Evening star., 1946-06-05
zoning Petition.
For Apartments
Turned Down
HyottsviIIe Project
Disopproved d After
Residents Protest

A proposed 350-unit apartment
community on Queens Chapel road
in Hyattsville, within mile of the
site for a 1,000-apartment project,
has been rejected by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners.
Two other applications for zoning
changes were approved yesterday,
one application was withdrawn and
another was continued until June Is.
The rejected application was that
Of Eugene A. Smith, owner of the
property, who petitioned the COM
missionerS at their weekly meeting
in Upper Marlboro for reclassifica-
tion of the land from residential to
apartment coming. The property is
adjacent to the Queens Chapel
Manor business section.
The commissioners last week ap-
proved petition of Philip Lustine,
Hyattsville automobile dealer and
owner of the Queens Manor Gardens
Apartments in Mount Rainier, for
rezoning to make way for a new
$5,000,000 apartment, stores and
theater project on Queens Chapel
road between the Mount Rainier
High School and the Queens Chapel
Airport. Construction may begin
as early as August.
Delegation Protests.
Disapproval of the smaller apart
ment community followed protests
by delegation of residents from the
Clearwood and the Federal Housing
Agency-sponsored Queens Chapel
Manor subdivisions. They presented
a petition signed by 94 persons who
objected to any new construction on
the Smith property other than in
dividual houses.
Attorney T. Howard Duckett, who
represented the applicant, and
Sherman L. Hollingsworth, the pro-
posed builder, told the commission
ers the project bore the approval of
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, the
Hyattsville mayor and Town Coun-
Gil, and the Hyattsville Fourth
Ward Citizens Association, in which
territory the proposed site was To-
Gated.
Henry J. Hellman, vice president
Of the Citizens Association, leader
Of the delegation who protested,
denied that approval by his group
was official, explaining that the let
ter was signed by the associations S
secretary but had not been brought
to members attention at regular
meeting.
Carson Opposes Disapproval.
The request was disapproved after
Commissioner John c. Beall voiced
the opinion that the home owners
were the ones who Should be con-
sidered and, not just one man who
wants to build apartments"
William A.: Carson, president of
the flve-man board. who voiced the
only objection to turning it down,
previously had declared the COM
missioners used their own judgment
in making decisions and weren't to
be influenced BY threats Of the res
idents being voters having the pow
er to elect" as was charged by Eu-
gene J. Masseron, of Clearwood,
who protested.
The two applications which were
approved were from residential to
commercial and industrial zoning.
One was a petition by Hervey G.
Machen, agent, for reclassification
for commercial use Of Lot 10, Rogers
tract, located on the south side of
Farragut street, Immediately in rear
Of the County Service Building
parking lot at Hyattsville. The other
was that of the Burch Realty Co.
for reclassiflcation for industrial
use of a parcel of land, approxi-
mately 100 feet by 200 feet, located
between the Old Branchville road
and Greenbelt road, College Park
A petition by Keith Small for
reclassification from residential to
commercial zoning Of property at
Suitland road and Ewing avenue
Suitland, was ordered continued fol
three weeks at the request of the
applicant. An application by Charles
c. Hoile for Redistribution of part
OF IS acres Of land for industrial
use on Marlboro pike, near the
Maryland Club Gardens, was with
drawn.
Road Study Ordered.
Road commissioners were ap.
pointed to examine a road, begin.
ming at Huntsville Hill on the Nay.
lor- Baden road and extending near
ly three miles through IL farms tc
the Brandywine-Aquasco road, fol
consideration as county road
The examiners are c. L. Tucker
S. o. Willett and Richard ]. Brown
A request. by the Capital Transit
Company for permission to con.
struct one-man streetcar turn.
around the Beltsville car line al
Greenbelt road in College Park ir
accordance with master transpor.
tation system plan soon to be pu,
in effect, was approved following
Endorsement by the mayor and
Town Council of College Park.
Carnival premits were granted te
the Laurel Fire Department No.
from June 10 to %, the Capito
Heights Fire Department from JUNE
27 to July and the Riverdals
Heights Fire Department from Jul,
8 to 13. A permit for dancing wa.
issued to the New Melody Ballroom
1906 Thirtyfourth street, Mount
Rainier.
Miss Adele NJ. Stamp, a resident
of Fordham Court, College Park, ex.
pressed appreciation to the count.
for its part In the rodent eradica
ton program in that community.