Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-06
New Mi. 0Iivet
Cemetery Voted
BY Council
| 91h-Acre Troct
Located East of
Georgia Avenue


Georgia Avenue
The New Mount Olivet Gene.
terry Co.'s application for estab-
lishment Of cemetery at Georgia
avenue and Aspen Hill road was
approved yesterday by the Mont
gomery County Council.
The 911a-acre Catholic Gene
terry will lie in the middle of q
246-acre tract on the east side
Of Georgia avenue, the council
said.
The cemetery application was
the second granted by the council
in the last nine months. The
council previously had permitted
the establishment of a cemetery
on the wilkins estate on Rock
vile pike.
The council noted the ceme-
terry application met all the re-
quirements of the county coming
ordinance. The council said the
cemetery company and Catholic
Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle
had agreed to dedicate right-of-
way within the tract for con-
struction of sewers and the
planned extension Of Connecticut
avenue.
Another Application Withdrawn.
An application for a cemetery
of Bel Pre- road, in the same area
as the New Mount Olivet site,
was withdrawn last week by H.
Glenn Garvin, q county real es-
tate man. Mr.. Garvin, however,
said he would resubmit the appli.
cation soon.
The council yesterday also ex-
tended the Potomac Electric
Power Co.'S franchise until Sep
TENDER "a. The present 25-year
franchise was due to expire Sat-
Iurday.
The council has a new franchise
ordinance pending. The proposed
|flve-year franchise would cost
Pepco 100000 a year for the
privilege of using the county's
streets and roads.
Pepco, according to the council.
during the last week refused to
come up with any new counter
proposals to the new franchise.
|Pepco has demanded renewal Of
its present free franchise.
Council President Lathrop
Smith said the extension was
granted to enable Pepco and the
county to get together on terms
OF new franchise.
Appeal Procedure Approved
The council yesterday also ape
proved rules Of procedure for the
new County Board of Appeals,
which will come into being on
August Is.
The new super appeals board
supersedes all present county ap-
peal agencies. It was created by
the council during the May legis.
lative session.
Appeals to the board under the
building code must be accom-
panied by a $50 filing fee. All
other appeals require only q SIS
fee.
The board, under the approved
rules, must return decision with
in 80 days after a hearing is held.
The applicants then have 30 days
in which to file for a rehearing.
The rules also provide that the
applicant must pay for copies Of
transcripts, If appeals of the
boards decisions are taken to the
circuit court.
Retirement Approved.
The council also approved the
retirement of Detective Sergt.
Glenn E. Wood. MIR. Wood will
receive 1908 annually from the
police retirement fund.
Sergt. Wood had asked for re.
tirement because of a heart con.
dition incurred in the line of duty.
The council accepted the Person.
mel Boards ruling, however, that
the heart condition existed when
the policeman joined the force in
1941 and was not made more Sc
we're by his police duties.
Execution of an agreement be-
tween the county and the State
Roads Commission for the WIDEN
ing Of Georgia avenue from Coles
vile road to Layhill road also was
approved.
The county agreed to pay half
the cost of obtaining rights-of-
way and the entire cost of con-
Struction of outside curbs and gut-
tiers and sidewalks.
Added to the county payroll was
Linwood Robertson, 10013 Gray
son avenue, Silver Spring. as fire
prevention inspector, at a salary
of $4.410. Also approved was the
addition to the payroll Of the stan
of the. Bethesda Library, which
the county took over as Of last
July /.