Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

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10.
Department of Public Works
presents Council with plans for
$158,000 improvement to Airing
ton Road between Bethesda Ave.
nue. and Old Georgetown Road,
means widening from so to &c
feet and removal of SO oak trees
for sidewalk and right-of-way.
Public hearing set for 2 pm,
March 10.
Council votes to ask General
Assembly to abolish current Su.
burban District tax program, in.
tends to replace by creating Spe-
cial Tax Area as recommended
by County Manager M. L. Reese.
WSSC receives permission to
tap Potomac River from Mary.
land Department of Geology,
Mines and Water Resources.
Commission delays acceptance
pending Qualification" of certain
points.
Council asks General Assembly
to permit survey to establish
Montgomery Prince Georges
boundary, not specifically defined
since 1776.
Council approves $1,000 TO help
pay for addition to Garrett Park
Library.
Council urges delegation in APP
napolis to support increase in
State recordation tax rate, pro
posing a doubling of present rate
(S1.10 per $1,000. County Man.
ager M. L. Reese says such an in
crease would add 100000 an
nually to County's revenue.
Wednesday, Feb.
Silver Spring Board of Trade
goes on record opposing any Gen.
eraI Assembly effort to raise state
sales tax.
Ayrlawn Citizens Association
asks National Capital Planning
Commission to block construction
of firehouse at Old Georgetown
Road and Cedar Lane. Ground
broken for construction Feb. Ia.
Thursday, Feb.
Upper Montgomery Planning
Commission conditionally ap.
prove last week Thurs, Jan. 81 +,
a 7.7-acre site on Glen Mills Road
off Route % for the proposed
Air Force operational office.
Friday, Feb. 8
Montgomery County family in
come now averages $7,025-per
year, $1,000 above 1850, according
to report issued by Alex K. Han
cock, County's Director of Fl
nance. Countys 1857 population
estimated at 292,071 by Park ana
Planning Commission, 301 900 by
Washington Board of Trade ex-
pert. Hancock labels data "perti-
nent" to sale of Sc million in
bonds.
Total Of 103 dogs seized on
school grounds since Oct. 18 when
law went into effect banning them
from school yards. Owners re-
claimed SO, Is destroyed and five
adopted"
Saturday, Feb. 9
Sidney M. Oliver, Park and
Planning official, states that Com
mission is "in desperate condi.
ton as far as park funds are con-
cerned," says present 7-cent park
tax is not sufficient.
Sunday, Feb. 10
Rock Creek Palisades Elemen-
tary School is dedicated.
Sen. Wayne Morse D-Ore.)
tells Rock Creek Watershed Asso.
citation that series of multi-pur-
pose Army Engineer dams on Po-
tomac River should receive pri.
ority over dam sought by Pepco.
County Manager M. L. Reese
and two sons receive polio shots
from family doctor in accordance
with Health Department and Med
ical Society campaign to get
county residents vaccinated be-
fore summer.
Monday, Feb. IL
Blair Lee III proposes new
planning bill to put all County
Except incorporated sections) I'M
der planning control of Park and
Planning Commission; this would
mean end of Upper Montgomery
Planning Commission.
Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton votes to support Del Mar
garet Schweinhaut's proposals
over bills introduced by Blair Lee
III and Perry o. Wilkinson
prince Georges). Schweinhaut
proposals would give Park and
Planning Commission authority
to County; Lee-Wilkinson Bill
would strengthen present commits
sion.
School Board accepts S267 900
Bannockburn Elementary School
from contractor. Star and Post
stories say school can't be used
because there is no road access.
There are no sewage or water