Evening star., 1949-08-24
Prince'Georges
HeadstoD Decide
On Hospital Rule
Expected to Extend
Own Authority Over
CheverIy Institution

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County General Hospital, Chev-
erly, may be adopted today.
The commissioners announced
at their meeting yesterday they
would act either today or next
Tuesday.
They were to hold a coming re-
hearing today on an application
for apartment classification of an
11-acre tract in the Beaver
Heights area. Following this, the
commissioners were to open bids
for the purchase of 100000 in
bonds to be used by, the county
as its share towards cost of a
110-bed addition to the hospital
and a new central heating plont
there.
A draft of the bylaws was SUBJ
mitted to the commissioners yes
terday by Counsel Jerrold v.
Powers.
I Appointment Policy Changes.
For one thing, the proposed
regulations clarity the power to
appoint a hospital superintendent
stating he will be appointed by
the county commissioners. A con-
troversy between the commission
ers and the hospital Board of Di-
rectors developed recently when
A. K. Besley resigned as superin-
tendent. Both sides finally agreed
on the selection of Harry w. Penn
former assistant, to replace DR.
Besley.
Under the new bylaws, how
ever, the hospital board recon-
mends candidates to the commits
sioners.
In addition, the new bylaws
would change the method of Sc
lecting hospital board members.
Each Of the five commissioners
would recommend one member
each year for three-year terms
The board has Is regular and
ex-offlcio members. The latter
are the heads of the county Med
ical Association. the hospitals
women's auxiliary and the presi.
dent, of the board of commits.
sioners.
The new laws also require tn,
hospital superintendent and treas
urer to make monthly reports tt
the commissioners and that copie,
OF minutes of directors meeting,
be sent to the commissioners.
Funds Sought.
The commissioners adopted /.
resolution asking the Marylans
State Board OF Public Works fol
81 .642. 800 from the State grant-in.
fund for emergency school con
struction and for $6,351 900 from
the States $4,000, 900 loan poo
for the same purposes.
The smaller figure is the maxi.
mum the county can obtain a.
an outright grant under an ac'
of the General Assembly this year
The money will be used for con.
struction Of new high schols II
Hyattsville, Bladensburg, Suit.
lapd and Fairmount Heights; 6
new Mount Rainier Brentwood
Elementary School, and a similar
school near New Hampshire ave-
nue. and University lane.
A number Of appointments alst
were approved, including that o.
Montgomery Morrow. senior sani.
tary inspector of the County
Health Department since 1910, a!
a successor to Charles L. Wood
sanitary engineer. who resigned
Recreation Board Named.
The county's long-awaited four
member Recreation Board alst
was named. It will be comprised O.
Smith H. Purdum, Hyattsville
and c. Gerard Buscher, Berwyr
Heights, both lay members picket
by the commissioners: Irwin
Main. Seat Pleasant, chairman O
the Maryland National Capita
Park and Planning Commission
and j.. Frank Dent of Clinton
president Of the-county Board O.
Education. -
John e. Stout Of Lanham wa
designated as a relief police desl
clerk to serve both the Hyattsvill,
and Upper Marlboro stations. HI
succeeds George Shepp who re-
signed. James L. Thomas, Clinton
was approved as a county parole
officer, replacing John M. Collin
who took q similar post with tn,
State.
The Potomac Electric Power Co
was granted permission to install
transformer substations at Wash
ington and Lakeland avenues
Lakeland. and on Volta avenue
between Fortieth street ant
Fortietlf place, Brentwood.
CARNIVAL permits were granted
the Seat Pleasant, .Beltsville ans
Tuxedo-C Cheverly Volunteer Fir
Departments.