Evening star., 1946-02-27
|PrinceGeorqes
Calls Meeting
On Taxi Rates
Action Follows
Complaint on County
Cab Cverchorges

from county citizens, yesterda,
asked cab drivers and representa-.
tives of the Maryland Public Servic,
Commission to meet with them OF
March IL, to determine taxical
rates for the county.
The commissioners ordered tn,
meeting at the County COURTEOUS,
In Upper Marlboro, following a com
plant from John ". Hackett
Hyattsville attorney, that he hae
been overcharged twice during trip!
between Mount Rainier ana Holly.
wood-a distance Of approximatel,
7 miles.
In letter to the commissioners
Mr.. Hackett declared he was charged
$3.50 one way and $375 for the re.
turn trip. He said he believed the
recognized rates for the trip was
$1.25.
Charles F. Luebner, representative
Of the Prince Georges County Civic
Federation, charged drivers with
still gouging the public while wait
ing for the meter system to be In
stalled in their cabs"
The commissioners said no date
has been announced as to when the
meters can be installed.
Zoning Approved.
The commissioners approved six
petitions for the rezoning of resi-
Dental A and G property for COM
mercial and industrial use. Ap-
proval was given the following re-
zoning petitions:
p. w. Griffin, residential A to
commercial D Of property at $3.50
Baltimore boulevard, Berwyn; John
L. Jorman, residential A to COM
mercial D of property at Lot a.
Block 8, Wilen Heights, Brentwood;
Thomas E. Adams, Louis r. May
and Levinia E. May, from residential
A to commercial D for property at
Lots SO and SO, block IS, Bennine
road and Townsend avenue, Capitol
Heights; Sherman H. Hollings-
worth, residential A and G to COM
mercial D of property at lot 54, part
OF lot IS, and adjoining east lot,
northeast corner of Edmonston road
and Defense highway; and I. s.
Turnover, from residential A to in
dustrial E OF liz acres Of property
fronting on Kenilworth avenue, and
the Baltimore parkway, near Tux
edo, and of two additional tracts, q
1h-acre parcel, also on Kenilworth
avenue. fronting on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad.
The commissioners also approved
transfer Of 5000, originally allo-
Gated for Welfare Board use when
matched by State funds, for use by
them without support. Action on
the boards request for $104, 4,449-or
approximately $1,000 more than in
1s45-for the 1916 fiscal year was de-
ferred by the commissioners until
the entire budget can Be Considered.
/, Annisersay. Hesa Named So
state Senator L. Harold Sothorn
was appointed committee chairman
for the ounty's 25Oth anniversary
celebration to be held In Upper
Marlboro on April q.
A resolution by the Beltsville
Grange, No. 179, requesting action
by the commissioners to prohibit
the dumping of trash along county
highways, especially along the
Cherry Hill and Metzrott roads, and
the posting of signs was turned
over to police for appropriate action.
The commissioners also announced
that County Assessor Louis w,
Kutch, Waldo Burnside, attorney
to the commissioners, and Tax
Assessors Herndon Peach, William
e. Hutchinson. Thomas P. Britten
and Headley Gasch would attend
two-day State tax assessors meet
ing in Frederick on Mach 81 and %
to discuss a uniformity of practice
In the % Maryland counties.
DR.. James G. Sasscer, clinic
physician for the Monday night
clinic, told the. commissioners he
was against any proposed discon-
tinuance of the clinic and said that
at least 20 to 30 patients still receive
treatment there each week. The
commissioners said they had not
been informed Of any such plan to
close it.