Evening star., 1951-05-16
|0uster Of Il
Doctors From
|0ffices Held Up
Montgomery Council
To Study Residential
Zoninq Enforcement

Twenty-one Silver Spring and
physicians who are
maintaining offices outside their
homes in a Residential A zone
have been granted a last-minute
reprieve from an order directing
them to find other quarters by
June /.
The action was taken yester-
day by the Montgomery County
Council att the requests of DR..
William Welsh. president of the
county Medical Society, and
County Manager Irving G. Nc
Nayr.
At the same time, Mrs. Kathryn
Lawlor, a council member, served
notice she will press for prompt
action for fluoridation of the
county's water supply by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
She made the statement a few
hours after District Commissioner
F. Joseph Donohue recommended
to the Board of Commissioners
that sodium f1uoride be mixed
with the city's drinking water
to prevent tooth decay.
In other business, the council
cleared the way for construction
of a miniature golf course al
Connecticut avenue and Laird
place, Chevy Chase. by resembling
It's resolution adopted two weeks
ago TO seek the reZoning of the
three lots involved from industrial
and commercial to residential.
Welsh Cites Vote.
DR.. Welsh. in appearing on be-
half of the physicians, said the
Medical Society has voted unan-
lmously to urge the council tc
amend the zoning ordinance.
Under the ordinance, physicians
may maintain offices in a Resi-.
dental A zone only if they also
live there. A. Morton Thomas
director of the Department of In.
spection and Licenses, recentl,
ordered the % physicians involved
to find other quarters on the
ground they are violating the
ordinance.
I'VE believe" said DR.. Welsh
that it would work severe
hardship on these doctors if they
were forced to vacate their pres.
ent Offices. The Medical Society
believes the zoning ordinance
either should be amended or en-.
forced more leniently."
Supported by Hammond.
He was supported by Council.
man Harold F. Hammond. whit
questioned whether the Board o.
Zoning Appeals has jurisdiction
over the matter.
At this point. Mr.. McNayr sug.
geSted that he be permitted tt
direct Mr.. Thomas to Withdraw
the order until the council ha
time to consider the question ans
reach a solution. He added h,
has received no complaints from
citizens about the physician
maintaining their present Offices
The council agreed, to tn
managers request, after votinl
4 to 3 against a motion by Mrs
Stella Werner to extend the dead
line to September /.
A public hearing will be hell
at 4 pm. June S in the Rockville
Courthouse on a proposal to Sc
up new parking meter zones il
the Silver Spring business dis
trict. These zones are as follows
North side of Pershing drive be
tween an alley 200 feet east O
Georgia avenue and Fenton street
Both sides of Ellsworth driv
from Fenton street to Cedar stree,
Both sides of King street be
tween Georgia avenue and Eastern
avenue.
On Thirteenth Street.
Both sides of Thirteenth stree
from Georgia avenue to Eastern
avenue.
North side of Fenton street from
Colesville road to Cameron street
The following appointment
were approved:
Ellis A Bailey. Cookeville, Tenn
as engineer at $4,000 a year; Ed
ward E. Melton, Rockville, as
jail guard at $2,620 a year; Cath
crime Stockley, Silver Spring, as
school crossing guard at $50
month, and Serene w. Parrish
Silver Spring, as taxicab inspecto
at $1,000 a year.
In connection with Mr.. Parrish
appointment, the council warne
all taxicab owners and drivers
obtain registration and license ar
Iplications by May Is from the De
partment of Inspection and Il
censes, 329 Montgomery avenu
Rockville. All applications mus
be returned on or before June /.