Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
EVANSVILLE ROAD
TO Be &c Fl. WIDE
Council Decides 1t Cannot
Buy Wider Right of Way
Into Boulevard.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, October 81
There will be an entrance to the
Washington Baltimore Boulevard from
Wells avenue of approximately &c feet
when the new highway bridge nov
under construction is completed, &C.
cordicg to indications today. The
mayor and common council last night
at a special meeting decided that 1t
was without funds and that it would
be setting a precedent to buy rights
of-way for the widening of the road
at this point. Members of the council
felt that a wider approach to the
boulevard would be highly desirable,
but fiCally decided against purchase OF
property for the purpose offered by
Councilman j. M. Edlavitch. Council
man Edlavitch did not vote on the
proposition n n member Of the
council. DR.. Perley F. BrookenS, voted
against 1t.
Offer From State Board.
The State Roads Commission, through
Chairman Williar, yesterday offered TO
buy a part of the store property owned
by Councilman Edlavitch on the south
side Of Wells avenue in order to
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able 1t to retain It's original width OF
20 feet for most of the way. despite
the retaining walls which are being
erected.
Councilman Edlavitch proposed that
the town buy additional property than
that which the State has offered 10
buy in order to widen the Maryland
venue approach. He declared he eA-
pected to lose money In the matter IN
any event.
Tc relieve an emergency 1t was de-
cided to build a permanent sidewalk
at once from the Fenwick property
driveway on Hope street TO central
avenue. and then along that avenue u
the north side of Schley avenue. Such
n sidewalk vas necessary to give cltl-
zens living east of the Fenwick prop
erty means of ingress and egress IL
a westerly direction into the own
Waldo Burnside, corporation counsel,
was directed to prepare an agreement
for signatures by certain property oWn-
ers on Hope street and Central avenue
waving the requirements OF the law as
tn assessment for street work IN regard
to notice to owners and advertising and
to authorize the town to contract LOT
the laying of the sidewalk on a part OF
these streets and to levy an assessment
against the n upon whose property
the sidewalk will abut.
Old Pumper Rebuilt.
PAYMENT of approximately $500 for
the rebuilding of the old pumper OF the
Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department
was approved. uo+
A condition at the west end OF West
Madison avenue near New Cut roao'
where the sidewalk is too hlgn, was
called to attention of the council by III.
Perley F, Brookens, n OF the counclI-
men from the fourth ward, and was or
dered referred to the road committee.
1t was announced that councilman
Harry Boswell, chairman of the ROADS
cnnmittee. would get in touch with the
American Telephone q Telegraph 20
with regard to the taking up ano re-
some distance east the Sidewalk
On the west side of the washington
baltimore boulevard between spencer
and Marion streets. The telephone
which has applied Tor per-
mission to lay conduitS from Johnson
avenue to Franklin street, recently eH-
nressed its desire to cooperate WIN tle
Ioayor and common council Win g
to the situation between spencer anu
Marion streets, where a part OIL the
sidewalk projects. u~o,+od
Albert Anderson, newly appolnCeo
policeman, whose appointment
is effective tomorrow, has been sworn IN
for special duty tonight and also lol iiS
fulI-time post.