Evening star., 1948-11-24
Janlison Refuses
.ToAid in barriinq
Council Election
Charter Opponent
Says He Will Abide
By Voters Decision

AIldflcS II. JaullSOn, lone DemO'
crat on the Montgomery County
Board Of Commissioners, has re.
fused to go along with the foul
Republican board members in theil
attempt to block the scheduled
January. 6 election of a County
Council.
Mr.. Janison made his stano
known after a 15-minute closed
session of the commissioners yester-
day in Rockville.
He also denied reports that he
had agreed by telephone with the
commissioners decision last week tt
instruct their attorney. F. Barnard
Welsh, to file suit in an effort tc
block the election.
81 worked against the charter
before the November 2 referendum
and I am still against it," Mr.
Jamison told reporters. But the
voters have decided we should be
replaced by a seven-member coun.
Gil and I'm not going to be 6
squealer."
Lee, Shaw Back Charter Group.
E. Brooke Lee and Lacy Shaw
long time county Democratic lead.
ers, announced recently they would
work for council nominees put for.
ward by the Charter Committee
Nominating Committee and woulc
attempt to swing the county Demo
cratic organization in back of the
charter groups slate. "a
Both the Democratic anu Repub-
lican State Central Committees fol
the county have declined to make
any recommendations for council
members.
The suit to block the council elec.
ton is expected to be filed within
a few days. According to Mr.. Welsh
it will be based on the contention
that the Maryland Constitution
makes no provision for special cleo.
tions and specifies that State anc
county officials must be elected ir
November once every four years.
| II Mr.. Welsh is successful, the
council would not be elected unit
the next general election in 1850.
Fire Code Hearing Set
Earlier, the board set 8 pm, Janu-
ary 4. as the date for a public hear
ing on the proposed countrywide fire
code presented to the commissioners
last week.
Bernard Frenzel, Damascus, wa.
appointed personal property asses.
sor at an annual salary of S3,75O
Mr.. Frenzel now is an assistant
county assessor.
The resignation of Policeman
Franklin B. Cook, stationed al
Bethesda, was accepted.
The board approved a resolution
offered by Commissioner Wesley
Sauter to replace the 167 auto.
matte parking meters in Bethesda
with manually operated devices
similar to those now in use in Sill.
yer SPRING
A $4,000 contract for, erection soi
bridge oh the Barnesvi1le- -Dicker.
son road about IL miles from
Barnesville was signed with the
James Gibbons Co., Relay, Md.
The board also granted a permit
to the Olney Cooperative Nursery
School in the st. Johns Community
Parish Hall, Olney. No opposition
was voiced at the hearing.
Zoning Petitions Approved.
Five petitions for zoning changes
were approved and four were de-
MED. Hearings on the applications
were heard last week. Those grant
ed were:
Phil D, Poston, agent for Frances
Peck, owner, residential c apart
ments) to commercial D of land at
Pershing drive and Old Fenton
street. Silver Spring.
Fred w. and Harriet R. Jones
residential A to commercial D OF
property on the east side Of Georgia
avenue at Viers Mill road.
William T. and Mary c. Bowman
residential A to commercial D OF
land on the east side of Brookeville
pike near Norbeck.
Earl A. and Dallas K. Blundon
residential A to commercial D OF
lot on the northeast side of Viers
Mill road just below Old Bladens-
burg road.
J. T. Athey, residential A to COM
mercial D of land on the Burtons-
ville-Laurel road at Burtonsville.
Petitions denied were:
Helen c. Majia, residential A to
commercial D of land on the
Brookeville pike about Il mile north
of Norbeck
Deborah Smith, residential A to
commercial D of 2 Sycamore avenue
Takoma Park.
Earl H. and Rose E. Burdine, resi-
Dental A to commercial D of
Sycamore avenue.
Elizabeth S. DoWell. residential A
to commercial D of 4 Sycamore
avenue