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Prince Georges Areas
Due 10 Vote Tomorrow
On Incorporation

Residents of eight Prince Georges
County subdivisions will 60 to the
polls tomorrow to determine whether
the area west of Hyattsville and
Mount Rainier should be incorpo-
rated into a proposed town of
Springdale.
The eight include Avondale, North
Woodbridge, Avondale Terrace, Mich
igan Park Hills, Chillum, Hamp-
shire Heights, Green Meadows and
Brookside Manor.
Incorporat ton of the area was
authorized by the Maryland General
Assembly earlier this year subject to
a referendum of voters of the area.
Initial plans had called for the
town to be known as Chapel City,
but the name was changed in an
amendment to the original bill in
troduced at the Legislature.
Nearly 1000 May Vote.
According to G.. Edward Pfuger,
one of a committee of Is originally
designated to draw up a charter for
the community, nearly 1000 resi-
dents are registered to vote.
The area is divided into election
districts-Avondale. with 448 reg
istered; Green Meadows. with 284,
and Chillum, 212. Polls will be open
tomorrow from to 9 pm.
Polling places are located at 1904
Avendale road. Avondale District
No. u; Masonic Hall, Chillum and
Riggs roads, Chillum District No.
D, and the Agar road Elementary
School, Green Meadows District
No. 3D.
Boundaries for District No. run
from the District line at Mount
Rainier to Sargent road, Chillum
road to Queens Chapel road to
Mount Rainier at Twenty street
and will include Avondale, North
Woodbridge, Avondale Terrace and
Michigan Park Hills. No. 2 District
will comprise the area from Sargent
road to New Hampshire avenue. over
Riggs road to the Green Meadows
line and will take in Chillum and
Hampshire Heights.
Officials Named.
Green Meadows and Brookside
Manor and the Queens Chapel Air
port will form District No. 3.
Election officials include Mr.
Pfluger, who in addition to being
supervisor of elections will be a
judge in No. l District along with
William Mosher.
Other judges are P. N. Beale and
James H. Noble, District No. 2, and
Franklin Brehme and Joseph l..
Sharder, District No: 3.
Should the area favor incorpora-
ton, residents will elect town Off
cerS-commissioners who would serve
without pay-on July IA, In turn
the commissioners would elect a
president and appoint a salaried
clerk and clerical assistants.
If only two of the three districts
approve the corporation only those
areas will constitute Springdale, ac-
cording to provisions of the refer
endum.
SttUuu N0t& UsSiUfc.
If none or only one district ap-
proves incorporation, the town will
not be established, Mr.. Pf1uger said
If District No. does not approve
it, residents of Avondale, Avondale
Terrace. Michigan Park Hills and
North Woodbridge will vote again on
September on whether they pre-
fer to be annexed by the town Of
Mt. Rainier.
This also was authorized by the
Legislature subject to a referendum
and is awaiting outcome Of the
Springdale vote.
Trial voting last January indi-
Gated majorities of from to and
8 to ! from the various communi-
ties favoring incorporation of the
areas.
If approved, the charter will call
for maximum tax rate of IS cents
per 500 assessed valuation of real
estate to provide funds for gar
bage, trash and ash collection, street
lighting, administration and a po-
lice and fire department.
Town Center Planned.
It also would help finance the
initial cost Of land, buildings, and
equipment over a period of years
for town center and town hall.
This center estimated to cost $780,
600, would include a civic center
and recreational park.
Its location, although not def
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