Evening star., 1927-05-23
|PLAN BROAD ROADS
TO BORDER CAPITAL
maryland Organizations Pro-
pose BouIevards to Connect
State With Washington.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.


HYATTSVILLE, Md, May ga
system Of fine broad boulevards con-
Meeting Washington with all parts of
nearby Maryland is planned by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, working in cooperation with
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, Maj. Carey
Brown of the former body disclosed at
the Spring meeting of the Prince
Georges County Community Council,
held Saturday in the parish hall of
Pinkney Memorial Church here. He
said consideration also was being
given construction of highways that
would skirt the Capital, enabling
through travellers to avoid the crowd.
ed section of the city. Building to
the north of a thoroughfare beginning
at the present terminus of the Ed
monston road to relieve the conges-
tion on the Washington-B Baltimore
boulevard is another project before
ths commission, Maj. Brown said. This
road would be primarily for light
traffic.
In connection with the commissions
plan for"providing parks along with
the boulevard system. efforts are be-
ing made, declared Mai Brown, to
secure land unfit for farming and
near water for park sites.
Speaks of County Development.
DR.. r. A. Pearson, president of the
university of Maryland, spoke of the
development of Prince Georges Coun.
tvs roads, schools and its progress
generally and explained the methods
OF operating the university.
That the Washington Farmers Mar
ket should be located as centrally
as possible, in the neighborhood Of
the Convention Hall, was the opinion
expressed by DR.. Thomas B. Symons.
director OF the extension service of
the University of Maryland and chair
man OF committee of the Prince
Georges County Pomona Grange, that
is working to secure a location salts
factory to the farmers. A central
location would make the market more
accessible for patrons of the city gen
orally, it was pointed out. A motion
was adopted directing DR.. c. P. Close,
president Of the council, who presided,
s. to appoint a committee to work in
cooperation with the grange commit.
tee. These committees will confer
with the District Commissioners and
the committee appointed by the last
Congress. DR.. Close will announce
the personnel of the councils com.
mittee at an early date.
Other Speakers and Themes.
Other speakers included State Sen
ator Lansdale G. Sasscer, who told of
legislation passed by the recent Leg
islature of interest to Prince Georges |
County; Prof. Nicholas Orem, county
superintendent of schools, who spoke |
on the school teachers pension and
retirement legislation passed by the |
same Legislature: w. p. Posey, county
agent, who referred to the serious out
break Of "wildfire" in the tobacco crop
in the county and of the difficulty be-
ing experienced by farmers in getting
good corn seed; Miss Ethel M. Regan,
county home demonstration agent;
Misses Ruth Tighe and J. E. Hart
man, county public health nurses; DR..
w. T. Pratt, deputy State public
health officer for Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties, and Miss Ruth
Youngblood, county supervisor Of
graded schools, who gave a report for
all the county supervisors.
A motion was approved to appoint a
committee to cooperate with other
committees in improvement of the
ground surrounding the County World |
w al 4hC1uOI SIOSS at blduGUSUuTR.
DR.. Close will soon announce the COM
1nittee.
VIII Study Bill Board Problem.
1t also was decided to name a com.
rnittee to study means of controlling |
bill boards In the county. This action |
was taken upon suggestion of the |
Study Club Of Lanham. It was |
pointed out that in many instances |
boards were being erected in such |
way that they obstructed the view Of |
motorists, constituting a real danger, |
and that they often shut off the view |
of attractive scenery. 1t was thought |
that legislation might be secured pro-
viding a tax that would discourage |
erection of the boards. DR.. Close also |
will announce the makeup Of this
committee later.
. A luncheon was served by Ruth
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