Evening star., 1947-11-12
Montgomery Survey
Set on Need for School
For Handicapped

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The Montgomery County Com
missioners today were studying
proposal by Board President Brooke
Johns to modify the ordinance deal
ing with slaughterhouses in the
county.
The ordinance, adopted several
weeks ago, fixes $500 license fee
and prohibits erection of slaugh-
terhouse within 500 yards of dwell
ing or public road. 1t was approved
after a group of Gaithersburg resi-
dents protested plans for a slaugh-
terhouse just outside the town.
Mr.. Johns made his proposal at
yesterdays meeting Of the board,
explaining he had talked with more
than 100 farmers who, he said,
charged that the ordinance virtu-
ally prohibited erection of slaugh-
terhouse anywhere in the county.
Need Is Cited.
"The county needs either one
large slaughterhouse or half dozen
small ones" Mr. Johns declared,
adding that the board should give
the matter careful consideration. -
TT is up to our attorney (F. Bar
nard Welsh) to figure out an ordi-
nance that will let the farmers
have a slaughterhouse." Mr.. Johns
asserted.
Commissioner George c. tAce)
Esworthy said he thought the Ii
cense fee was "a little steep"
Commissioner. Wesley I. Sauter ar
gued, however, that we've got an
ordinance already, and I think we
should wait until some one comes in
and COMPLAINS about tt. We shouldnt
pass an ordinance for any specific
location" No further action was
taken by the board. -
Act on Animal Shelter.
The commissioners adopted res
olution to keep the county animal
shelter under the supervision of the
Health Department until June 80
1948. DR.. v. L. Ellicott. county
health officer, requested last week
that the department be relieved of
such duties.
The action was taken after w. A.
Neacey, president of the Dog Own
ers' Association, Inc, Bethesda,
wrote the board that his organiza-
ton opposed DR.. Ellicott's request.
Mr.. Neacey said in his letter that
the District of Columbia dog pound
is under the Health Department
there.
He recommended that the County
Health Department give firm su-
pervision, as distinguished from su-
pervision by remote control over
the animal shelter. located behind
the Meadowbrook Saddle Club on
the East-West highway, and that
department officials visit the shelter
at least twice month.
Traffic Lights Sought.
A request by the Wheaton Cham
ber of Commerce for traffic lights
at the intersections of Georgia ave-
nue. and Viers Mill road, Georgia
avenue and. the Kensington-
Wheaton road and the Viers Mill
and Kensington- Wheaton roads was
referred to the State Roads Com
mission. The board said the COM
mission is taking traffic counts at
the three intersections.
The resignation of Ralph L. Tar
bett as a public health engineer was
accepted. In another action the
board appointed Commissioner Sau-
ter to represent the group at a
meeting of the Maryland Veterans
Housing Commission November Il
in Baltimore.
The Contee Sand & Gravel Co.,
Laurel, was awarded S37,018 con-
tract for street construction work IN
the vicinity of the new Hecht Co.
store, Silver Spring.
The contract calls for widening
Ellsworth drive from Georgia ave-
nue. to Fenton street, widening Fen
ton street from Colesville road to
Pershing drive, and paving ELS
worth drive from Fenton street to
Cedar street. Concrete curbs and
cutters also will be built along this
section of Ellsworth drive.
The commissioners took under ad-
visement a request by two members
| of the County League of Women
Voters for the appointment of cit
izens food committee in the county
| Mrs. Olcott Deming, Rockville,
and Mrs. John H. Werner, Bethesda
representing the league, stressed the
Importance of all citizens becoming
aware of the extreme need for food
| iY, EiIrope"