Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-26
Work on Rockville Pike May
Be Started Next Month.
SUM OF $4,000 is NEEDED
Oiled Macadamized Surface From
District Line to Mont.ose Sta
ton Is Planned.

Improvement of the Rockville road from
the District line to Montrose station will
be started next month. according to pres
ent plans. and the progr8m which has
been adopted also includes the co-opera-
ton of the office of public roads of the
Department of Agriculture with the coun-
ty commissioners and residents along the
road. Logan Waller Page, director of
the Office of public roads has announced
that whatever funds remain in his hands
a fter the completion of the experimental
road from Bradley lane to Chevy Chase
Lake will he used in building sections of
road on the Rockville pike. Just how
much this will be it Is impossible at this
time to determine, but those in charge OF
the movement looking to the Improvement
OF the road are in hope that the govern
ment's share will be approximately $4,000.
Thirty thousand dollars will be neees-
sary to complete the Improvement OF the
section of road between the District line
and Montrose station OF this sum the
commissioners of Montgomery county
have provided $4,000. leaving $4,000
10 be raised from other sources.
Committee Is Active.
A committee composed of John JOY
Edison. president of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company; George E.
Hamilton. president of the Capital Trac-
ton Company; Joseph Bradley, NJ. Will
son Onutt and DIR. John l.. Lewis has
been busy for some time interesting
residents and property owners along the
Rockville road in the projected i'm
provement. 1t is hoped these property
owners will donate enough of the $4,000
necessary to insure the completion of
the improvements.
All the members of the committee have
their homes or summer residences along
the stretch of road it is sought to i'm
prove, and some of the committee MEM
bers already have pledged the sum of
500 toward the total amount required,
with the promise of more If it should be
necessary In addition to the pledges
from members of the committee, several
other residents along the line of the pro-
posed Improvement have donated SINH
lar amount
The $4,000 estimated cost OLA new
road calls for a roadway improved ac-
cording to the plans of the office of
public roads, with an oiled surface A
similar road, but unoiled, can be built, it
is estimated. for 5000 less. The differ
ence in cost is SO slight, however. that
a majority of interested property owners
prefer the oiled road, which has the adj
vantage of being dustless and easy to
keep in repair. owing to the fact that
heavy rains and excessive traffic do not
SefIOuSly lHJufe the TOduWdy-
Pike May Be Widened.
In the event the committee is sue
cessful in raising the full amount of
$4,000, to be used with the county's
appropriation of $4,000. the roadway
between the District line and Montrose
station will be widened several feet and
the entire surface will be macadamized
and. oiled, according to the plans of
Director Pages office. II. however, the
full amount is not forthcoming, the
money. available will be used for the
construction of a road of the present
width.
Washington automobilists who are
in the habit of making trips tie Rock
willie or further in that direction are
deeply interested in the projected
Improvement. and are taking an active
part in canvassing for funds with
which to build the proposed new road
way. II funds are available to permit
the inauguration of the work next
month the road can be completed and
ready for traffic before bad weather
sets In next fall