Evening star., 1933-07-08
ers' statement to the Public Works

ers' statement to the Public Works
Committee.
The appeal of the park and planning
group, submitted to the committee by
j. Bond Smith, the commissions coun-
sci, asks for a loan of $4,000 with
the remainder of the $262,300 program
to be carried out by the commission
with funds now on hand and moneys 10
be raised from other sources.
The Suburban Sanitary Commissions
application for a 80 per cent loan on
the $4030l0 water and sewer program
was filed by Emory H. Bogley.
Lacy Shaw, president of the Board
of Montgomery County Commissioners,
who made the application for loans
which the county needs to complete the
read and school programs devised by
the county administration in 1881. said
that the work planned by the county,
the park and planning group and the
Suburban Sanitary Commission can be
carried out without any increase in the
tax burden borne by county residents.
Maj. Lee addressed the committee and
, explained Montgomery County's road
and school projects and said that plans
| for the work had been completed and
officials stood ready to proceed with
construction whenever funds are made
available.
He announced that the State Roads
Commission has approved the proposed
boulevard between Washington and
Gettysburg and said the commission
plans to construct 3-mile link to con-
meet the town of Westminster with the
boulevard if the Federal Government
approves the project.
The application made by the town Of
| Takoma Park was filed with the COM
, hy Nov
While Councilman Ernest D. Houghton
and r. w. Berry submitted the appli-
| cations from the town of Glen Echo and
Section 4 of Chevy Chase respectively.
Berry is civil engineer for Section f.
The Montgomery County Civic FEEDER
| atoms delegation, composed of Stephen
James, chairman: Robert E. Bondy.
Samuel H. Aikers and Mr. Kile, submitted
reports to the committee approving the
county commissioners various projects
j. Harry Welch, president of the Be-
thesda Chamber of Commerce. appeared
in behalf of that organization and
urged construction of the Washington
Gettysburg boulevard, improvement Of
| Wisconsin avenue as proposed in the
county schedule and completion of the
school program.
Other Highway Backers.
Others who urged the commit
tee to recommend construction of
the Washington Gettysburg highway
were David C. Winebrenner, Sd, of
Frederick, secretary of the Common
wealth; James H. Gambrill of the Fred
erick Chamber Of Commerce, George H.
Lamar of Rockville, William F. Wagner,
president Of the Rockville Pike Business
Association, and Sidney H. Karr of
Gaithersburg, who presented a petition
bearing the names of 270 voters advo-
eating construction of the boulevard.
A number of other resolutions ap-
proving the project were mailed in to
the committee by various organizations,
including the Rockville and Gathers
burg Town Councils, while the four
item road program adopted recently by
the Kensington Chamber of Commerce
also was received by mail and taken
under advisement by the committee
with the other items proposed at the
hearing.
Col A. B. Barber Of the Bradley Hills
Community League urged the commit
tee to approve the $1,000 item included
in the Suburban Sanitary Commissions
program for the continuation of the
Bradley boulevard sewer along Booze
Creek.