Evening star., 1947-07-16
School Program
FundsApproved
In Montgomery
Board to Ask Bids
On Work Estimated
At $2,8l0,000
By J. B. Zotmon


By J. B. Zotmon
The Montgomery County Board
of Education today prepared to ask
for bids on q comprehensive school
equipment ano construction pro-
gram estimated to cost $2,Sl0,000,
with an additional $4,000 to be
spent for land acquisition.
The board was authorized to take
such action in a resolution adopted
yesterday by the county commits
sioners at their meeting in Rock
vile.
|, The commissioners said that after
they and the Board OF Education
approve the bids. the county heads
will issue the necessary bonds.
In a letter to the county COM
missioners April 30. DR.. Edwin w.
Broome, superintendent of schools,
estimated the cost of such a pro-
gram at $2,675,000. He increased
the figures to $4,000 900, including
the purchase of school sites, In a
revised program given reporters yes
terday.
Estimates Outlined.
Estimates of the costs at the
various schools are:
Furniture and equipment at
Gaithersburg, Lynnb-ook, Pine
Crest, Woodlin, Kensington- Wheat
on and Montgomery Hills Junior
High, $4,000; Poolesville, $1,000;
Rockville Elementary, $18, 1000: Coles
vile, $4,000; Fairland, $1,000.
Alta Vista, $4,000; Westbrook,
1925, 900: Bradley. $4,000; Sher-
wood, 100000; Potomac, $50, 600;
Damascus High, 100000: Kensing-
ton Elementary, $4,000: Glen
mont, 100000; North Four Corners,
$40, 900.
The first section of a new school
on Flower avenue, $4,000; Mont
gomery Blair High. 100000; Mont
gomery Hills, assembly and gym
nasium building, $4,000: Takoma
Junior High, $4,000; Bethesda
Chevy Chase High, 100000: Park
side, $4,000; Gaithersburg, $4,000;
colored schools, $517, 900, and mod
ernization of all schools, $350,000.
Land Costs Listed.
For land purchase, DR.. Broome
estimated the following amounts are
needed:
East-West highway, Bladensburg
road below North Four Corners and
in the area near the Army Map
Service Building, $4,000; sites for
junior high school in the Massa-
chusetts avenue area, junior high
school building adjoining the Brad
ley Elementary School and an ele-
mentary school on Flower avenue,
$4,000.
In another action. the county
commissioners increased the SAL
aries of Supervisor Of Assessments
Wilton T. Allen. and Roads, Super
visor J. O.@Harvey from $4,250 TO
$1,000 a year each. #
They also offered to pay the
county's share of a survey by Ezra
B. Whitman, Baltimore engineer. Of
the sewage needs of the area sur
rounding Rockville. Mr.. Whitman
said the cost to the county would
be about $1,000.
! Protest Considered.
A protest by r. Bates Warren
against the commissioners rejection
of his petition to rezone for COM
mercial use a tract of land In Brad
ley Hills Grove, Bethesda, was taken
under advisement.
After Mr.. Warren asked the
board to reconsider its decision, F.
Barnard Welsh, attorney to the
commissioners, said:
"If we start a policy Of reviewing
coming decisions, the result would
be rehearings and no zoning ac-
tions."
Mr.. Warren argued that the ap-
plication should have been ap-
proved since there was no opposi-
ton at hearing.
The board also heard a protest by
J. A. Watson against its action In
denying his petition to rezone the
30-acre Watson-Rose property be-
tween Dale drive and Sligo Creek
parkway, Silver Spring, for apart
ment house use.
Reapplication Suggested.
Declaring he was "dumbfounded"
by the boards decision, Mr.. Watson
charged that many of the property
owners in the area opposed the Pc
tition on false information" He
added that many of them have
since indicated their approval Of It,
Brooke Johns, chairman. suggested
that Mr. Watson reapply in 80 days
The board deferred action on q
request by j. Bond Smith. attorney
to the Maryland-N National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, to
adopt resolution guaranteeing pay
ment of 100000 in bonds issued by
the commission.
The bonds were issued to pay OF
money borrowed last year from the
Suburban National Bank, Silver
Spring. and the Farmers Bank &
Trust Co.. Rockville, to buy the for.
mer Argyle Club, the former BULL.
and the former Nolte tracts adjacent
to Sligo Park, Silver Spring, accord.
ing to Mr.. Smith.
Inquiry Promised.
i Mr.. Welsh said he would deter.
) mine whether the commissioner;
are legally bound to take such &C.
ton. If they are, he said. they will
: adopt a resolution Tuesday.
The board ordered the closing o1
Baltimore avenue between Fentor
! street and Ellsworth drive, Silver
Spring. to permit the use of adjacent
land as a public parking lot.
! The action was taken after George
E. Keneipp, Washington traffic di-
rector, who had made a survey OF
the area at the request Of the COM
missioners, recommended that the
street be closed. 1t is diagonally op-
posite the new Hecht Co. Building.
Petersen to Take Post
! Ae 1rust Firm Offirinj