Evening star., 1951-01-03
Prince Georges Acts
To Double Park Areas
AT Cost Of S525,0O0

Park areas in Prince Georges
County will be doubled under a
plan of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, financing of which was
guaranteed yesterday by the
County Commissioners.
The plan calls for acquisition OF
Unit l of Paint Branch Park;
Unit of Sligo Greek Park, and
Unit l of Northwest Branch Park,
at a total cost of $526,50o. One
third, or sl75,500. however, will be
donated by the Federal Govern
ment under provisions Of the
Capper- Champion Act.
Jesse Nicholson, secretary
treasurer park and planning
group; j, Bond Smith, general
counsel. and Chairman Irwin I.
Main, unfolded the plan to the
commissioners at a meeting in
Upper Marlboro. The planning
agency asked the county commits
sioners to guarantee payment of
1881 90 in bonds which will be is
sued to cover the local share.
Explain Bond Financing.
Mr.. Nicholson and Mr.. Smith
explained the bonds will be held
by the Federal Government for
eight years, during which they will
not bear interest. At the end of
that time they can be paid off or
refunded.
Maintenance of the parks and
the refunding of the bonds will be
financed by a tax levied on prop
erty in the metropolitan area of
the county. The tax is now 5
cents per 500 of assessed valua-
ton. Under present law an g.
cent tax is permissible.
The proposed Paint Branch
Park acquisition, costing $85, 500.
would extend from Metzerott road,
Berwyn, to Cherry Hill road. The
Sligo Creek Park extension would
run from the Northwest Branch
Park near Green Meadows to the
Montgomery County line at Ia
koma Park and would cost SILL
600. The added section of North
west Branch Park would extend
from Thirty-eighth street in East
Riverdale to point 400 feet north
OF University Lane. It would
cost $4,000. @
The first four units of the Sligo
Creek Park are in Montgomery
County. The Montgomery Coun-
ty Council last week agreed to
guarantee bonds for the acquisi-
ton Of the newest of the units
along with land for an extension
in Rock Creek Park.
Two Appointments Made
Two appointments were made
yesterday by the county commits
SlonerS.
Mrs, Virginia Bryant, Berwyn
Heights. was named clerk to Trial
Magistrate Robert w. McCul-
Tough. succeeding Lawrence E.
Walker. a Democrat. Mrs. Bryant,
Who was proposed by Commission
or Edward j. Waters, will take of
flee tomorrow and will receive
$4,000 year. She was a county
delegate to the Maryland Repub-
lican Convention last September.
A Eugene Burgess, a former
Hyattsville merchant now in the
real estate business, was appointed
county hack inspector, replacing
Harry Mercer. He will take Office
January Is at an annual salary of
$4,000 Mr.. Burgess was nominat-
ed by Commissioner H. Wilson
Spicknall.
School Supt. G. Gardner, who
said the Board of Education will
have to purchase 40 new school
buses next year, was requested to
furnish a map showing present
and proposed locations of county
schools. The commissioners have
a SIS million school bond issue
under consideration and the board
has asked for an answer by next
Tuesday. if possible.
The commissioners held closed
conference before yesterdays meet
ing, which did not start until