Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-20
WASHINGTON-BA LTIMORE
BOULEVARD TO BE IMPROVED
Section Near Beltsville to Be Macadamized.
Hyattsville Probably Will Get
Town Hall.

heirs, Mr.. ODonnell and R. H. Mcneil.
The road will be an S-inch 14-foot water
bound macadam, and the contract calls
for the completion of the highway by
September 1 next.
There are yet three short sections Of the
Washington Baltimore boulevard to be
| completed before the road within the linn
its of Prince Georges county Is finished,
but there is no money remaining from the
appropriation made by the legislature of
1910 to build these sections. State Sem
ator Charles A. Wells, representing Prince
Georges county, is drafting a bill for an
appropriation sufficient to do the work.
Nothing has been done on the road lying
within the corporate limits OF Bladens-
burg. From time to time there has been
considerable discussion about changing
the route Of the boulevard, and II this be
done the highway will probably come into
Washington via Rhode Island avenue. or
along the west side of the City and Sub
urban railway as far as Mount Rainier.
The expense of building the road over
this line would be enormous, 1t is said,
because of the necessity Of condemning
considerable improved property II this
at the corner of Maryland and Johnson
avenues in Hyattsville, and a dozen build
ings within the corporate limits OF the
town will have to be torn down. 1t is GER
tain that the citizens and taxpayers re-
siding In Bladensburg and to the east of
the steam and electric railways will enter
q vigorous protest.
Another unimproved section of the bou.
levard lies between the bridge over Paint
branch, above the Maryland experiment
station, northward q Instance of about
half mile. This work has been deferred
on account of the desire Of Chief Engi-
neer w. w. Crosby to change the course
of Paint branch and straghten the road.
The third section is a short length just
south OF Beltsville. There is a consider
able hill to be graded near the resl.ences
of Rev. C. I. La Roche and Edward =.
Emack, and this appears to be the only
drawback to the prosecution of the work.
Several accidents have been narrowly
averted at the top of this hill. the danger
resulting from speeding automobiles COM
ing suddenly upon vehicles going in the op-
posite direction. 1t is certain that none of
this work will be started until the legisla-
ture makes an adequate appropriation. The
other uncompleted section Of the b0ule-
ward is in Baltimore county.
A delegation from the town council OF
Hyattsville and representatives from the
local fire department visited ANNAPOLIS
Tuesday and conferred with legislators
from Prince Georges county concern ng
bill authorizing the mayor and common
erect building for municipal and hre
department purposes. The bill has been
prepared by Corporation Counsel Vincent
A. Sheehy. State Senator Wells has in
troduced the bill in the senate.
The senator stated to the delegation
that he was ready to assume the RESPONSE
bility for passing the law without refer
ring it to the voters of Hyattsville for rat
ification, Delegates Richard p. Whitley
and Ogle Marbury insisted upon refer
endum. Delegate Oliver S. Metzerott, re-
publican. desired a referendum, but stat
ed he would vote for the bill in the house
if Senator Wells would assume the re-
sponsibility. The delegation sought to
show that a considerable majority of the
people were in favor of the bill and that
an election would be expensive and would
delay beginning the work of erecting the
structure. Finally it was agreed that II
a petition were sent to Annapolis favor
ing the enactment. signed by a majority
of the legally qualified voters, the dele
CATION would pass the bill without a ref