Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25
RIVERDALE.

RIVERDAIE, Md, July "a tSpe'
ciaL.--Work OF improving Riverdah
streets is going ahead satisfactorily
under direction OF Municipal Advisory
Engineer Harry Nickum and Council
man Max Vollberg. chairman OF the
road committee. Oil has been applied
to allay the dust OH Madison avenue
between the railroad tracks and the
Washington Baltimore boulevard ana
West Madison avenue and Calvert
street have been prepared for a treat
ment of oil. The crown on Madison
avenue has been reduced and the bed
widened to make a two-track road.
Calvert avenue has been regraveled
and brought approximately TO grade.
Engineer Nickum states that the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission has indicated its willingness
to cooperate In placing valve boxes
and manholes at grade as the streets
are improved. He also states that his
committee is planning to acquire a
roller.
Ashland avenue. according to Mr..
Eickum. has been partially treated
with screened gravel. more of which
will be added. and the whole street re-
| graded to remove some OF the bad
drainage conditions. Lincoln and
/
alton for Improvement. as are Wash
| ingtOn avenue east of the railroad and
Columbia avenue.
| Mr.. Nickum states that II is the
| intention of the road committee TO
replace the existing wooden bridges on
| Adams. Columbia and Lafayette ave.
nues with concrete slab bridges.
Plan for Storing Material.
1t is planned to open partially Beale
| Circle between Lincoln and Madison
avenues directly back of Mayor John
| H. Schaefer's residence. so that II may
he used for storage of road materials.
/ An extension to the fire house may be
| built to house the towns road equip
ment.
concrete drain for corners OF
1 street intersections has been designed
and the road laborer win make MP a
number of them when the weather
does not permit work outdoors.
The committee is hampered by lin
| tied funds and the work in part Is
only temporary.
Harry A. Hegarty of RiverdaIe
with Edwin A. Mooers. recently were
awarded the contract for complete
/ revision and codification of the laws
OF the District of Columbia,
/ The lawn fete given last Saturday
| afternoon and evening ut the resi-
| dence of DR.. and Mrs r. A. Bennett
here under auspices of Ruth Chapter
No. e. Order of the Eastern Star OF
| Hyattsville. was a decided success.
Chief William Gray of the Riverdale
Volunteer Fire Department, chairman
of the committee In charge of ar
| engagements for the fourth annual
convention of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Associa.
ton. to be held here August IA. state.
that an educational exhibit of fire ap-
psratus and appliances will he one
of the features, and there will he q
| lengthy parade and other attractions
/ The Riverdale department will bt
host at the convention.
Advisory Committee Meeting.
The last meeting of the advisory
committee of the county association
was held here with delegates from
i the various departments attending
| President L. L. Monkey az brentwood
/ presided. Following transaction d
/ business there was supper anC
| smoker.
The recent Daily Vacation Bible
| School held at the Presbyterian
CnurCn Tor TWO weeks WIS n success
/ Children of primary and junior ag.
attended. There was a registration
OF 20. The school offered a fine pro
gram designed to give training II
Christian citizenship. Mrs. Louis r
Goodyear, assisted by Mrs. Boyd Mari
and others. conducted the junior de
partment, and Mrs. j. II. Roby Will
her helpers had charge of the primar,
| department. Rev. J: r. Duffield, direc
tor Of religious education of the Wash
| ington Presbytery, visited the schoo
and highly commended the manner ii
which 1t was conducted.
Work of extending organization o
the Prince Georges County Law En-
forcement League is proceeding rap
idly. it is announced. Recent meet
lngs have been held at Bowie. Berwyn
! Clinton, Mitchellvilie, Bells Station
BeItsville, Croome, Oxon Hill an,
i other places. Mrs. A. ID. Bailey o
Bladensburg, secretary of the league
reports that many requests fol
speakers to present the work are be
/ ing received.
Riverdale property owners were
given opportunity to protest assess
ments recently made, at specia
meeting Of the mayor and council Fri
day night.