Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12
County Officials Back
Universal System for
Refuse Collections

Refuse Collections
A countrywide garbage and trash
collection system for Prince Georges
County to replace the present sep
arate community systems, now al
lotted to individuals by contract, has
been recommended by county
officials.
Charles L. Wood, health depart
ment sanitary engineer, told the
county commissioners at their meet
ing yesterday in Upper Marlboro,
it would probably require so garbage
trucks. He suggested a system
whereby the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission would be re-
sponsible for its zone of the county
and the county health department
the remainder.
Agreeing that such collections
should be made through single
agency, Arthur w. Tayman, county
engineer, expressed the opinion that
his office should direct the work.
Law Held Necessary.
William A. Carson, president of
the commissioners, said they were
in favor of a county operated sys-
tenn, but said it would be up to the
State Legislature to order such a
change
Meanwhile, complaint from the
West Lanham Hills Citizens AssO-
citation against refusal by garbage
and trash collector in that COM
munity to pick up refuse because
it wasn't separated was turned back
to the association by the commits
sioners on grounds that garbage
and trash should be separated"
Another civic group. the Hillside
Citizens Association, informed the
commissioners it would file a petit
ton for a garbage and trash COL
lection system, as well as for street
improvements and street lights for
that community
The commissioners agreed to fol-
low suggestion by Mr.. Wood that
all future county lots be large
enough to prevent health menaces.
Mr.. Wood recommended that lots
having central water system be
required to have minimum of TO-
600 square feet, and twice that if
without water system and where
necessary to install septic tanks.
Pointing out that some lots in the
county are small, Mr.. Wood said it
is impossible to have the owners
make any corrections after COM
plants of health conditions.
Road Repairs Asked.
The State Roads Commission was
asked to repair at least a one-mile
stretch of Vista road, near the
George M. Palmer highway, after a
delegation of residents protested the
"deplorable condition of the road"
Nobel R. Rush of Mitchellville,
said Is farmers use this one section
of the road to take produce to the
market. George Cleary, father of
SIX children, said he was forced to
take them to school because a
School Board bus would not use the
road in its present condition.
The commissioners told Mortimer
| Crawford, warden of the county Jail
at Upper Marlboro, he would have
to wait for action by the next ses-
sion of the State Legislature on his
request for an increased food allot-
ment of 20 cents a day per prisoner.
Mr.. Crawford said the present so
cents day is not sufficient, consid-
ering the rise in food prices. He
said from 10 to so prisoners get two
meals a day. Those on road con-
struction receive three meals.
The board approved the Veterans
Administration job training pro-
gram for II male employees of the
county engineers Office who serve
as rodmen, chairmen and inspectors.
Each will receive an average of $50
month from the Government in
addition to his work salary under
this plan, it was reported.
Condemnation proceedings against
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman C. Gilbert,
o"AASAo VA PiopelGy I'LL OuSli WHICH,
it is planned to run a road nearly
1900 feet to permit residents of
Dillon Park an outlet to Southern
avenue and Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, were ordered started after the
couple refused to sell the land
needed for the right of way to the
county.
Rezoning Approved.
A coming petition of Lawrence
Collins and Butler w. Woodward for
Redistribution from residential C
to commercial D was approved for
property at lots II and IL, block 6,
Linwood subdivision. Bladensburg
Another petition by Ralph and Mar
garet DAmica for rezoning from
residential A to commercial D, for
property on the east side of Balti-
more boulevard, north of Edgewoot'
road, Beltsville, also was approved
Commissioner James P. Bland
Mrs. Richard Zantzinger and Morris
Hartman were appointed to the
County Welfare Board for three
year terms.
The Brandywine Grange, No. 34S
asked for Improvements to Route E
from the Charles County line to the
District and requested that pro-
visions be made for trimming the