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Council Delays
Action on Liquor
Dispensary
viers Mill Village
Plan Almost Gets
OK in Montgomery

The Montgomery County
Council yesterday almost APP
proved a liquor dispensary for
viers Mill Village, but decided
to delay action pending a pub
lie hearing.
Acting County Manager Ma
son Butcher had q resolution
prepared authorizing q lease for
the new dispensary in the Viers
Mill shopping center.
Grover Walker. however, sug-
gested that a public hearing be
called on the matter. He got
immediate support from J. Louis
Monarch.
The council has held public
hearings on the proposal ON two
earlier occasions and because
of the bitter opposition voiced
has failed to establish the dis
pensary.
The hearing will be held at
10 am. August 10.
Meeting on Pools Set.
The council also appointed
Councilman George r. Nesbitt
to meet with a representative Of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital
Park and Planning Commission
on the proposed amendment to
ease restrictions on community
swimming pools.
The council held q public
hearing July Is on q proposal
to permit the self help" pool
groups to construct pools on
5-acre tracts in any residential
area.
Pool proponents. however,
urged that other restrictions to
safeguard surrounding properties
be established and that an APP
pealS body be given authority
to grant pools on smaller tracts
in some cases.
Councilman Nesbitt said yes
terday he was opposed to making
the pools permitted uses" in
residential areas. He and Mr..
Monarch favor only relaxing
present regulations which have
prevented the Board of Appeals
from granting permission for the
pools to be built.
The pool problem will not be
settled in committee. The coun-
Gil president, Harold F. HAM
mond. said action probably will
not be taken until after Sep
TENDER Z when all councilmen
return from vacations.
Road Closings Approved.
The council yesterday APP
proved the closing or relocation
of portions of Fields Road,
Browns Station road and Seven
Locks road to make way for the
new National Pixies extension
toward Washington.
The council is studying a
series of complaints stemming
from the keeping of parakeets,
chinchillas and other pets in
large numbers by some home
owners.
Mr.. Hammond described the
problem as serious" Thus far,
however. he has been unsuccess-
full in getting the council to seek
an amendment to the coming
code barring such practices.
Also under study is the pos
sibility Of the county's refusing
to permit burglar alarms to be
hooked up with police stations.
Some councilmen feel the
alarm systems should be han
died directly by the firms in
stalling them.
Says Most Alarms Are False.
Public Safety Director Arthur
E. Miller said Is such alarms are
connected with county police
stations. Nine out Of 10 alarms
that are sounded are false, he
said.
The council yesterday heard
representatives Of area churches
urge that restrictions on the per-
centage Of land their buildings
can cover be lifted. No oppose
ton was voiced to their appeal.
In another hearing, business
men along Pershing drive in Sill
yer Spring objected to a street.
widening plan that would estab-
lish more islands at the Pershing
drive Wayne avenue intersec-
ttry, IA