Evening star., 1948-07-21
Bond Sa|eS|ated
By Montgomery
To Build Schools
Disposal at One Time
Of S., 900, 900 Issue
Set by County Board

September for the sale of s3,000,-
600 in bonds for school construction.
The action, announced at the
boards meeting yesterday in Rock
vile, was a reversal of the county
heads previous decision to sell the
bonds in installments. Such a move
has been strongly opposed by par
ent-teacher associations on the
ground it might delay the school
construction program.
County Supervisor Irving G. NC
Nayr said bond attorneys had rec
commended the entire issue be sold
at one time because they believed
the county might get more favor
able" interest rate.
The $3000,O00 in bonds represents
the balance of a S5.000,000 bond au-
thorization for schools approved at
the 1947 session of the General As
sembly. Mr. McNayr said that by
August the Board of Education
will have spent all but $4,000 of
the $2,000000 in bonds sold last fall.
School Site Purchase Put OFF.
nlCIldlu Z. Sdl pCiItCl, doololoile
superintendent of schools. said
breakdown of the various projects to
be financed by the new bond issue
is expected to be completed by the
end of the week.
Earlier, Mr. Carpenter wss asked
by Board President Brooke Johns to
delay final agreement on the pur-
chase of a 10-acre school, site ad-
jacent to the Viers Mill Village
housing project until the commits
sioners have talk with officials
of the 1,400-home development.
Mfr. Carpenter said the Board OF
Education has tentative agree
ment to buy the site for $4,000 from
Dr. j. Garrett Reilly.
Mr.. Johns expressed Inc hope that
officials of the housing project
might be willing to donate school
site at no cost to the Board of
Education.
After ALL" he declared, "they
want a shopping center and maybe
we can work something out by
little backscratching.
The commissioners last week de-
ferred action on a petition by Viers
Mill Village, Inc. to rezone prop
erty in the development to CONNER
cial D for shopping center.
Hear Complaint on Sewage.
Mr.. Carpenter predicted the area
eventually would require three new
elementary schools as a result of
construction work between Rockville
and Wheaton.
In other business, the commits
sioners heard complaint by Mrs.
a Eleanor E. Howe of Olney of a
health hazard which she said re-
suits from the overflow of sewage
from the Montgomery County Cen
eral Hospitals septic tank into
a stream which passes her property
Mrs. Howe expressed fear that the
stream would contaminate wells
from which she receives water.
The board instructed Dr. V. l..
Ellicott, county health officer. to
ask the State Health Department
to have sanitary engineer investi-
gate the condition and make recon-
mendations for It's elimination.
DR.. j. w. Bird, chairman of the
hospitals Executive Committee,
when called at his home for COM
ment. contended there is no danger
of the stream communicating wells
in the area.
Repaving Approved.
He explained the hopital has
raised about 100000 for improve
mentS, including a proposed sewage
disposal plant, but Is attempting to
obtain $4,000 in Federal matching
funds before proceeding with the
work. He emphasized, however, that
il Federal aid is not forthcoming.
the hospital will 60 ahead anyway" d"
The commissioners approved the
repaving of Dennis avenue. Silver
Spring, for a distance of ! 900 feet
east of Evans parkway at cost of
about $4,000 Favorable action also
was taken on applications for per-
mlts to operate the Green Acres
School, 1875 Rockville pike, and the
Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery
School. Columbia avenue.
Referred to County Engineer
Blanton S. Barnett were petitions
for a sidewalk along Harline lane
between Kentucky avenue and Pearl
street and for the Improvement of
Bethesda avenue between Arlington
and Clarendon roads, both in Be-
thesda.
A contract for the purchase of
tires and tubes for county vehicles
at cost of S32 .50834 was awarded
the c. D. Armstrong Co.. Laytons-
vile. The firms bid was the lowest
of 13 submitted to County Purchas-