Evening star., 1947-05-14
Sanitary Board
Friday in
Prince Georges
Session to Discuss
Future Projects;
Contracts Awarded

mUSlonefS Will meet with members
|of the Washington Suburban Sani-
|tary Commission and other county
|ofnciAls at 3 pm. Friday to discuss
planning OF projects for the county.
The commissioners. who met yes
terday at the county courthouse,
Upper Marlboro, announced accept-
|ance OF the invitation Of Frank B.
Smith, chairman OF the Sanitary
Commission, TO attend the meetink.
Also invited to attend are Rep
|resentative Sasscer, Democrat, Of
Maryland; State Senator L. Harold
Sothoron, Police Supt. Ralph w.
Brown, Prince Georges County
members Of the Maryland ational
Capital Park and Planning Conn
mission, Edgar A. Merkle, chairman
Iof the Advisory Board to the cot1n.
Ity commissioners, and county engi-
neerS.
The meeting will be held In the
Sanitary Commission ofices In
Hyattsville.
Three Contracts Awarded.
In his letter, Mr.. Smith said
there were numerous affairs OF
our several agencies which should
dovetail"
The commissioners also am
nounced the award Of three con-
tracts for street Improvement prof.
|ects. Two were for widening and
surfacing sections OF Addison road
near Seat Pleasant and MARYLAND
Park, and another was for street inn
provements in special Improvement
district No. "a at Chapel Oaks,
The contract for q section Of
Addison road from Forty ninth ave.
nue. to the George M, Palmer high
way was awarded to F. L. Houser OF
College Park. for $93, That for
the section from Central avenue to
Walker Mill road went to the James
Gibbons Co., Relay, Md, for $117,-
6S0. Work Is expected to start inn
mediateiy. The plans call for q 40
foot roadway with a 60-foot right OF
way.
The E. Stewart Mitchell Co. of
Baltimore was awarded the Chapel
SaAo poJCCt lOT S6o, ,fU5.
Hearing Set May ~.
A hearing was set for II am Nav
~ at Upper Marlboro to consider
the establishment of Boulevard
Heights as special improvement
area, following receipt OF q letter
from John H. Newcomer, president
OF the boulevard Heights Citizens
Association and petition signed bv
45 residents. The community
charter as an Incorporated town was
rescinded this year by the Legisla-
ture.
A short street from the Ardmore.
Ardwick road to the George M. PAL.
mer highway Ardmore, was accept.
"a as a c0tanty road.
Brtce Bowie, clerk of the court
reported sthe collection of $4425s
during April from the sale of beer.
wine and liquor licenses, and ics
peddlers permits. This was q near
record.
Five benefit carniyals were 40.
proved by the commissioners.
fermlts for Carnivals.
A permit was granted to tha
Hunteman-Huff Post No. ITO. Amer
ican Legion. to hold q carnival at
Thirtieth street and Arundel road.
Mount Rainier, for two weeks be-
ginning Monday. The Oxon Hill
volunteer Fire Department also was
given permission to hold one In
the 1900 block of Livingston road.
oxon Hill, for one week beginning
the same, day.
Other permits went to the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club To
mold a carnival In connection with
the National Capital Open golf
event June to 8; the Cottage CITY
Volunteer Fire Department to hold
one on Bladensburg road next to
the nrehouse, July z to 10, and the
Hillside Fire Department for a
carnival July 28 to August 2 on
Marlboro pike, Hillside.
The commissioners assured one
section of Mount Rainier that no
more carnival permits would be
granted for their area, following a
protest by So residents OF the lst
ward against "consistant noises and
uproar for an average of three to
SIX weeks each spring and sum-
mer" and inadequate sanitary fa-
cilities.' The restricted area is be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and
Bunker Hill road at the intersection
of T1frty.Qeynpth efraot