Evening star., 1947-11-26
Prince Georges Board
Opposes Abandoning
OF Shuttle Car Line

Ihe proposed dlScOnClnuanCe VI
the Branchville-Belts shuttle
streetcar line by the Capital Transit
Co. is opposed by the Prince Georges
County commissioners.
In protesting such move by the
transit company, the commissioners
yesterday directed Linden Briscoe,
their clerk, to notify the Maryland
Public Service Commission Of the
county'S stand.
The Public Service Commission is
slated to consider the discontinue
ance request at public hearing in
Baltimore December 9.
Commissioner Harry w. McNamee
of Berwyn, who represents the af-
fected areas, said about 300 homes
were constructed near the shuttle
line in the last two years, simply
because transportation was avail
able" More homes also will be
built there in the future, he added.
Heavy Loss Forecast.
The transit company contends op-
Grafton of the car line, designated as
Route "a, would result, under the
new wage scale, in losses of not less
than 1900 a year. IN addition,
the company stated, necessary re-
building of the track would cost
$4,000.
The commissioners, in other busi-
ness during their weekly session in
the Upper Marlboro courthouse, de-
MED a joint request for commercial
and industrial zoning for the 1900
block of N street, Hillside, following
similar recommendation to that
effect from the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion and from the Hillside Citizens
Association.
The rejected application was that
of William E. Hawkins, who had
sought commercial zoning for three
lots at Fiftieth and N streets to op-
crate an automobile repair and
pant shop, and Charles E. Karr,
who had requested industrial classi-
fication of three lots at Forty-ninth
and N streets to operate concrete
block manufacturing plant. Action
on the application was deferred
since the hearing on the petition in
Hyattsville last Wednesday.
Nursery Permit Denied.
Another application rejected was
that of Mrs. Anna M. Reichart. who
had requested permission to operate
day nursert at 62l0 Forty-first
place, Hyattsville. The commission
ers contended the location of the
proposed nursery would have been
too small for such usage.
A request by Clarence G. Ransom,
agent, and Leroy Daniels, owner,
for permission to operate a used
car sales lot at 6205 Marlboro pike,
Spaulding Heights, was approved.
Following request from 81 resi-
dents of the community, the COM
missioners approved the creation of
Special Improvement District No.
33 at Dupont Heights, near Brad
bury Park.
The commissioners also approved
a request for installation of street
lights in Special Improvement Dis
triot No. IL, West Lanham Hills;
street lights and trash and garbage
collection in Special Improvement
District No. 81, Boulevard Heights,
and construction of concrete curbs
and cutters in the 1900 block of La
Sale road, Special improvement
District No. l, Avondale.
Acting upon the recommendations
Of Clarence l.. Tucker and Samuel
o. Willett, county road examiners,
the commissioners approved the ac-
ceptance and opening of Fifty.sev-
enth avenue from Tuxedo road to
the Cheverly- Tuxedo boundary as a
county road.
Appointment Of Raymond A.
Luedtke of Laurel as a forest warden
for the Maryland State Department
of Forestry was approved.