Evening star., 1946-12-04


former Judge OF the County Or
phans' Court and former Mayo
of Mount Rainier, was nominate
for the board presidency, fol
lowing customary procedure to elec
the commissioner who had receive,
the most votes in the election. ii
polled 1859 votes, the largest o
any on the entire ticket for tn
county, except for three unopposet
candidates.
Five Sworn In.
Both Mr.. Carson and Mr.. Beal
were sworn in yesterday Afternoon
for four years by Brice Bowie, clerl
of the County Circuit Court, as were
D. Leonard Dyer of Accokeek, alse
starting his ninth year; Harry w
McNamee, Berwyn, former commits
sioner and one-time board president
and Norman H. Collins, Forestville
The latter two commissioners sue
ceeded James B. Bland of Suitland
who was sworn in later by Mr.
Bowie, as county treasurer, but who
we'll not assume Office until April l
and Theodore B. Siehler of Laurel
who retired from official life.
Also reappointed yesterday b!
the new commissioners in their first
official act were Linden Briscoe, as
clerk; Waldo Burnside, counsel
Catherine A. Ridgely, secretary tc
the clerk; Constance M. Hyde
stenographer; Ellen M. Stamp
clerk; M. Agnes Duvall, county So
cial worker, and DR.. James G.. Sas-
seer, physician to the jail.
Create New District.
The commissioners, despite OBJ
lection from seven residents. ere.
ated the Bradbury Heights subdivi.
sion as Special Improvement Tax.
ing District No. 20. Such a move
they contended, will give the com.
munity an opportunity to have 6
standard garbage and trash collec.
ton system and street lighting anc
improvements, provided that 81 pc,
cent of the residents of the affected
streets vote in favor of the services
The cost would be repaid by the
residents.
The move had been requested in
petition signed by residents,
headed by r. A. Wilson, president
of the Bradbury Heights Citizens
Association.
Street lighting improvements fol
Riverdale Heights were approved by
the county heads, following a re.
quest from residents Of the com.
nunity. The annual cost will b.
approximately $500.
Hartwell Tucker of Oxon Hill
whose petition for a zoning change
from residential to apartment
classification for property on Silvel
Hill road, Suitland, was denied OF
October 8, was granted rehearinl
for 1880 am, December II, II
Upper Marlboro.
Plans 400 Apartment Units.
MIR. Tucker said additional evi
dence would be presented at tina
time to convince persons who pre-
viously had objected to construc
ton of another apartment com
munity in the area. He said 40
apartment units will be built OF
nearly 18 acres of land, between
Suitland road and the Marlboro
pike, If zoning approval is given.
Attorneys Walter L. Green, VIII,
represented the Pied Piper Nurser.
School of Hyattsville in its recen
request for zoning approval, ane
Louis B. Arnold, University Parl
corporation counsel, who represented
the opposition, will confer with thu
commissioners next week to de-
eide on the status of the school, i
was announced. The nursery has
been granted temporary six-montf
zoning approval, November 20, pend
ing further investigation by the
commissioners.
Tax exemptions for church prop.
erty were granted the First Bap.
tist Church of Hyattsville, Forty.
second avenue and Longfelov
street, Hyattsville, and the Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Thir'
tieth street and Bunker Hill road
Mount Rainier.
Acceptance of James F. Alex
ander of Laurel as a forest wardel
also was reported.