Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26
,ecial Correspondence OF The Star.

Special rrespondence OF The Star.
HYATTSvILLE, Nd. July %. 1913.
OF particular interest to Washing
tonians, especially to District automobile
lists, is the announcement that work on
the Queen Chapel road from the District
of Columbia line TO point just beyond
the Northwest branch. or McChesney's
corner, will be commenced within the
next week or ten days. The contract
has been prepared, and is now in the
hands of the state roads commission for
ratification. The contractor is l.. Z. Mol
Ter, who is required to construct con-
crete road with bituminous surface six
teen feet wide. The contract price Is
Sl1. GOO, and the distance is practically
mile. the actual figure being % OF
mile. The state engineer has given Con-
tractor Moller until December L to COM
plete the road, which Is expected TO De
one of the best in the state. 1t is to be
built under the Shoemaker act, passed BY
the Maryland legislature several years
ago Cnder this enactment the state pays
80 per cent of the cost, Prince Georges
county ~ per cent and the abuttins
property owners 10 per cent
The money for this road was available
several years ago, to be expended by the
board OF county commissioners. Under
the Wells road law, passed in 1910. the
management Of the public highways was
taken out of the hands of the county
commissioners and placed in the hands
of the present board of road directors.
The commissioners declined to turn the
motley over to the road directors, and al
the session of the Legislature OF l9i2
joint commission composed of the county
and road directors Was
created to spend the money in the con-
struction of the Queen Chapel road.
:, horifP Road
Considerable grading has been done on
the Sheriff road just outside Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia line, and several hills
on the Fort Washington road in Piscat-
away district have been cut down. The
work of the road directors will be con-
fined to the construction Of concrete
bridges. Three of these will be built on
the Marlboro Croome road: one at Wood
yard in the MellwoOd district; one on the
Sheriff road, in Kent district, and one on
the Bowie road, in Laurel district In
addition to this work the iron Drloges In
Riverdale. over the, branch. of the Ana
costa river viii be repaired. Prepare
lions are now being made to oil Riggs
road west Of Hyattsvilles, for. distance
Of about two miles. In connection with
upon the streets in Hyattsvile is note
worthy. During the current week. john
SON \ avenue :. from Maryland to Wine
avenue. Wine : avenue from Wingrest
avenue to Franklin street; Spencer street
from Maryland to- Wine avenue, and
Ralston avenue from Wine to Luttrell
avenue have been treated with a coating
of ugite a tar preparation. The work
was done by a Philadelphia concern,
under the supervision OF Councilman AL
bert H. Clark. chairman OF the road COM
mittee. Over 1000 gallons of oil have
hoop ,,sed on the roads.
Chairman Clark has been q close stu
dent of road construction since becoming
a member OF the council and iISconvinced
that the cost of the gravel roads con-
in 1911 was excessive. These
roads cost about $4,000 PET mile, and Mr..