Evening star., 1947-10-29

Other NEEDS Slfed
By Commissioners;
Delegates Informed.
The Prince Georges County COM
missioners today we're on record as
opposing the issuance of any addi-
tional bonds by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission at this time to buy land
for parks and recreation space.
The commissioners, who voiced
such disapproval yesterday at their
regular weekly meeting at Upper
Marlboro, directed that letters be
sent to members OF the ,countys
delegation to the Maryland Cen
eral Assembly, including State Sen
ator L. Harold Sothoron, and to
Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
Of Maryland, the county's Demo-
cratic party leader, informing them
of this action.
I Commissioner John H. Beall
whose motion to oppose any new
bond issues for park purchases was
adopted by the other four board
members, said the Planning Com
mission, ii authorized to buy the
land, would be paying twice the
amount it is worth"
Too Many Needs Seen.
Asserting that mo revenue is OBJ
tanned from park land" Mr.. Beall
declared: There are too many
other needs In the county right
now" Tax revenue Is halted once
the land is bought for park use. he
said.
The Park and Planning Commits
sion is seeking legislation during
the special session of the General
Assembly, which will get under way
at Annapolis next Wednesday, fo1
authority to issue bonds to increase
its borrowing capacity for county
improvements from the present
$500, 900 to $1,250,000.
The purchase py the county OF
the Prince Georges General Hos
pital, Cheverly, from the Govern
ment moved step closer to reali-
zation when DR.. A. K. Besley, hos
pital superintendent, submitted an
inventory report on equipment
there as requested two weeks ago by
the commissioners. The hospital
and grounds will be purchased from
the Government for $150,000 as soor
as the commissioners complete theil
study Of the inventory report. Ne
gotiations for funds for its pur-
chase are nearly complete, the COM
missioners reported.
Zoning Request Denied.
Following protests from a delega.
ton of more than 20 residents o1
the area, the commissioners denied
request for zoning permission tc
operate a trailer camp in the 1900
block of Brinkley road, Camp
Springs.
The permission had been sought
by Harvey w. 1hrig for the Shady.
wide Trailer Camp-the same camp
whose permit had been revoked by
the commissioners on September 2
but which received an extension
until January to permit residents
there now to move elsewhere.
Under the ruling, the camp
which was occupied mostly by serv.
icemen or veterans and their fami.
lies, including personnel of nearby
Andrews Field, will not be permitted
to remain open after this year. Ar
rangements have been made by An
drews Field officials for the service
personnel to move to the Army base
The applicants, in presenting their
petition, had included the sigma
lures OF 80 persons who favored
granting the coming permission.
Appropriation Approved.
Operation Of the two county vet
erans' service council Offices in the
County Courthouse, Upper Marl-
boro, and the County Service Build
ing, Hyattsville, was assured for at
least another year, when the COM
missicners approved the appropria-
ton of $4,000 for such purposes.
Maurice P. McGrath, Maryland
State veterans service officer fol
the county, told the commissioners
the amount requested was $2,2Os
under the amount appropriated fo1
this year. The reason, he explained
is that the group still has $2,429 re-
naming from the current year. The
two Offices, he stated, interviewed
3,400 veterans during the past year
and rendered 1919 different services
County Police Supt. Ralph w
Brown was made major" on the
police force when the commission.
ers presented him a set of gold oak
leaves, symbolic of that rank.
The commissioners concurred with
the Maryland State Roads Com.
mission in the award of contrac,
for improving Telegraph road ir
the Lanham election district, anc
directed that $13,s48, representing
half of the costs, plus 10 per cent
for engineering fees, be turned ovel
to the State by the county as 1t.
share. The contract was awarded
the firm of F. P. Asher, jr., g. Sons
Inc, of Annapolis, for $25,360.
A tax exemption was granted thu
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church fol
unimprGed church property or
which to expand facilities OF thu
parish in Bowie.
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