Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-04-18
Citizen Bodies Indorse Surveys.


, Surveys by the county engineers for the
! improvement Of Wisconsin Avenue from the
District of Columbia line to Bradley Lane
which have been under way since the first
Of the year. have been completed. and at
meeting at Somerset school Saturday
| night representatives of the Is civic and
| local governmental organizations in the
! residential area affected unanimously in
dorsed the plans. after suggesting an amend
, ment which. would correct the dangerous
crossing at the Intersection of Wisconsin
! and Dorset avenues and Grafton street.
These plans. after providing for an i'm
pressive circle at the District line, contem-
plate the widening of the avenue from
that point to Davidson drive to conform
to the width of this important arterial
highway in the District.
The IS civic organizations in the area
affected recently filed with the county COM
missioners. through DR.. Benjamin c. Perry.
commissioner for the western suburban dis
trict. joint petition which cited that "the
widening and improvement of Wisconsin
avenue from the District of Columbia line
to Bradley Lane. by reason of its increas-
ing Importance as an arterial highway, is
public improvement which should receive
the early attention of the authorities In |
such constructive manner as to make 1t |
harmonize with the improvement of that |
avenue on the District of Columbia side.
more capable of properly caring for in
creased traffic and protecting the lives of
those who are compelled to use it."
The civic organizations sponsoring this
improvement and their duly authorized
representatives on the Wisconsin Avenue
Suburban Commission. a co-ordinating COM
mittee created by the joint action Of the
respective IS civic bodies to follow up the
matter and report developments, follow
Town council of Somerset. Howard R. Wat
kins; citizens committee of Friendship
Heights. JAS C. Dulin, Jr. citizens COM
mittee of Dummond. Francis C. Wallace
Friendship Heights Citizens Association,
Emory H. Bogley; Somerset School Parent
Teacher Associatin. Irving M. Day: Chevy
Chase Terrace Community Association, C.
F. Thompson; Chevy Chase Gardens Citi-
zens' Association. Alden L. Howard board
OF trustees of Somerset school. C. W. Rip
pey: Somerset Citizens Association, W.B.
Horne; community of Kenwood. Donal L.
Chamberlain; Woman's Club of Friend
ship Heights. Mrs. Emily B. Kline Wom-
ans Club of Somerset. Mrs. Mary Moore
Montgomery Suburban Garden Club, Aubrey
B. Carter.
10 widen Wisconsin avenue uniformly
between the District line and Davidson
drive will involve the taking of from to
y feet of the front line of property abut-
ting the highway. subcommittee have
been named in each of the communities
to confer with the property owners for the
purpose of procuring dedications Another |
subcommittee was created to consider such |
condemnation legislation as may be neces-
sary where voluntary dedications cannot |
be obtained. Emory H. Bosley. Francis C. |
Wallace and Alden L. Howard constitute
this subcommittee.
W. B. Horne, C. F. Thompson and Aubrey
B. Carter were named to place before the |
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany copy Of the pending petition before
the county commissioners for these inn
pfovements, and TO inform the railway
company that the thirteen civic bodies
would expect that company to cooperate
to the fullest extent in making uniform
this improvement by bringing its tracks
to grade and placing the trolley poles on
the sides of the highway. as has been done
on the District of Columbia side.