Evening star., 1948-11-18
.Chi||un Group
Urges Schools
Before Re'zoninq
Permits for Building
Apartments Opposed
At County Hearing

being studied today by the Prince
Georges County commissioners.
The advice was offered yester-
day by a delegation of about Is
Chillum residents who protested to
the commissioners against the pro-
posed rezoning for apartment use
of more than 10 acres on Chillum
road, near Sargent road, Michigan
Park Hills.
Although final action on the ap-
plication, filed by Attorney T. Ham,
mond Welsh, jr.. was continued to
December Is at Mr.. Welsh's request,
those opposing the petition urged
that it be postponed indefinitely.
A spokesman for the opposition
William H. Cusick of 50 Chillum
road, Chillum, said that children
in the area are forced to attend
overcrowded classes at the Mount
Rainier, Ager Road and j. Enos Ray
(Takoma Park elementary schools.
The Mount Rainier and Ager Road
Schools already are on double
shifts, he added.
PlanS Tor Project.
I'VE are opposed to any more
apartment Zonings until we have
adequate schools" Mr. Cusick de-
clared I'VE want schools first and
then the apartments.
Plans for project called for erec-
ton of 1894 units at an estimated
cost of about s5,OO0,OOO, according
to Mr.. Welsh.
Another request by Mr.. Welsh for
commercial zoning of property at
Chillum and Sargent roads, adjoin-
ing the proposed apartment site,
also was continued until next month.
During the apartment hearing. q
resolution adopted by the County
Board of Education was presented
to the commissioners by Thomas S.
Gwynn, director of school planning.
It stated the School Board and the
Park and Planning Commission
have undertaken a program to pre-
pare master plan TO include schools
as part of a general plan for the
physical development of the metro'
politan part of the county.
Requesting that school sites be in
cluded in all future zoning plans,
the School Board reported it is
faced with the continuing problem
of meeting the need for additional
school facilities in the county. par
ticulsrly in that portion adjacent to
the District of Columbia
Three Requests Approved.
The School Board added, 1T 10
becoming increasingly difficult to
anticipate or plan for future school
requirements. due to the increasing
intensity of land use and to the con.
tinuing subdivision, for residential
or other development purposes. of
large acreage tracts
Earlier, three other requests for
apartment use of land were ap-
proved by the Commissioners. whils
a fifth petition contemplating a
| !, 200 to l,400 unit apartment prof.
ect and commercial area at the
northeast corner of New Hampshire
avenue and University lane, near
Takoma Park, was postponed until
December Is.
Approximately 400 apartments
costing an estimated 100000 will
be built on tracts a few miles apart
on University lane as a result Of
yesterdays rezonings. This was re-
vealed by Attorney T. Howard
Duckett, who represented Harry
Gorin, the applicant in both cases.
The apartments will be erected
on Riggs road, just south of Uni
versity lane, near Lewisdale, and on
property on the south side of Uni
versity lane, between Anne avenue
and the Montgomery County line
and extending to Lockney avenue,
Takoma Park.
The latter petition was opposed
by William w. Ward on behalf Of
the Joint Committee of the Prince
Georges-Takoma Park Civic Asso-
Citations, on the ground the prop
erty was the only remaining unde-
veloped land within the city limits
of Takoma Park where single-fam-
lily homes could be built.
Action in Other Cases.
The third apartment zoning ap-
proved was for Rafael Jordan,
owner, for two lots at the southwest
corner of Huron and Porter avenues,
Suitland. Continued until next
month were the requests Of Leander
McC Cormick- -Goodhart and Joshua
Evans, trustees, for 73 acres, in
Guiding 63 for apartment use, at the
University lane-New Hampshire av-
enue intersection.
Action taken on. other appllca-
tions include:
william Brainin' sasent; residsnsial, den AZ. 4
tots to 81 the R or tract H the
vest W intersection Of NeS HampSht5e and
| Eastern avenues; near Takoma PARK.
dena Man to F. D. oDnef for i've Ftsl oi
in the 1900 block Of Lawrence street,
Heryey G. Machen, oasent; residential 4
Northwest Branch between Edmonston road
ana a.ae saPHss Ps tn
the north SIDE Of Bucklodse. road nsss
Health Department..
virginia Scudder, permission to operate
day nursery at 5104 street. Dll!oq
Park talso subject to Health Department.
Michael L. Gatti permission to operats
a sas station and auto repair shop on ths
east side Of Baltimore boulevard one mile
walter Y. Fox; permission. to I,,s op.ra,s
a chemical warehouse at 1909 Decatur
street, Hyattsville.
CONTINUED.
Leo K. Donovan, agent; a petition Tor
rezoning from residential A to industrial
E for nearly II acres fronting on the
River road, opposite Tuxedo road; near
Tuxedo. tFinal action was postponed
until December Is to permit representa-;
tives of the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, the
Maryland State Roads Commission ana
the United States Public Roads Admins,
tration to decide how much land should
be reserved for use by the proposed wash
lngton- Baltimore parkway The property
in question is just south OF the proposed
highway and north Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.)
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