Evening star., 1928-04-09


Prince Georges County, has promised
MONTGOMERY County officials 10 expe-
dite the construction Of three-quarters
Of a mile Of unimproYed road on the
old Bl2uensburg route located IN Prince
Georges County, which construction VIII
complete an improved belt line highway
through suburban Montgomery County
and through suburban Prince Georges
County 10 HyattSyiile. where improved
State highway continues 70 Baltimore
the Baltimore Laurel route-Or TO An
napolis by the Defense Highway.
An School Needs Cared For.
The school program included in the
letter Of State Senator and the MEM
berS Of the House Of Delegates provides
for ali OF the additional school facilities
which the county board Of education
estimates will be needed for the 1928
montgomery County school enrolment.
Since the other members OF the State
LEGISLATURE have never interfered with
a county bond issue supported by the
entire legislative representation OF
county, the letter Of the Montgomery
County representatives Is regarded as
assuring the financing Of the county
commissioners, road and school pro-
gram.
cooperation between the county COM
rniggloners, the county school board and
the county's legislative representation.
The letter 10 the commissioners fol-
lows:
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned.
state Senator and members Of the
House OF Delegates from Montgomery
County, understand that after the
$500 900 Montgomery County road bond
issue Of the session OF 1927 and the
county's 1927 and 1928 post and lateral
road aIlotments from the State have
heen expended a considerable por-
ton Of the road program adopted for
1928 and 1929 construction by your
board on May 81, 1927, cannot be built
unless additional funds are prOvided.
To be more exact, We understand that
these additional funds viii be needed 10
enable your board 10 complete all OF
the following road during the SUM-
1aeT Of 1923;
Macadarn roads-Lewisdale, Brown
argayille, Germantown ftwo miles, ano
Goshen -GaithersDurg.
Concrete roads - Claysyilie toward
Olney, Olney TO LaytonsyiIle, Brooke
yfIle 10 Sunshine, old Georgetown road,
geeks Corner Brown CoTner-Carrol!
avenue Zone and one-haH miles,; /;
Uarneetowf9- Seneca 1.-TWO niles, Great
Pals To River 1.-TWO and one-tnlfd
miles,, Bethesda a-Cheyy chase-Si
Spring ffosK miles, and Columbia
road lone and one~haf miles,
Wm support Bond Issue.
In ease your hoard il able 70 finance
the construction ~ the above listed
roads during tae Summer of 1929, we
agree 70 support COiDty-"ide Doflo
issue for general road construction III
ti4e session of the State legislature of
1879, the terms " which wiil lncluoe
the reflnane.ug NJ any shortage III me
sclUal cost ~ any NJ the above lislsn
Ygacs when BsIllt by the State Roads
Commission N State plans and sDeci'
1lcatlgnS and uf4ceT STATE inspection,
We further understand that the
Eoafd o4 Education VI Montgomery
County has advised your board that the
minimum requirements " furnish ade-
auate sch0ol facilities " the county
probable set4Do! enrolment In the Fan
of 1923 viii INCLUDE tne following ad~
1lt1oDs 10 the existing scilooi plant.
n two-stofg BeYen-foom building a.
flognefset, sgatn ~ Bradley Lane, ~
cost approximately so DD1.
Addition u four eia6STDons ~ Ia
koina PARK Elementary Bcbygl. esii-
7gaIed cost, 81 go
Addition ~ fWo ciassFDonAa and base
YHent rooms ~ Jak0Hga PARK kefllyer
EDfliIg Higil feiGool 1le,OD0.
Addition II Two ciassFDons. with DhsF-
TYlrft. tg rear u neKt section 0i the EaSl
silver Spring fcbGol,' &i4 900.
Addition Of eight classfo0ms "
Bethesda ~Chesy Chase HiRn Scho0i,
a52 900 and au assembly hall, SO, 900.
Addition ~ two classr0onls, WITH
basement, ~ rear u nezt section ~
Glen Eeho-Eablb John School $4,000
Furniture and other equipment, sis,-
30
We are advised that the above listed
eeaoo additions will cost approximately
sg97 800 We agree ~ support 3 gen
eal county construction bond Issue IN
sle session 81 the state Legislature ~
I923, when VIII include the DeFnansDE