Evening star., 1951-08-29
County Council
Asks Action on
Doctors Offices
Medical Society Told
To Find Solution
In Zonine Problem

1I1S MOllGSOIleIy OOuIlIy OOuIl-
Gil has urged the County Medical
Society to come up with a con-
crete proposal as to what should
be done about % Silver Spring and
Bethesda physicians who are
illegally maintaining offices in
Residential A zones.
The % physicians were ordered
last May to vacate their offices
but were granted a reprieve on
the plea of the Medical Society.
Under the county zoning ordi-
nance, physicians may maintain
Offices in Residential A zones only
if they also live there.
The council yesterday instructed
its clerk to write the society to
inquire whether the doctors have
worked out any solution. 1t was
indicated that unless the doctors
produce some proposal soon, the
council will direct county officials
to carry out the eviction order
Plans Concrete Proposal.
DR.. William Welsh, head of the
county Medical Society, said he
plans to present a concrete pro-
posal to the council next Tuesday
He said the council suggested to-
him two weeks ago that the society
propose an amendment to the Zon-
ing law, but he said 1t is very
difficult to word an amendment in
such a way as to not open up
Residential A zones to undesirable
establishments.
The council yesterday also
filed three more top positions in
the countyS new Department Lii
braries, named 40 part-time spe-
cial police guards, IS of them
women, to direct traffic at dan
gerous school crossings during
the next year.
Appointed To Library.
Appointed to the library depart
ment, which has been function
ing only since July l, were:
Miss Charlotte Clark, of the
Wyoming Apartments, Washing
ton, to be chief of children's serv-
ices at SIS ,040 a year, beginning
October /. Miss Clark is now en-
ployed as librarian of the George
town branch of the District Pub
lie Library.
Mrs. Reba HarrisS, of 1907 East
West highway, Silver Spring, to
be. chief of preparation services.
Mrs. Harriss, who is a graduate OF
library school of Carnegie In
stitute, Pittsburgh, will receive
$4,000 annually, effective Satur-
day.
Mrs. Martha Rowse, 5206 Glen
wood road, Bethesda, to be travel
ing branch librarian at an annual
salary of $3.50, effective October
/. For the past three years. Mrs. /
Rowse has been children's libra
rian at the Bethesda Library.
School Crossing Guards.
Of the 40 special school crossing
guards appointed, % will serve
under the Silver Spring police sub
station, IL in the Bethesda police
district and five in the Rockville
police district. They will be paid
S75 a month, an increase of S25
over last years salary schedule.
In other actions, the council:
/. Authorized sale of S220,000 in
Maryland-Na Capital Park
and Planning Commission bonds
to finance unit 2 of the Little
Falls Branch parkway, which will
run along Bradley boulevard be-
tween Massachusetts, avenue and
Goldsboro road.
2. Proposed an amendment to
correct an error in the county fire.
arms law adopted last October.
Under the law, as it stands, it is
illegal in the urban area OF the
county for a person to engage IN
lawful hunting, drill, training or
target practice with loaded gun
"This," as a council statement
put it, sis a slightly impossible
situation"
3. Requested Gov. McKeldin to-
appoint Norman Belt of Gathers
burg as committing magistrate OF
that community at salary of
$500 per year.
4. Rejected an amendment to-
the zoning law to permit Chris A /
Eberling, jr., to keep ponies on his
residentially zoned property at
1908 Forsythe avenue, Forest
Glen.