Evening star., 1950-04-26
Casey Denied
zoning Change
Montgomery Council
To Hold Legislative
Sessions Next Week

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil prepared today for its second
annual May legislative session
after clearing its docket of many
items long awaiting attention.
Foremost among actions at its
weekly meeting yesterday in Rock
vile was a decision denying Eu-
gene B. Casey's application for
apartment zoning in fashionable
area of Bethesda Chevy Chase be-
tween the Naval Medical Center,
Rock Creek Park and Connecticut
avenue.
Through his daughter, Miss Vir-
ginia j. Casey. the former aide to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
sought authority to build an ele-
vator apartment development to
cost $40 million on the 46-acre
tract.
Meeting Scheduled for Monday.
President Frederic P. Lee an
nounced that the councils first
legislative session of 1850 will be
convened at 2 pm. Monday and
that second meeting is scheduled
at 2 pm. Tuesday.
Harold F. Hammond of Silver
Spring, an executive with the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, attended his first meeting
as councilman-at-large. He was
sworn in yesterday morning as
the appointed successor to DR..
Lewis Merriam of Kensington, who
resigned recently.
The council also:
l. Adopted a resolution putting
the entire county on daylight
saving time for the identical per-
iod approved in the District. Its
use in the District depends on
Congress.
2. Called a public hearing on
proposed ordinances regulating
sanitariums. nursing and con-
valescent homes for 7:30 pm.
June in Rockville.
Library Report Received.
8, Received a report from it's
Library Advisory Committee rec
ommending that the council es-
tablish department of libraries
under the county manager, to be
headed by county librarian. The
committee suggested that a board
be appointed to draft a county,
wide library program, providing
sound expansion of service, but
with sufficient restraint to reas-
sure taxpayers of economic justi-
f1cation.
4. Learned that the Maryland
Court of Appeals has agreed to
hear arguments on the Montgom-
cry County taxicab code, which
the Circuit Court ruled invalid.
5. Passed resolution applying
for State aid in school construc-
tion. To cover a program of the
Board of Education for the last
six months of 1850, the county is
asking a State grant of $458, 900
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6. Invited further suggestions
from citizens on the proposed
county road ordinance, which
stirred up heated debate at a re-
cent public hearing. President Lee
said the written suggestions should
be submitted by May Is and that
they must be germane to evidence
amassed at the hearing.
7. Scheduled a public hearing
for $3.50 pm. May % on proposal
to levy front-foot assessment
covering the cost of building side
walks and retaining wall for the
new pedestrian underpass at the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad cross
ing on Bradley boulevard, Be-
thesda.
8. Received word from the Board
OF Education that it will deed
WEIGH athletic field to the county
as site of a new county Office
building. The 40,000-square- foot
tract on Jefferson street is valued
at 100000. The transfer will be
made without charge.
9. Received a report from Fire
Marshal Charles H. Howe that
effort will be made Monday to
reach an agreement on a proposal
to assign part of the Forest Glen
area to the Silver Spring fire dis
trict. 1t now is part of the Ken
sington district.
10. Adopted an ordinance gov
erning the licensing of private
educational institutions within the
county.
Four Zoning Petitions Approved.
II. Denied two zoning petitions
besides that of the Caseys and ap-
proved four applications. Those
denied were:
Petition of Mary j. Krouse, for
change from residential A to COM
mercial D. triangular tract by the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. road, Lex
ington and Perry streets, North
kenSlngton Park.
Application of Stewart Bainum,
for change from residential A to
residential c, lots in block R. New
Hampshire Estates subdivision,
Silver Spring.
These petitions were approved:
Maynard P. Shoemaker and G..
Leonard Daymude, from residen.
tial A to commercial D, tract on
Observation-Disclosures road in
Wauth's subdivision, Kensington.
Morris Miller and Miller Prop