Evening star., 1947-09-03
Board Orders CLOSING
OF Trailer Camp at
Camp Springs Oct. IA

A trailer camp at Camp Springs
Md, occupied by q Army service
men or veterans and their fam
lilies from nearby Andrews Field
today had orders from the Prince
Georges County commissioners to
close within six weeks.
Acting on a recommendation Of
Charles L. Wood, county health
department sanitary engineer, the
commissioners revoked the permit
for the camp on the ground the
county's health regulations were
mot being lived up to-"
Appearing before the county
board yesterday at its weekly
meeting in Upper Marlboro, Mr.
Wood reiterated his report of q
week ago that insufficient sanitary
facilities existed in a camp which
had a permit for only seven trailers
instead of 81.
Owners Not at Meeting.
The commissioners, who sat also
as members of an ex-ofhcio Board
of Health, were told the camp had
no modern toilet facilities and that
the original permit was granted
four years ago as temporary meas
ure only to relieve the emergency
housing shortage.
The camp, known as the Shady
side Trailer Camp, is located in
the 1900 block Of Brinkley road.
It's owners, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
w. Ihrig, were not present yester-
day when the commissioners Or
dered the permit revocation.
They had appealed to the county
heads last week for permission to
remain open, citing the camp was
situated in II acres Of wooded land,
concealed from the road, and was
provided at the request of the serv-
icemen.
Cites Sanitary Needs.
Mr. Wood said a camp of such
size should have permanent flush
toilets and sufficient bathing,
washing and shower facilities. He
said the owners, to make any
changes, would have to apply to the
board for new permit.
If this were done, according to
Commissioner William A. Carson,
chairman of the board, a zoning
hearing would have to be ordered
before such an application could be
acted on.
He said residents of the surrond-
ing area voiced opposition to the
camp as health menace two weeks
ago, prompting Mr.. Woods inspec-
ton. The commissioners also re-
ceived another protest yesterday in a
letter from the Camp Springs PTA,
Mr.. Carson added.
The commissioners set October IA
as the date the camp must be va
Gated. The extended time period
was allowed to- give residents of the
camp, who own the trailers but
rent the space on which they park,
opportunity to find new locations.
Investigation of Dump Ordered.
In other business yesterday the
commissioners referred a petition
seeking closing of dump at Laurel
to the Health Department for in
vestigation also The petition, signed
by 81 residents of the Brooklyn
Bridge road, Laurel, sought removal
of the dump from land adjacent to
their property because it sis a men
ace to the public health"
Commissioners Carson and Nor
man H. Collins were designated to
represent the county tomorrow at
the American Automobile Asocia-
tion's Inspection of its eighth annual
School Safety Patrol Officers Train
ing Camp at Scotland, Md.
County Taxicab Inspector Harry
G. Mercer reported the collection of
$51s in cab and operator fees in
the county during August. In an
other report for last month also,
Brice Bowie reported the collection
Of 81 ,038 from the sale Of beer, wine
and liquor permits and peddlers and
ice licenses.