Montgomery County sentinel., 1933-07-13
Improvement OF
Old Trails Road
Is Given Approval
Executive Committee On State
Public Works Program
@. KS Expenditures

Among the various projects given
approval Tuesday at meeting of the
executive committee of the Maryland
State Committee, on Public Works
in Baltimore, was the proposed i'm
movement of the Old Trails Route
leading from Washington through
Rockville and Gaithersburg to the
West.
Congressman David J. Lewis of
the Western Maryland Congressional
District, and E. Brooke Lee, of the
State Roads Commission, appeared be-
fore the committee to urge the i'm
movement of this highway.
The same committee also approved
the improvement of the Old Trails
highway from Rockville through
Gaithersburg to Frederick and from
Frederick to Emmitsburg and through
to Gettysburg, as a Federal project.
The understanding is that this high
way will be improved from the $780,
100000 available for improvement of
national parks, and roads, trails and
highways joining national parks.
Messrs. Lewis and Lee also pre-
sented the arguments in favor of this
Improvement and Congressman Ste
phen w. Gambrill quoted the Penn
sylvania congressman fro mthe York
district as favoring the project.
Senator Phillips L. Goldsberough of
Maryland approved the compromise
between the eastern and western sides
of Montgomery County which led to
the approval of the road to Gettys-
burg by way of Rockville and Fred
erick.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Montgomery County recon-
mended both of these projects at
Frederick last Friday.
The State Roads Commission ap-
proved the Rockville e-Frederick-Get-
tysburg route last week and also
voted to improve the three-mile gap
in the improved highway to Gettys-
burg by way of Westminster at
Coaksville should be Federal authori-
ties approve the route by way of
Frederick.
Those present at the meeting IN
Baltimore were Governor Albert e.
Ritehie, Senator Phillips L. Goldsbor-
Ough, Mayor Howard W. Jackson of
Baltimore, and Representatives David
]. Lewis, T. Alan Goldsborough, Will
liam P. Cole, Jr., Ambrose J. Ken
nedy, Vincent L. Palmisano and Ste
phen W. Gambrill.
Montgomery County's huge public
improvement program as recommend
ed by the board of county commits
sioners, was presented to the commit
tee on the Federal Public Works Pro-
gram for the Sixth, or Western Mary
land, Congressional District at pub
lict meeting held in Frederick last
Friday.
Lacy Shaw, president of the Board
OF County Commissioners, offered the
proposed $75O,OOO school construction
program and road construction pro-
gram containing IA different items.
DIR. George L. Edmonds of the
board had approved the programs of
The Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and the Maryland Nation
al Capital Park and Planning Com
mission which were presented by rep
resentatives of each body.
The comprehensive road, school,
park and water and sewer projects
outlined by the county's representa-
yves before the Federal committee
all have been thoroughly discussed
throughout the county.
Inc programs have been endorsed
py State Senator Robert G. Hilton;
delegates Edmonds, Engle, Earring
ION and Roby of the State Legisla-
lure; the Montgomery County Civic
recreation; the Montgomery Govern
ment Club and the board of county
commissioners.