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Tree Removal
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| Forester Also Asks
| Signal Lights Where
Three Were Killed

Three Were Killed
The Board Of Montgomery County
Commissioners today studied . re-
quest that trees be removed from
the Dorset avenue railroad cross
ing, Kenwood, where three persons
were killed by a freight train last
Wednesday.
Christopher M. Granger Of River
road, Bethesda, sent a letter asking
that trees and shrubs be removed to
prevent further accidents there
Three persons were killed and five
were injured when a backing Balti-
more d Ohio freight train struck 4
Congressional Country Club bus.
Mr.. Granger, who Is assistant
chief of the Forest Service, Agr1-
culture Department, also recon-
mended installation OF signal lights
by the railroad.
Sauter Opposes School.
Fear that continued purchases oi
county property by religious insti-
tutions may result in loss OF reve-
nue. by the county was expressed
by Commissioner Wesley I. Sauter
Mr.. Sauter made the statement
during discussion of an applica-
ton by the Country Day School OF
the Sacred Heart, Inc, to operate
a school at Cedar lane and the
Rockville pike.
Commissioner Sauter objected to
granting the permit on the ground
that IF these religious institutions
continue to buy up property along
the pike, the county won't get any
taxation from that area"
He pointed out that several
religious institutions already own
property along the pike and that
there are enough schools there
now."
The board approved the applica-
ton, however, after reading letter
from Frederick Stohlman, repre-
senting the applicant. Mr.. Stohl-
man said the former board has
granted~a permit to the Convent OF
the Religious of the Sacred Heart,
pending formal application by that
organization.
He said the name of the corpora
ton has been changed since to the
Country Day School of the Sacred
Heart, Inc.
Police Substation Asked.
The board also received a request
by the. Kensington Mayor and coun-
Gil to establish a county police sub
station in the town.
The Mayor and Council also asked
that a corporal and three privates
be assigned to the municipality and
that the area receive continuous
police service because of its growth.
The commissioners rescinded an
ordinance passed by the former
beard in 1912 setting up a taxicab
stand at Elm street and Wisconsin
avenue, Bethesda.
Mr.. Sauter said the parking space
had never been used by the Subur-
ban Cab Co., for whose benefit the
ordinance had been adopted, and
that it was unfair" to establish a
parking space for one company.
No parking signs were ordered
placed along the west side of Ben
alder drive, Fairway Hills, and ap-
proval was given petition for the
paving of Clipper lane, Bethesda.
Curbing Renewal Asked.
BY letter, Washington I. Cleve-
land, chairman of the County Safety
Board, reported that his organization
has asked the State Roads Commfs-
sion to remove curbing along the
east side OF Rockville pike south of
Rockville.
Leo Bender, Silver Spring attorney,
appeared before the board in opposi-
ton to a plan by the County OFF,
street Parking Committee to estab-
lish public parking lot in the block
bounded by Fenton street and
Georgia, Silver Spring and Sligo
avenues, Silver Spring.
He said the committee proposes
to buy land to a depth of 100 feet
on each side OF an alley which BIZ
sects the property but that property
owners affected want a depth of only
rs feet on each side.
If the 100-foot line is taken. Mr..
Bender said, home owners living
along Silver Spring and Sligo ave-
nues will have very little land on
which to live"
Andrew J. Kessinger, chairman of
the Parking Committee, argued,
however, that the 100-foot line is
necessary to care for future parking
needs in the area. He said it is
planned to accommodate 1868 cars
on the lot. The commissioners took
the matter under advisement.
The board appointed Claude l..
Gamble, Silver Spring, assistant
county roads supervisor at an annual
salary of $500. The commissioners
also accepted the resignation of
Joseph L. Andrews, an employe Of
the county engineers Office.