Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
$200,000Count,
Health Bui|dinq
p ans' Studied.
Dr.. EIIicott Urges
Site Be Selected
And Plans Drawn

Plans for a proposed new Health
Department building in Mont
gomery County to cost approx
mately 100000 were being studied
today by the county commissioners.
The proposal was contained in a
letter from DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county
health officer, to the board yesterday
asking for the selection of an archi-
tect to draft plans for the building
and the acquisition of a suitable
site for the structure. The request
was taken under advisement.
Declaring that such a building is
"vitally needed" DR.. Ellicott said
that although no Federal funds are
available, he could arrange for a
Reconstruction Finance Corp. loan
to pay the cost of drawing up neces-
sary plans.
He touched on the estimated cost
Of the building by stating that the
Arlington Health Center cost $145,-
600 when built in 1943 and would
cost so per cent more if built now.
Suggests Possible Site.
DR.. Ellicott suggested a two or
three acre site near a busline
and recommended 1.-TWO or three
story" building unless there is ample
room for a one-story structure.
If the proposed building contains
more than one story, DR.. Ellicott
said, there should be an elevator
He also suggested ample ff-street
parking facilities.
The commissioners approved the
purchase of a 6-acre tract adjacent
to the Colesville Elementary School
and land at Meadowwood for park
and recreational purposes. The
Colesville tract will cost $4,000 and
the Meadowwood property $3.50
A delegation from the Colesville
area urged the board to purchase
the land, stating that there is need
for recreational area at the school
No opposition was expressed at a
hearing on the proposal.
Improvement District.
Establishment of a special i'm
provement district in Kensington
View was approved in response to
a petition by residents of the area.
Blair Lee III, editor of the Mary
land News, was appointed to launch
a countrywide campaign as part OF
the emergency flood collection
throughout the country.
Mr.. Lee requested the board to
take action on the matter at a re-
cent meeting, pointing out that
there is no county wide food collec-
ton agency at present.
John w. Cole, 633 Gist avenue,
Silver Spring, was ordered reinstated
as an emergency policeman. Mr..
Cole was discharged recently from
the service.
The resignation, because of illness,
of~,William Buckley, Chevy Chase,
as an employe in the county con-
troller's Office in Rockville was
accepted.
Hearing on Nursery Set.
A hearing was scheduled at II As
am. July % before the commission
ers in Rockville on a petition by Mrs
Pearl E. Bellman for permission
to operate a nursery school at 1850
Colesville road, Silver Spring.
An application by William H.
Jarvis for license to present stage
performances July l to August 81
at the Bethesda Woman's Club, Old
Georgetown and Sonoma roads,
Bethesda, was referred to Joseph A.
Cantrel, attorney to the board.
Brig. Gen. F. w. Browne, U. S. A..
retired, 1903 Langdrum lane, Chevy
Chase, in letter to the board, COM
plimented four county policemen
attached to the Bethesda substation
for their excellent work" in locating
his grandniece, who was missing
from his home June 7 and 8.
Those praised were Sergt. w. F..
Soper, Corpls. j. p. Leahy and L. c.
Day and Policeman E. E. Brown.