Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-11-14
CountyPrepares
Bond Sale toPay
For Building Job
2Contructs Awarded
For $4l4,790 Project
In Prince Georges

Preparations were under way In
Prince Georges County today to sell
100000 in bonds to obtain funds
for construction and remodeling Of
three county buildings, including q
100-foot addition to the County
Courthouse at Upper Marlboro and
a new one-story Board of Educa-
ton building.
Sale of the bonds, in accordance
with authority granted earlier this
year by the State Legislature. was
approved yesterday by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners
along with award of two contracts
for most of the work.
The construction program, which
Is estimated to cost about $414, 100,
will include the addition of three
story wing on the rear of the court
house. A new building to house
general offices of the County 45oard
Of Education and remodeling of the
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile, to provide separate detention
rooms for juveniles.
Contracts Await Bond Sale.
Bids submitted last Tuesday for
construction of the courthouse addi-
ton and School Board Building
were accepted yesterday by the
commissioners with signing of the
actual contracts to await sale Of
the bonds.
William A. Carson, chairman OF
the Board of Commissioners, said
construction should begin in about
30 days.
The firm of Lee T. Turner Of
Washington. with a bid of $252, 1858,
was awarded the courthouse project,
which will provide for second cir
cult courtroom, new judges cham
bers, new trial magistrate court
room, new quarters for the county
police, expansion of the county
treasurer's Office, and reaIocation
of space now occupied by the Board
of Education.
Low bidder on the School Board
Building, which will be erected in
the rear of the courthouse parking
lot, was the firm of w. M. Chapel
OF Washington. The firms proposal
was s152,800.
Attic Conversion Planned.
The commissioners also authorized
Paul H. Kea. Hyattsville architect
who designed plans for the court
house and School Board projects, to
take similar steps for converting the
attic of the County Service Building
at Hyattsville into juvenile detention
rooms. The proposed remodeling,
for which bids will be asked later, is
expected to cost about $4,000.
Separate detention rooms for ju-
venile offenders have been advocated
for some time by various civic groups
led by the County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations.
In other business, the commission
ers announced they would take &C.
ton on the proposed closing and re-
location of Hynesboro road at the
intersection of the Lanham- Severn
road, Seabrook. next Tuesday follow
ing survey of the site Monday by
road examiners
Citizens Protest.
The commissioners received pro-
tests against the closing yesterday
from the Lanham Citizens Associa-
ton, the Seabrook Community Club,
Inc. and from 100 residents of the
area who signed four petitions.
The Lanham group also reported
it Endorsed recommendation of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission restrict
ing commercial coming in Lanham
to designated areas approximately
mile apart. A delegation of three
members of the association told the
commissioners they wanted no more
commercial coming along Defense
highway.
Linden Briscoe, clerk to the
Linden Briscoe, clerk to the COM
missioners, reported the Mid-City
Motor Sales Co. of Laurel has &C
cepted appointment as a taxicab
and hack inspection station for the
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