Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15
MONTGOMERY ASKS.
STREET EXTENSION.
County Civic Federation Rec
ommendS Opening of Mas
Sachusetts Avenue.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,
star cnrrespondent of The Star.


Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, october 15-with
the Montgomery County Civic Fedora
= ton approaching the end Of its official
year, its meeting last night at the Be-
thesda School, presided over by Capt.
Joseph c. CisSel, vice president, was
devoted largely to the reception of new
delegates and reports of progress from
the committees which viii pass out Of
existence with the arrival of the new
business year.
The federation made the special order
of business at the next meeting, which
will be held in the Takoma-Silver
Spring High School, the report Of the
committee on roads, streets and bridges,
presented by Charles w. Hopkins, pro-
posing a plan for the opening of MaSsa-
chusetts avenue, in the District of Co
lumbia, across the line into Maryland.
Mr., Hopkins reported that his commit
tee approved the project as laid down
by the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, which was
to extend it in general northwesterly
direction for some distance past the
District line and there divide it, one
branch to lead to the River road, inter-
secting It at about the western bound
ary of the Kenwood Golf Club, and the
other leading to Conduit road, following
the old street railway right-of-way and
intersecting the Federal road at about
Minnehaha Valley, east Of the Bannock-
burn Golf Plan.
Would Make Roads Accessible.
This plan, the committee reported,
would make the River road and Con-
duit road sections easily accessible by
way Of Massachusetts avenue. In this
connection the committee report said
that, as River road Is the extension OF
Massachusetts, avenue, 1t recommended
its widening west of the point where
the proposed connection would inter-
sect It and change Of the name to
Massachusetts, avenue.
Col. J. L. Gilbreth, chairman Of the
committee on public utilities, reported
that his body had been unable to find
any evidence of discrimination against
residents Of the metropolitan district In
the matter Of transportation, commune
cation and delivery. He further report
ed that the telephone company was
within its rights in assessing mileage
charges. The only point which could be
attacked, he added, was the location OF
the base point, but If this Is gone into
people who do not now have to pay the
Charges would be subjected to them,
while others would be relieved Of paying
the charges. The report was adopted
by the federation.
A resume of the status Of business
before the committee on legislation and
legal action was given by j. Bond
Smith, chairman. He said that the
matter of the alleged discrimination In
gas rates had been held IN allegiance
pending the valuation of the properties,
and the same applied to public hear
ing before the Maryland Public Service
Commission in the matter OF the rail-
way merger. He presented to the fed
Grafton q statement of Capt. Joseph @.
Cissel, attorney to the county commits
sioners, reporting on the progress OF
certain matters charged to the commit
tee.
Health Code.
One Of these was the proposed health
code for the county. tentative draft
has been prepared, and Capt. CisSel
added from the chair that he desired
to submit 1t to the committee on sar1i-
tation and pubic health before submit
ting it for publication as an ordinance.
The matter Of clearing 1nf1ammaDle
growthS from vacant lots Is PROVIDED
for in the proposed health code. The
matter of removing growthS which IN
terfere with the view at street and high
way intersections and the filling OF dan
gerous excavations has been provided
for by statute, the report said.
A resolution of the Silver Spring
Chamber of Commerce proposing q
Lincoln Memorial Highway from the
District to Gettysburg was referred 70
the committee on roads, streets and
bridges.
Pointing out that the hit-and-run
and intoxicated automobile driver mat
ter is not particularly acute in Mont
gomery County, Stephen James, Tor the
committee on public safety, presented
an adverse report on an interfedera-
ton resolution, which viewed with sat
isfaction the action of the judiciary in
imposing heavy penalties Tor these
offenSeS.
w. B. Armstrong asked the COM
mittee to go into the question Of having
a law adopted which would require au-
tomobiles to stop behind school buses
when taking aboard or diScharging
passengers.
School Plans Drawn.
When s. H. Miller of the schools
committee sought information as to the
delay in the construction of the Chevy
Chase School, DIR. George L. Edmonds,
legislative delegate and member OF the
school board, said that the plans had
been drawn and had been submitted to
the parent-teacher associations for their
report and recommendation, and this
had delayed the construction. He said
however, that this was one of the major
projects in the school program and
added that he had no doubt in few
months it would be completed.
Emory H. Bogley, chairman Of the
special committee on the proposed din
ner and tour, has recommended that 1t
be joined with the plans of the Cham
bers Of Commerce at Silver Spring and
Bethesda for celebration in connection
with the opening of the new highway
connecting Bethesda with Sligo.
On motion of Robert e. Bondy, the
federation requested that its executive
committee report at the next meeting
a candidate or candidates to receive
The Evening Star cup, awarded each