Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-29
16COUNTY SCHOOL
PROJECTS VOTED
Delegates Approval Practi-
caIly Insures Montgomery
Program.
BY WILLIAM j. WHEATLEY.
staff Correspondent of The star

ANNAPOLIS. Md, March %
| Montgomery County's big school
building program, carrying 16 projects,
| took a step forward in the House
of Delegates of the Maryland General
Assembly last night, when the lower
house adopted favorable report On
the measure presented by DR.. George
l.. Edmunds, Rockville. chairman Of
the Montgomery delegation, on behalf
Of that committee.
The program as detailed in the bill,
which was introduced last week, will
give suburban Montgomery County
practically a municipal school system
and is designed to fill needs for sew
eral years. When completed, 1t also
will have the effect, according to those
familiar with county conditions, of
relieving the school system of the Dis
tiict of Columbia, to which many OF
the children from nearby Maryland go
because of the lack of facilities there.
The measure provides that the bonds
must be issued prior to February Is.
1929. and officials predict that the
school-building program will be got
ten under way in a short time.
May Pass in Few Days
Favorable report from county
delegation. according to the system
followed in Maryland legislature.
practically assures the passage Of
local legislation of this kind. The
measure was passed on second read
ing, following the adoption of a favor
able report last night, and now is on
the third reading file, where it prob
ably be reached for final passage
Oh he of LA n
opposition is expected in the Senate
The projects for which the $450.000
in bonds provided in the act shall be
used are:
Construction of six Classrooms and
ior high school, and the acquisition
of site to be known as the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, to be built
as near as possible to Leland.
Construction of six class rooms, and
the requirement of a site therefor, to
be known as the Glen Echo-Cabin
John School, to be located near the
west end Of the Conduit Road bridge
across Cabin John Run.
Grade School for Potomac
Construction of five-room grade
school, and the acquisition of a site,
to be known as the Potomac School,
to be located on the south side of
Potomac, on the State road leading
from Potomac to the Conduit Road,
and near Potomac.
Construction of four additional
classrooms for the Takoma grade
school, and the payment for grading
necessary at the site.
Construction of two additional rooms
for the Takoma-Silver Spring High
School, which construction is also to
g., Sch 1.
entrance at the grade.
Construction of a five-room grade
school on g. site now owned by the
Board of Education Immediately east
of Silver Spring.
For the acquisition of additional
land and the repair Of the Woodside
Grade School, at a cost not to exceed
$4,000.
To strengthen the existing building
and to add two additional rooms, or
for any other purpose in connection
with the present high school build
ing in Rockville, as the Board of
Education may see. fit. The cost of
any and all items in this work is not
to exceed $4,000.
For the construction of a two.room
grade school and the acquisition Of
site in Garrett Park.
Provision for Transportation.
For the purchase of transportation
equipment for the use of school
children, not to exceed SIS, 900.
For classroom equipment, not to
exceed $4,000.
For expenditures necessary to meet
the requirements for new standard
elementary schools, not to exceed
$1,000.
For the purchase by the Board Of
Education of school site south of
Wheaton on the Brookeville Turn.
pike, Georgia avenue extended, to
be located SO as to divide the distance
between the Woodside Grade School
and the Glenmont Grade School, at
cost not to exceed $4,000.
For the purchase by the Board of
Education of school site near Four
Corners, in the Wheaton district, at a
cost not to exceed $4,000.
Authorizing not more than $35 900
of the fund to be used by the Board
of Education to be applied to the con.
struction deficit which has accrued
under the construction program au-
thoriZed by the last Montgomery
County school construction bond issue
For the construction or enlargement
Of colored schools at Poolesville,
Rockville, Scotland, Burnt Mills,
Spencerville, 'Travilah, Norbeck, Stew
ardtown, Clippers, Cabin John and
Ken Gar, and acquire any sites
which the Board of Education may
deem necessary therefor, the total
cost of all not to exceed $4,000.
The bill becomes effective immedi-
ately on passage.