Evening star., 1949-08-18
PrinceGeorges
Tracts Rezoned
For Apartments
300 Gorden-Type Units
Planned at Site
On Montgomery Line

AldJ lloFC V"o AA4O4S oFeAA OkAASAAOo
in the vicinity of New Hampshire
avenue and the Montgomery
County line at Avenel. The county
commissioners rezoned two large
tracts in that area for apartment
use yesterday.
One of the properties was q
36-acre tract, owned by Lillian
Turner, on Pisgah Church road
at the Montgomery County line
and just east of New Hampshire
avenue. Attorney T. Howard
Duckett said plans call for con-
struction of 800 garden-type
apartments, costing about $780,
900.
The other was a 27-acre tract
near New Hampshire avenue and
Metzerott road, adjacent to the
Turner property. This tract, owned
by Nellie M. Phillips, is directly
opposite an existing apartment
development, Mr.. Duckett de-
clared. Plans for the new project
are not yet complete, he said.
Rehearsing Postponed.
The commissioners agreed to
postpone a rehearing on a request
for apartments near Kenilworth
until 10 am. next Wednesday at
Upper Marlboro.
This action was taken after
spokesmen for a delegation Of
about so persons appearing in
opposition to it said they desired
the entire five-man board to be
present. Commissioners T. Ham
mond Welsh and D. Leonard Dyer
were absent.
The rehearing was ordered three
weeks ago after members of the
Beaver Heights Citizens Associa-
ton and others protested to the
commissioners they were un-
aware the case was heard last
month. At that time, the COM
missioners granted apartment and
commercial zoning to David M.
and Mary c. PEBBLES for an IL
acre tract in the vicinity of Fifth
eth and Fifty-second avenues, o
and P streets and Addison Chapel
road, Beaver Heights. Mr.. Duck
EFT, who also represented the
PEBBLES. said $50 apartments were
planned for the site at a cost Of
about $1,500,000.
Request Withdrawn.
One other request for apartment
zoning, postponed from last
month. was withdrawn yester-
day. It was the application Of
Claude A. McCann for two lots
at Forty-fourth avenue and Oliver
street. Hyattsville. The petition
was opposed and Mr.. McCann.
through his attorney, j. Frank
Lillard. jr.. announced he was
withdrawing it without preju-
dice"
Rezoned for industrial use were
AZ lots owned by Eugene H. and
Margaret M. Fentress, Elbert M.
and Katherine P. Brown, Nellie
j. Reynolds. James r. and Doro-
thy E. Sampson, Salvatore and
Concettina Ricchuiti, Andrew w.
and Julia Hunge. w. B. and Mabel
H. Shackelford and Oscar L.
Simpson, in the area between
Thirty eighth and Thirty-ninth
streets, Perry street, Bunker Hill
road and the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad, Brentwood. Two lots
owned by Lester E. Purcell were
rezoned for commercial use at
Sixtieth avenue. south of Central
avenue. Capitol Heights, as were
two lots. owned by Sidney Alex
ander. on Marlboro pike. near
Walker Mill road. Oakland.
Permission to operate day nurs-
cries was granted Ruth Carrico
for 5420 Fifth avenue, Forestville.
and Meta j. Wise for 4608
Queensbury road, Riverdale. Mrs.
j. L. Stearns was given permis-
sion to operate foster home for
children on a 7-acre tract on
Powder Mill road. near Berwyn.
Permits to operate gas stations
were granted Rufus E. Milor at
1886 Rhode Island avenue. Brent
wood, and Edward L. Parsons and
Gerard Laredo, at Riggs and Chill
lum roadA Chillum. A permit to
operate a restaurant was granted
j. w. Savary for part of the RED
House" tract, Baltimore boulevard,
Berwyn.
The Prince Georges County
Elks Lodge No. 1178 was given
permission to hold a carnival Sep
temher SIT in the 1900 block
of Hamilton street, West Hyatts-
vile.
Massenburg Appointment