Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-10
5 Other Petitions Are
Under Advisement;
8 Policemen Named

CONSTRUCTION of a s3,50o,OOo apart
ment hotel is contemplated in one
of six rezoning petitions being
studied today by the Montgomery
County commissioners.
Hearings on the requests were
held by the board yesterday in the
Bethesda County Building. Earlier,
at their meeting in Rockville, the
commissioners appointed eight po-
licemen and acted on road matters.
Plans for the proposed apart
ment hotel, to contain about 100
units, were revealed by R. Bates
Warren, who sought Redistribution
from residential A to commercial
D of acres at River and Colds
boro roads, Bethesda.
Mr.. Warren said the project
would be a credit" to the COM
munity and would be a miniature
Shoreham Hotel" Declaring there
is a desperate" need for housing
in the Bethesda area, Mr.. Warren
said the proposed apartment hotel
would help meet this need.
Opposed by Several Residents.
Several residents of the area op-
posed the petition on the ground
that the community consists of
single family homes. They includ-
ed Harry Collins, 1921 Wilson lane;
H. R. Graham, 5000 Amman drive,
Fairway Hills; c. H. Rideout, 1904
Ayr lane, Bannockpurn Heights, and
Harlem Chapman, 80 Winston drive,
Bethesda.
Another petition by Mr.. Warren
for the Redistribution from resi-
dental A to commercial D of land
on the south side of Greentree road
opposite the Baptist Home for
Children also met opposition from
surrounding residents.
Mr.. Warren said he plans to erect
a shopping center consisting OF a
drug store, grocery store and valet
shop. He was supported by Mrs.
Walter Swanson, who owns property
in the area.
Stiff opposition also was voiced to
a petition by the Rockville Pike Co.
for the Redistribution from resi-
dental A to commercial D and in
dustrial E of land bounded by the
Rockville pike, Thompson and Hal
pine avenues and the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
Dermot Nee, president of the COM
pany and vice president of the P. j.
Nee Furniture Co., said it is planned
to build a retail furniture store and
several warehouses on the property.
His attorney, Albert E. Conradis,
kestimated the cost of the project
|at $2,50O,00O.
Industrial Zonings Opposed.
Those opposing the petition cen
$tered their fire on the industrial
/ zoning proposal. They commended it
would reduce the value of their
homes and would constitute spot
coming.
John R. Reeves, attorney for the
opponents, argued that the property
in question was not identified prop
erly in the application and that it
was inadequately posted with signs
advertising the petition.
Others protesting the petition in
Guided Albert w. Gotch, vice presi-
dent of the $40 Citizens Association,
and Henry Duckworth, Spring Lake
Park, both of whom live near the site.
Hearings also were held on the
following petitions:
Earle E. and Elene E. Osmond,
residential A to commercial D of
land on the southeast side of Del
Ray avenue near Norfolk avenue,
Woodmont.
Kass Realty Co., Inc, residential
A to C of three lots at East-West
highway and Montgomery avenue,
Bethesda.
Forest K. Harris and Katherine
B. Hundley, residential A to COM
mercial D of land On the northwest
side of Auburn avenue near Old
Georgetown road, Bethesda.
A petition by Antoinette K. Nee
for the Redistribution from resi-
Dental A to c of 61a acres on the
west side of Connecticut avenue be-
tween Jones Bridge road and Rock
Greek Park was withdrawn by the
applicant.
Silver Spring Hearings Held.
The commissioners are holding
hearings all day today at the Silver
Spring Dispensary Building on zon-
ing petitions involving property in
that area.
The commissioners set a public
hearing for 80 am. October 20 in
the Rockville Courthouse on pro-
posal to compel persons whose re-
zoning petitions have been denied to
wait at least one year before seek
ing Redistribution of the same
property.
The action was taken after Clar-
ence Keiser member of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, told the
board yesterday that the planning
commission had approved such a
change in the county coming ordi-
nance.
The change has been advocated
by civic groups which want to elm
mate the present system of permit
ting rezoning applicants to seek re-
hearings three months after their
petitions have been denied.
Policemen Appointed.