000 a year
as a member of the Board of Assess
ments.
The two men were among six
applicants for the assessor vacancies.
The other four are Page F. Hopkins,
William F.. Holmead, John S. Mat
thews and Douglass H. Riggs. The
State Tax Commission reported it
had examined the six applicants and
had rated them in two groups of
three each with Mr.. Metzger and
MIR. Bowman heading each list.
Seven Projects Authorized.
County Engineer E. r. Trammell
was authorized to begin work on
four street improvement and storm
sewer projects to cost a total of
$2,072. They are:
improvement of Oldham lane,
Silver Spring, for a distance of $50
feet, 1886, to be paid by the county.
Construction of a storm sewer on
kentbury drive. Bethesda. for a dis
tance of 200 feet, S445, with the
county and abutting property own
ers to share the cost.
Construction of a storm sewer at
Shadow road and Woodlawn avenue,
Bethesda, 1923, to be paid by the
county.
Widening of Willow street from
Wisconsin avenue for a distance of
one block east, s348, to be paid by
the county.
Commissioners Julius P. Stadler
and William H. Prescott, Mr.. Tram
nell and County Supervisor Willard
F. Day were instructed to meet with
the Montgomery County Committee
of the Home Builders Association of
Metropolitan Washington to discuss
the committees counterpropoSals to
Mr.. Days recommendation for the
establishment of minimum stand
ards for roads in new subdivisions.
The commissioners delegation is ex-
pected to report to the board at its
meeting next Tuesday, when date
probably will be set for a public
hearing on the matter,
Special District Stetup.
A special improvement district
was ordered set up for Ken Gar SUBJ
division between Kensington and
Garrett Park in response to a petit
ton by residents of the area.
The State Roads Commission was
requested to complete its plans for
alleviating traffic congestion at Wis
consin avenue. Old Georgetown road
and East-West highway and to sub
NIT it to the commissioners as soon
as possible.
A request by Takoma Park town
officials and the Takoma Park
Chamber of Commerce that the
commissioners include improvement
of East-West highway within the
town in the State Roads Commits
sion's program for this year was
referred to Commissioner Stadler,
Mr.. Day and Mr.. Trammell
Thirty-four emergency policemen
were reappointed for 60-day periods
effective June /.
Ward Caddington, clerk of the
supervisors of elections, reported the
appointment OF Mrs. Anna C. Ed
as a clerk in his Office at
an annual salary of $1,000.
The board deferred action on a
petition by Mrs. Eloise Jones for
permission to operate a home for
the aged at 10000 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, pending report from
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