Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
DISTRICT IS URGED
TO PAVE AVENUES
Silver Spring C. of C. Asks
Completion of Eastern
and Western Projects.
BY HOWARD NJ. BAGGETT,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

SILVER SPRING, Md, September 4.
Improvement of Western avenue
from PinehuvSt circle to the north
corner of Washington and Eastern
avenue from the north corner across
Sixteenth street to Georgia avenue. both
within the District of Columbia, at the
earliest possible date is urged in a
resolution adopted by the Silver Spring
Chamber of Commerce.
The resolution asks the District of
Columbia Commissioners and the di-
rector of the budget to recommend TO
Congress an appropriation for this
work
Complet on of these highway projects,
which border Montgomery County,
presents the opportunity and loca-
ton" the resolution states, for the
most magnificent. picturesque and use
full major suburban highway project
remaining yet unbuilt with the Dis
trict OF Columbia"
Included in Plans.
The original Capital City plan in
cluoed these greay hou,evard5. as ccn-
ceived by Maj. L'Enfsnt and approved
by the Mcmillan survey of 1901 and
the plans of the present National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission, the
resolution states.
Passage CT the resolution by the Silver
Spring Chamber is the beginning of a
move to be carried into all chambers
of commerce and civic associations in
suburban Montgomery County ana
Northwest Washington. Maj. E. Brooke
Lee stated in discussing the matter
yesterday. 1t will also be Brought to
the attention OF Senator'S and Repre-
sentatives from Maryland, while copies
of the resolution will be sent to the
chairmen of the House comm .ttees Of
the two branches of Congress.
Construction of the portions of West
ern and Eastern avenues adjacent to
the north corner OF the District and
Rock Creek Park will greatly and
quickly increase the taxable basis Of
the District of Columbia, the resolution
sets forth
Growth in Development.
This. the resolution states, is because
the section of the District of Columbia
between Connecticut avenue. projected
has during 1880 and 1881 shown an
unusually strong growth in residential
development. Notwithstanding the most
entire lack of paved public streets along
the approaching Western avenue ad-
jacent to Rock Creek Park
There is no eaSt-west highway be-
tween Military road in the District and
TIE SpIlIlS highway,
distance of about miles Maj. Lee
pointed out in discussing the resolution
yesterday.
Western avenue already has been
graded from Massachusetts, avenue to
Wisconsin avenue and graded and paved
from Wisconsin avenue to Connecticut
avenue to PinehurSt Circle, one-half the
distance from Connecticut avenue to
Rock Creek Park, the resolution points
out.
Committee TO Be Named.
The resolution was introduced at the
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
by James H. CiSsel, member of the
Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and president of
the Silver Spring Bank. A committee
will be named in the near future to go
before other citizens associations and
civic bodies in suburban Montgomery
County and Northwest Washington in
the interest of the matter.
q. The chamber also went on record
as indorsing the extension of the
water system of the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission to include
Wheaton and Glenmont. l. c. I. Evans.
who introduced the resolution, stated
that he was circulating petitions and
that a large number of residents of
these places had signed them, favoring
the extension of the water system.
Increase of the width of Sligo avenue