Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-15
GO M|LES OF ROADS
ASKEDBYC|T|zENS
Twenty Petitions Filed for
$3.50, 900 Prince Georges
Bond Issue.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.


UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April
l5.-Twenty petitions, filed by residents
of all sections of Prince Georges County
since 1t became known that $550,000
bond issue and $ls4.oOO gasoline tax
fund would be available for the con-
struction Of lateral roads this year,
will be studied by the county commits
sioners at their meeting tomorrow.
A recapitulation of the petitions,
compiled by James G: Blackwell, clerk
to the commissioners, shows about 90
miles of roads have been requested. AS
this is more than the funds available
will build, the county commissioners
are faced with the problem of deciding
which petitions shall be given prefer
ence. They expect to make their recon-
mendations to the State Roads Com
mission within the next few weeks.
Roads Requested.
The roads requested in the petitions
are:
Extension of Livingston road from
Piscataway to the Charles County line,
about six miles.
Extension of Central avenue from
Halls Station to the Grain Highway.
one mile, and from the Grain Highway
to Queen Annes bridge, about three
miles.
Completion of the Landover road to
Upper Marlboro by way Of Oak Grove,
about II miles.
Construction of lateral road from the
National Defense Highway at Colling-
ton to the terminus of the present Lau-
rel-Bowie road, or from the terminus OF
the Laurel-Bow road to the National
Defense Highway by way OF High
Bridge. miles.
Construction of lateral road from the
Washington Leonardtown road through
woodward to Mellwood on the wash
ington- Marlboro pike, about miles.
Construction of lateral road from the
Baltimore Boulevard by way OF Central
avenue in Berwyn and Waugh ana
washington avenues in Berwyn Heights
to the Edmonston road, about one ana
one-half miles.
Construction of lateral road from Sill
yer Hill on the Washington Leonard
town road, through Suitland to the
washington Marlboro pike at Dlstrlct
Heights, about two and one-halt miles.
BeltsviIIe Road Asked.
Construction of lateral road from
Beltsville on the Baltimore boulevard
toward Colesville on the Columbia pike,
about miles.
Construction of lateral road from the
present terminus of River road by way
of the present county road to the Ma
tional Defense Highway. about one mile.
To extend Riggs road to Old Powder
Factory road to Colesville road. to the
Baltimore Boulevard at Beltsville.
Construction of lateral road from
Gordon's corner on the Washington
Leonardtown road to Hunts corner on
the Livingston road, about three miles.
Construction of lateral road from
Ritchie to Upper Marlboro by way OF
Westphalia, about i've miles.
Construction of lateral road from
Baltimore Boulevard to the Edmonston
road by way of county road known as
jefferson avenue in Riverdale, about
one and one-fourth miles.
Construction of lateral road from
Beltsville on the Baltimore Boulevard
via Springfield and Hilmead to the Ma
tional Defense Highway, about nine
miles.
Construction of lateral road from
Baltimore Boulevard at point north OF
Riverdale to Queens Chapel road at
point west of Hyattsville, by way of
New Cut road and University drive,
about two miles.
RlverdaIe -Lanham ROAD.
Construction of lateral road from
Baltimore Boulevard at Riverdale to
Lanham.
Construction Of lateral road from
point on the National Defense High
way, where the Characterization road
crosses said highway, thence along the
present county road upon the bound
airy line between Queen Anne and Kent
districts to Central avenue, about two
miles.
Construction of lateral road from the
present terminus of the Edmonston
road over the Branchville road to the
Baltimore Boulevard, thence over the
Metzerott road to Riggs road, about
four miles.
Construction of lateral road from the
present terminus of Chapel road over
Roosevelt avenue TO the District line,
approximately 1000 yards.
Extension of the Grain Highway
Croome road past Croome, about one
mile.