Evening star., 1946-10-15
|Hy;attsviIIe Acts
On Appoinfive
Treasurer Job
City Council Group
Drafts Plan to Take
Post Out of Politics

OF CITY treasurer 0uC OF politics, the
Legislative Committee of the Hyatts-
vile City Council is drafting a
measure to make the post an ap-
pointive one. The bill will be sub
mitted to the next General Assembly
This was announced by Council
man Caesar L. Aiello, whose appoint
ment as chairman of the Legislative
Committee was disclosed by Mayor
E. Murray Cover at a meeting of the
Council last night.
Councilman Aiello also said a
measure to increase the salaries of
the Mayor and councilmen who are
called on to give more time to their
duties because of the city's rapid
growth would be considered by the
committee. Another proposal making
that part Of Hyattsville now in Chill
lum election district a precinct OF
Hyattsville election district also will
be studied.
Other members of the Legislative
Committee are w. Carroll Beatty,
corporation counsel, and Councilmen
Robert T. Pitt, Claude N. Davis, jr.,
and David M. Jameson.
Asks New City Hall.
Councilman Aiello asked the coun-
Gil to consider the possibility of OBJ
tanning the Hyattsville Armory as a
new city hall If a new armory is
built. He said that expansion Of the
National Guard in Hyattsville ul-
timately will require a new armory
located out of the business section.
The present armory, he said, would
make an ideal city hall.
He also thought it could be OBJ
tanned for a reasonable price.
Holton r. Small, mail carrier,
who has been leading a fight for q
new ordinance to control" dogs in
Hyattsville, was informed by Mayor
Cover that the matter Is dead"
Mr.. Small was told that If he had
anything more on the subject to
present to the council he should
transmit 1t in writing.
The council adopted an ordinance
making it illegal to operate sound
trucks In the city. This action was
taken after Edwin A. Glenn, Re-
publican candidate for Congress in
the fifth district, and John r.
Fletcher, chairman of the Prince
Georges County Republican State
Central Committee, applied for
sound truck permits.
Nursery School to be Studied.
Another ordinance adopted ban
ned parking on the north side of
East Hamilton street from Balti-
more avenue east to the alley.
The council disapproved an oral
application for permission to build
"a portable structure for selling hot
dogs, hamburgers and popcorn on
Baltimore avenue at East Hamilton
street. 7s@
The council decided to reconsider
its recent action in disappearing an
application Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
H. MacIntire to operate a nursery
school at 6221 Forty-third avenue,
Hyattsyille. The matter will come
before the council again at a public
hearing November IL. The Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission also has
recommended its disapproval. The
Prince Georges County Commits
sioners will hold a hearing on the
issue November 20.
Street to Be Improved.
Council announced it would pro-
vide an improved street to the new
Lutheran School on Legation street.
Approval was given a petition to
rezone property on Kennedy street
next to the trolley tracks, to permit
operation of a machine shop.
DR.. John P. Clum, city health off,
Ger, reported his investigation of the
old Octagon House on Forty-second
place showed 1t to be menace to
the health of the community" Cor
poration Counsel Beatty was di-
rected to notify the owner of DR..
Clum's findings.
Mayor Cover issued q proclamation
calling on citizens of Hyattsville to
observe Navy Day, October a.