Evening star., 1946-09-12
Board Approves
Parking Meters
For Bethesda
Operation Begins
October l.; Scent
Type to Be Used

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scent parking meters in the Beth
esda business district today had the
formal approval of the Montgomery
County Commissioners.
Although most of the meters al
ready are in place, the ordinance
adopted yesterday by the commits
sioners provides that their opera
ton will not become effective until
October /. An additional SO meters
will be installed later. The ordi-
nance also provides that any vehicle
parked overtime for more than 30
minutes may be towed away by
police with the costs to be assessed
against the car owner.
The meters, which will restrict
parking to one hour along Wiscon-
sin avenue between Bradley boule-
ward and the Bank of Bethesda and
along Old Georgetown road to the
vicinity Of Wilson lane, will be In
operation every day except Sunday.
Parking will be restricted from 8
am. to 6 pm. except in front of
the Bethesda post Office, where the
hours will be from am. to 7 pm.
Motorists to Benefit.
Commissioner William H. Prescott
said the scent meters are consid-
cred preferable to the 1-cent ma
chimes because the latter require
more policing" He emphasized
that their installation is designed to
speed up traffic and alleviate con-
gestion rather than sell parking
space.
According to County Supervisor
Willard F. Day, approximately rs
per cent of the motorists using the
meters will benefit from unused time
paid for by previous parkers.
He also pointed out that the s.
cent meters will benefit merchants
IN the area since motorists using the
machines will not be forced to
rush out every few minutes to put
more money in as they would be If
the meters were of the 1-cent type" !"
Board Notified Of Petition.
The County Charter Committee
notified the board in a letter of its
action Monday In filing a petition
with the Board of Election Super
visors asking that the question of a
charter board be placed on the bal
lot in the November 5 general elec-
ton.
The committee also told the COM
missioners in its letter that the
latter may nominate members of a
proposed charter board not less than
40 days before the election. The
committee has until 20 days before
the election to announce its nomi-
nees. The commissioners took the
matter under advisement.
James w. Gill appeared before the
board to urge favorable action on a
patition to rezone from residential A
to apartment house use a 10s-acre
tract of land fronting on New
Hampshire avenue about half a mile
south of Hillandale.
Prince Georges Action Cited.
Pointing out that the Prince
Georges County commissioners have
approved such zoning for is acres
of the land which are located in
that county, he asked that the
Montgomery County board take
similar action. He also requested
the board to inspect the property
before announcing its decision. A
hearing on the petition was held
about three months ago.
Declaring that the land is insult
able for anything except apartment
house use because of its topography,
Mr.. Gill said it is planned to build
LOO units on the site. He added
that priorities have been obtained
and construction can start imme-
diately If the petition is approved.
The board deferred action in re-
sponse to a request by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, which asked for time
to present land use plan of the
area. The commission said it hoped
to have the plan ready within two
weeks.
The board authorized the installa-
ton of 100-candlepower lights at
Inverness drive and Clifford avenue
along Inverness drive east of Clifford
avenue and at Inverness drive and
Encoree avenue, Bethesda, at a total
annual cost of $43.75.
Construction Bids Sought.
Forest Walker. clerk to the board
was instructed to advertise for bids
on the construction of a concrete
sidewalk on the north side of Be-
thesda avenue from Wisconsin ave-
nue. to the Baltimore g. Ohio Rail-
road, Bethesda, and construction of
concrete curbS and cutters along st.
Andrews lane. Silver Spring.
Mrs. Dorothy M. Kurtz, executive
secretary of the County Welfare
Board, reported that the board has
decided to increase its food alloca-
tions to foster homes for children.
The increases, according to Mrs.
Kurtz, are from $25 to $50 q month
for children over 3 years of age
and from $50 to $35 a month for
children under 3. She said the
increases were. necessitated by the
rising cost of living.
She also said that unless State
funds are available, the
board will face a deficit OF more
than $1,000 by June /, 1947.
The commissioners approved the
following Welfare Board ALLEGATIONS
for September as requested by Mrs.
Kurtz:
Old-age assistance, 1882; aid to-
children. $1,555; aid to
needy blind, $87; general public as
$2,160; boarding home care
for children, $2,435, and admins
tration, $1,O8452.
and each Of them must be checked