Evening star., 1927-09-27
q COMMUNITIES
MAYFORM NEW CITY
IiyattsviIle Group Names
Committee to Study Con-
soIidation Project.
speeial Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to Inc star.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd, September
PA committee was appointed last
night at the September meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville,
held in the public library. to consider
consolidation into a city of q commu-
mites in the upper section of Prince
Georges County lying between the Dis
trict line on the south and Hollywood
on the north. The area includes nine
Incorporated towns. 1t would embrace
1905 square miles, would have a popu-
lation of 10000 and an assessable basis
OF SIS 900 900. 1t is proposed to name
the city Maryland City. 1t would have
excellent transportation facilities. The
plan aroused much interest and there
were 125 members, a record number,
present from various communities.
L. L.. Gray. president of the cham
ber, appointed the following to the
committee: Arthur P. Owens. president
of the board of town commissioners of
Bladensburg. chairman; Brice Bowie.
Riverdale; George o. Pooley, Univer-
sity Park: j. S. White, Colmar Manor;
DIR. H. B. Mcdonnell, College Park,
and Judge j. II. Shepherd, Berwyn.
Ihlder and Cries Speak.
Appointment of the committee fol-
manager of the Civic Development
Department of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, and DIR. John
IL. Cries. chief Division Of Building
and Housing, United States Depart
ment of Commerce.
Mr.. Ihlder stated that the Zoning
and planning idea and the consoltia-
ton of small municipalities into cities
with a view to securing modern facili-
ties economically was sweeping the
country. Cities are realizing, he said,
that provision must be made for
parks and Fairgrounds and are awak-
ening to the value of having their
suburbs planned in a way that makes
for orderly development of the metro
politan area. He declared that Wash.
inSton had opportunity of becoming
the most beautiful capital in the world
through Identification of its suburbs.
He said that it was in the hands of
the people of this section which is
now in the making and has space for
development whether the entrance to
the Capital is to be made as beautiful
as it could he.
Mr.. Ihlder expressed the opinion
that the proposed area would be large
enough for a city capable of support
1ng all modern facilities.
Eliminates misunderstanding.
DR.. Cries referred to the tendency,
TO combine small towns to secure ade-
ouate roads, water, sewer, fire and pO.
lice protection and other advantages
and stated that with common inter-
ests a section can accomplish much
more. Consolidation into a moderate.
sized city, he said, made for harmony
in the area when often where there
were a number of small communities
grouped there were misunderstand-
ings.
On recommendation of DR.. Thomas
B. Symons, director of the extension
service of the University of Maryland
and a member of a committee of the
Prince Georges County Pomona
Grange, appointed to work for a To-
cation for the new farmers market in
Washington that would be satisfac-
tory to the growers and consumers of
this section, the chamber indorsed the
plan to secure Block $50 in the Eek
ington area near what is known as
the Patterson tract as a site for the
new market. He urged a fight
against the movement to have the
he said would work a hardship upon
the growers Of Maryland who supply
most truck produce to the market.
DR.. Symouds pointed out that not
only would the lexington site be
accessible, but that it would be ad-
jacent to railroad and out of the
most congested part of the city. 1t
also, he contended, would be con-
venient to most of the stores, hotels
and other large buyers. He urged
the chamber to make every effort
to have the market located at least
north o Pennsylvania avenue
A committee comprising DIR. H. T.
Willis, H. Wilson Spicknall and M. T.
May was named to cooperate with
other committees in efforts to secure
the site.
Bridge Project Assured.
T. Howard, Duckett. a member of
the committee of the chamber, ap-
pointed to take up with other COM
munities and the State officials means
OF eliminating the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad grade crossing here and ex-
tending Rhode Island avenue from
the District line at Mount Rainier
to Johnson avenue, Hyattsville, re-
ported that the bridge project is as
sured and that within 80 days it
was hoped to be able to report some.
thing final regarding rights-of-way
for Rhode Island avenue. Two-thirds