Evening star., 1952-03-26
Council 10 Hold.
Hearing on New
Cemetery Plea
Permit Is Sought
For l00-Acre Site
| At Aspin Hill

road was received yesterday by
the Montgomery County Council.
The application was filed by the
New Mount Olivet Cemetery Co.
The Council set public hearing
for 8 p.m. April IA in the Liquor
Dispensary in Silver Spring.
The Council yesterday disap-
proved locating the proposed new
Bethesda fire subStation on prop
erty owned by the National In
stituteS Of Health.
The application for the ceme-
terry permit followed by four
months the controversial grant,
ing of q similar permit for q
77-acre cemetery on the wilkins
estate on the Rockville pike.
Observers said there now are no
large cemeteries located in the
county and the Councils disputed
action last November Is acting as
wedge for their development.
The new cemetery would be lo-
Gated in the center of a 211-acre
tract on the east side Of Georgia
avenue.
1 Schooling Savings Cited.
The application noted there
are 43,25O Catholics and is
churches in the county. 1t added
that the IL parochial schools ham
ding 5,183 pupils. now save the
county an estimated $1,078,064 in
school costs.
Before taking formal action on
the Bethesda substation in open
session, the council called in
Preston B. Haines, president OF
the Bethesda Fire Board which
initiated the proposal, to discuss
the matter with him.
Lathrop E. Smith, after reading
the resolution Of disapproval pre-
pared in the councils weekly
secret session. told Mr.. Haines:
Because of your work on this
matter we believe you are entitled
to a preview Of the thinking OF
the council" After Mr.. Haines
left, the council voted on the
previously prepared resolution.
The proposed substation at Old
Georgetown road and Cedar lane
was vigorously opposed by resi-
dents of the area and by Fire
Marshal Charles H. Howe, jr..
who said 1t would be too close
to the present station in Bethesda.
Rezoning Rejected.
The council yesterday also de-
= MED rezoning to Industrial E Of
about 40 acres OF land in Halpine
off the Rockville pike. In its ac-
ltion, however, it did approve re-
classification Of two small lots
, between the asphalt plant and
. the Baltimore & OHIO Railroad.
Reclassification to Industrial e
of 8 acres near the Montrose
School. and to Commercial D of
Is acres between Randolph road
I, and Rollins avenue along the
Rockville pike also were denied.
= The coming amendment requests
Y were opposed by several citizens
|. associations, including the Twin
brook group. The latter associa-
n ton fled a report with the council
yesterday, opposing rezoning to
: industrial use Of land along the
a Rockville pike.
= Part of a tract called Friend
' ship. on Dorsey lane east of River
road in Bethesda, was approved
: for industrial rezoning by the
y Council.
e Added to the county payroll
were Leon e. Kelley of Takoma
n Park, engineer. $4,137 a year. and
o John A. Betchel. Wheaton, police
e private, $3.045.
5-Day Week Asked.
The county also received a let
y tier yesterday from the County
!. Police Association, requesting a
five-day, 4O-hour week. The asso-
citation asserted that although 1t
recently received a 5 per cent pay
!, increase many policemen found 1t
u necessary to find part-time en-
: lployment. They said the five-day
,r week would give them an addi-
IS tional day for other employment.
The matter was referred to
d County Manager Irving G. Nc
Z. Nayr for study.
= Transfer of school building
h funds totaling $46,830 from three
d projects to four others was ap-
10 proved by the Council. Another
IS $4,000 was added to the Brook
IS mont School project. bringing its
total cost to $203, 900.
N Lawrence B. Maloney Of Ma
h loney's, Inc, Silver Spring, yes
Is terday appealed to the Council
Il action by Mr.. McNayr in accept
y ing recent bids on seven school
" bus chassis.
Mr.. Maloney charged that q low
Ibid from another firm had been
L accepted. after Mr.. McNayr had
}; permitted the company to amend
s. its original bid to meet specifica-
3, tions demanded by the county.
New Bids Possible.
q He said the low bidder had beer
l. only sos under his price but orig
q inally had failed to list a delivery
y. date and to meet specifications
lslon a generator and had included
II an escalator clause in the price
u all of which did not meet the
Is county requirements. He said the
+ -lfirm changed these features when
d informed it was the low bidder.
ls Mr.. McNayr said he probably
5. would reject all bids and adver-
sltise anew. as result Of the COM
; lplaint.
hl A public hearing was set for
!. lpm., April 20, in the council room
him the Rockville Courthouse on
: purchase Of land for q fire sta
r. Ition at the intersection Of Massa-
lchusetts avenue. Walhonding road
land Sangamore road in Glen
Echo Heights.
: County Executive to Speak