Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-25
50 PROJECTS GIVEN
| B0ARDFOR c. WA.
Montgomery Welfare Unit
Considers Program for
U. S. Fund Use.
BY STAFF Correspondent OF tn. Star


BETHESDA, Md, November 25-
Nearly so projects calling for road con-
struction and Identification, playground
and park development, drainage work
and improvements to the school system
and buildings were submitted to the
Montgomery County Public Welfare
Board at its meeting here last night
to consider projects to be carried out
with funds and labor to be made avail
able shortly by the Civil Works Com
mission.
>, The most pretentious program and
the only one that was definitely ap-
proved by the board was presented by
the Board of Education and will pro-
vide $1,000 hours of employment for
unSkilled laborers and IS 900 hours Of
work for skilled employees, both men
and women.
1t provides for the creation and
copying of a permanent all-time record
system on every school child in the
county, the installation Of catalog
system in all Of the school Libraries and
the painting cleaning. Identification
sh lmpr0vemeat Of virtually al OF
the rural sections Of Montgomery.
Extends for Three Months.
The work proposed by the school
heads will extend over the entire three
month period during which the Civil
Works Administration will provide
funds for the employment of lob
workers in the county.
A number of improvements upon
schools and school grounds in the Be-
thesda area were suggested by the Be-
were referred by the welfare board to
school officials to determine the number
OF men and the number of hours work
that will be required to carry out such
a schedule.
The chambers program includes the
opening Of playground on the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase High School cam
pus, proposal which also was sug-
gested by the Woman's Democratic
Club of Leland, Chevy Chase; beauti-
fication of the grounds, painting of con-
crete floors, stairs, windows and cor
nices. and installation of an incinera-
tor at the same school: waterproof1ng
of the walls at Bethesda Elementary
School, construction Of cement steps
between the playground levels 1T Som
clocI OCIiOOI, CICdA uls VI IAIC oAlC AOA
the new Western Suburban Senior High
School and development of the grounds
for community recreaticnal purposes,
clearing of the athletic field and con-
struction Of a stadium.
II was announced by the welfare board
that it could not consider the approval
of construction of a stadium, but would
take into consideration the erection OF
wooden grandstand on the field.
Work on IL Roads Urged.
Construction work grading and drain
age along II roads In all sections of the
county was proposed in tentative pro-
gram presented by County Engineer
Harry B Shaw. The program was re-
ferred back to Shaw, who, with Irving
= Root chief engineer of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. serves as consultant and
technical adviser to the board for fur
ther study and determination of the
amount of labor that would be required.
The mayor and Town Council of Glen
Echo asked for the assignment of II
labOrers for two weeks for drainage and
street improvement work and relieve a
sanitary problem at the culvert in that
town and the request was taken under
advisement. The town VIII provide its
n
Capt. Ward W. Caddington. COM
mander of the Silver Spring unit Of the
MARYLAND National Guard. suggested to
the board that playground and small
park be constructed at the rear OF the
Silver Spring Armory. His proposal was
submitted to Root for study.
Robert D. Hagner. county commission
er in charge of the Bethesda district,
asked that labor be provided for open
ing Beachwood drive at the rear of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School to
relieve traffic congestion in that area,
for the filling and draining of all va
cant lots in this sector to prevent the
breeding Of mosquitoes and for the I'M
provement Of small park areas in his
district.
Referred 10 Shaw.
Board members referred the proposals
to Shaw. the County Health Depart
ment and Root for investigation.
1t was also proposed by the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce that sycamore
and Japanese cherry trees be planted
along the Rockville Pike from the
Woodmont Country Club to Rockville
to beautify that thoroughfare. The
project was referred to the Park and
Planning Commission for an estimate
on the cost of the trees.
Miss Lavinia Engle. chairman of the
Welfare Board, announced that the
workers to receive first call on the civil
works projects will be chosen from the
lists of persons who are without en-
ployment of any nature at this time.
She said. in explanation of the an
that a number of requests
for work have been received from per-
sons who hold full-time or part-time
jobs.
A meeting Of the board was scheduled
for Wednesday night at o'clock in
the County Building here to continue