Evening star., 1928-06-20
TAKOMA PARK ASKS
YEAR'SSTREETP PLAN
Citizens Submit Compre-
hensive Program for
Next Budget.

A comprehensive street improvement
program has been submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners by the Takoma
by the streets and light committee. The
program Is for inclusion In the budget
for the next fiscal year. One of the most
important items provides for opening
and extension of Aspen street through
the viaduct under the Baltimore 6S
Ohio tracks.
The viaduct Is now being used by the
Capital Traction Co. In the operation
of the Takoma Park line. The line Of
Aspen street occupied by the tracks Is
from Blair road to Laurel street. and it
is the opening and extension Of this
street as suburban roadway that IS
desired. This can be accomplished by
widening the viaduct, 1t is pointed out.
Among other recommendation are:
On Piney Branch Road.
Paving of the east one-flalf of Piney
Branch road from Butternut to Van
Buren, streets; widening and extension
of Piney Branch boulevard from Van
Buren, street: paving of Seventh street
between Dahlia and Fern streets; paw
ing of Whittier street from Seventh
street to Piney Branch road to COM
plete the link connecting the paving al
ready appropriated for extending from
Seventh street east to the District play
grounds at Fourth street.
The removal of the central trolley
poles on the Brightwood division Of the
Washington Railway g. Electric Co.
was also recommended on Butternut
street, and the paving of that thor
oughfare from Piney Branch road to
Fifth street. The paving OF Fourth
street from Aspen to Butternut streets:
Whittier street from Eastern avenue TO
Second street, east of the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad tracks; Fifth street from
Van Buren, to Sheridan streets Is also
recommended. In order to proyide
better facilities for the children attend
ing the new Whittier school at Fifth
and Sheridan streets. the construction
of cement sidewalk on Fifth street
between Van Buren, and Sheridan
streets is recommended, this being O
connecting link. as appropriation mas
already been secured for the paving OF
Fifth street from Aspen to Van buren
streets. ~
Laurel Street.
Among the new projects reconfN
mended are the paving of Laurel street
and Sandy Spring road between Sec
ond and whittier streets, east OF the
Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad tracks: the
extension and improvement OF Van
Buren, street from Fifth street to Blair
road at the entrance of the new
viaduct completed last year, and Q Gin
der path on whittier street extended. To
enable the school children who reside
east OF the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad
tracks to reach the school and District
Fairgrounds at Fifth and Sheridan
streets.
The improvement of Dahlla street
from Seventh street TO Georgia avenue
and the strengthening and improving
of Sixth street from Van Buren, to
Underwood street as suburban roads
were also urged. In addition To street
improvements the committee recon-
naended the laying OF sidewalks to
connect up with existing walks. install
lation OF curbs and cutters and paving
Of alleys. as requested by the citizens
OF various sections.
The report was prepared BY the
streets and lights committee. headed by
Burt w. Andrews. chairman: Walter
Trey. s. -. Grove, vice chairmata: Elmer
e. Reynolds, r. r. Leaman. Waldo l..
Schmitt. Thomas L. Kane, jr.:: Samuel