Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-10
System Of Registering
Voters 10 Be Revised
In Prince Georges

A complete revision OF the regis
tration system for voters of Prince
Georges County before next years
presidential and Maryland State
elections is in prospect today
This was indicated as the Prince
Georges County commissioners gave
approval to recommendations of
the county's Board of Election Su-
pervisors for change from the
present registration book system to
use a card index method.
Adoption of the new system, esti-
mated to cost the county about
$4,000, is expected to get under
way Immediately, the three-man
election board reported.
Appearing before the commits
sioners yesterday. at their usual
weekly meeting at Upper Marl-
boro, the election board members,
Alexander L. Buscher, chairman;
Samuel A. Wyvill and John S. I'm
derwood, said the proposed change
would simplify" registration pro-
ceedings and would cost less in the
long run.
$4,000 Registered Votes.
Asserting the county now has
$4,000 registered voters, the cleo
ton supervisors said, Something
has to be done, because the county
is growing too fast"
The present system of keeping
all names in each voting precinct
and not always alphabetical, as
they should be is too cumbersome, "
the supervisors declared.
Fatality Claim Studied.
In other business, the Commits
sioners turned over to Waldo Burn
side, their legal adviser, claim
against the county for an undis-
closed amount, which was filed by
the family of an 11-year-old Dis
trict boy who was drowned in a
Mount Rainier storm culvert last
July /.
The claim, filed by Mrs. Helen T.
Powell, mother and administrative
for the estate of Richard H. Powell,
jr., of 1928 Newton street NE,
charged the county with RESPONSE
bility for the culvert, located near
the Haywood Gardens Shopping
Center.
While no statement was forth
coming from the Commissioners,
it is expected the question of re-
sponsibility for the culvert may
be discussed when the county Off
Gals confer with members of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission in one of a series of
joint meetings to discuss problems
of the two groups at 8 pm. tomorrow.
The j. Enos Ray Elementary
School PTA, in a letter from Media
H. Henry, chairman of the groups
Health and Safety Committee, re-
quested the installation of a traffic
light at New Hampshire avenue and
Ray road near Takoma Park, and
construction of sidewalks on New
Hampshire avenue before "a child
is killed to bring tragic attention
to the situation"
The commissioners referred the
problem to Linden Briscoe, their
clerk, and County Engineer Arthur
w. Tayman, and advised the latter
to discuss the needs with members
of the special Advisory Board to
the commissioners for its recon-
mendations.
Following a recommendation by
Mr.. Tayman, the commissioners
agreed to readvertise for bids fol-
construction of bridge on Calvert
road, College Park, setting Septem-
Der % as the date for opening of new
proposals. :
$94, 800 Lowest Estimate.
Estimates submitted yesterday by
five bidders on the project, which
will provide bridge for the road
connecting College Park with Ed
monston road for the first time
ranged from 1914 800 to $152, 463. Re.
advertising of bids may bring more
proposals and lower prices, the COM
missioners contended.
The commissioners decided a re-
quest by the Landover Hills Volun-
teer Fire Department to be con-
nected with the County Fire Contro
Center at Hyattsville will have te
wait until the next fiscal years
budget.
A carnival permit was approved
for the Riverdale Volunteer Fire De-
partment for one in the $500 block Of
Edmonston road for six days, start.
ing Monday.