The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-03-19
Friday, March 10Th, 1920
MR. MUDDS FIGHT FOR GOOD
ROADS

Congressman Sydney E. Mudd
launched his fight to obtain
substantial appropriations for the
Improvement of suburban roads
in the District of Columbia,
which lead to the main arteries
of Maryland state roads, when
he appeared before the Appro-
priations Committee and argued
the necessity of the projects upon
which he has been for some time
working. The grading and sur
facing of the Bladensburg road
leading from Fifteenth and H.
streets, northeast, to the District
line. connecting with the Balti-
more Boulevard, and the grading
and resurfacing of Pennsylvania
avenue extended from the
Pennsylvania avenue bridge to
Alabama avenue and Bowen
road, to the Dist riot line leading
to Marlboro and Annapolis, were
the two principal matters SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Mudd.
In his address to the commit
tee Mr.. Mudd said.
Congress should spare no ex-
pense in building modern, high
grade bituminous macadam roads
over approaches from the city to
the district line, where Mary
lands magnificent roads begin.
The time has long since ARRIVED
when the roads within the ma
tons capitol should be of the best
type, as in other states where
millions of dollars have, been
spent in thus beautifying SUBJ
urbs. Maryland has fspent up
wards of 80 millions of dollars
in the construction of state roads.
The thoroughfares in the district
connecting with these grea thigh
ways of my state are a disgrace
to the District of Columbia.
During the war the government
trucks practically ruined the
Baltimore boulevard causing the
state 10 expend an enormous
amount of money e-surfacing
and re-shouldering it with CEN
ent. The governments bore no
part of this expense. Now this
highway is in perfect condition,
as is the Annapolis road, begin
ming from the terminus of the
Bowen road. The district con-
nections with these highways
have not been repaired or re-
surfaced in years, and Congress
should not fail to cooperate with
the State of Maryland sto better
these conditions.
Mr.. Mudd also submitted a
petition from the citizens of Suit
land, Prince Georges county, for
the opening and grading of
Thirty eight street, which will
afford direct connection to the
farmers of this section with
Pennsylvania avenue extended.
This petition was signed by 81
residents of Spalding district in
Prince Georges county, who own
and operate automobile, convey
ing their products to the mar
kets. He urged, in addition, the
following important proposed
improvements to the extension
and improvement of Central
avenue, which lead from Wash
ington city to Capitol Heights:
From the point of Intersection
at Benning Eroad and Central
avenue to the District line; the
paving of Eleventh street south
east, which leads from Pennsy-
vania avenue across the Anacos-
tia bridge to the highways of |
Southern Maryland and the re-
surfacing of Eastern avenue be-
tween ifty-eight and Sixty-frst
streets northeast.
"If these latter improvements
are made" said Mr.. Mudd, the
citizens of the subj RIBS on the |
other side of the Eastern branch |
will be greatly benefited and in
conveniences long suffered Iby |
them will have been removed at
very reasonable cost to the
government. Congress has
spent millions of dollars upon the
streets of Washington city, but |
it has grossly neglected the SUBJ
burbs. In all other municipali-
ties great pride is taken
to the Identification of suburban
localities. Certainly, here in the !
District Congress can very wise
ly and economically expend a
few thousand dollars in inaugur
ating such a system. l."
Mr.. Mudd has prevailed upon
the committee to accompany him
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