Evening star., 1934-07-16
SIX MONTGOMERY
PROJECTS PUSHED
Public Improvement Pro.
gram One OF Largest in
CoUnty's History.
ny JACK ALLFS.
Ftsr rofrrapondsnf af Ths star.


ROCKVILLE Nd. tuly ls--Wnrk
en- ore Of the largest programs o.
public Improvements IN the history nj
Montgomery County vss veil under
way today. vith ak prciects. repre-
sentink an expenditure of t779 s23 Is
under development and being pushed
forward a. rapid rate
In addition. u vss learned today
lhst the State Roads Commission has
awsraed the contract for extending
ths Fast West Highway from silver
Rnrine through Takoms Park To Prince
csorees COUNTY n the Union Paving
Co OF washington and Philadelphia.
which bid sea $50 on the Job and work
udll he started within two weeks
The extension includes the building
nf several units totaling 40 miles IN
length. and will carry The highway
from Sixteenth street. iust vest oil
silver Spring over Philadelphia avenue
~ Takoma Fark and then over Ethan
Alien avenue n the intersection NJ
Eigrs and Asar roads IN Prince
Georges County.
Bethesda -HysttsviIIe Route.
Completlon Of the extension will
provide a modern highway running
from Bethesda to IIyattsville AS the
Asar- Queens Chapel road. beginning
at the eastern terminus Ol the Strelch
that is to be improved. runs through
% the latter community
The projects which ALREADY nave
h.en undertaken IN Montgomery
Include the senior high schools iot the
western and eastern suburban as
trictR the second unit OF CHEVY Chase
Fltmentary School. the Countys COM
klpation liquor warehouse, dispenary
and once building at Silver Spring
extention Of Massachusetts avenue
and the improvement OF VlerS Mil
road between Wheaton and ROCKVILLE
Prank Proctor. superintendent OF
school property said this morning
that construction Of the new UNI al
CHEVY Chase Elementary School mas
heen completed by the Bahen ano
Wright Co. of Washington five weeks
ahead Of schedule and the installation
of heating. plumbing. furnishings and
other equipment will be begun at
cnce The building will be ready for
occupancy by the opening OF the new
term. and cost sl02,795
Schools Work DELAYED.
Proctor said that construction Of
the two senior high schools, which
are being erected at Silver Sprng
and Bethesda. probably will not be
finished in time for the new school
tsrn but both should be ready foI
occupancy within a month after the
students return 10 their studies.
Work was delayed on both projects
because af the necessity of revising
plans and specifications to meet cur
rent building costs and to keep the
expenditures within the Public Works
Administration allocations, he de-
eiAred.
The foundation of the Eastern Su'
hurban District School has been nm
ished and forms for the first and sec
ond floors are being put in. Morrison
Brothers OF Bethesda won the con-
tract will be a bid of Slei .903, includ-
ing the base bid of siss,s74 for the
building itself and the installati tior
ef heating equipment,
Construction ef the walls has beer
begun at the Western Suburban Dis
trict School following completion o.
the foundation. Morrison Bros. also
wen the bid for the Bethesda institu'
ton with bid of slai,2 ,27o, including
the base bid Of sise ,s4S and 81 ,42S fol
heating apparatus.
Grading has been begun on tho
Massachusetts avenue extension
which will link the present thorough
fare with Conduit and River roads
and construction work is to be started
within few days by P, Reddington A
Son of Baltimore, which bid $780,
el0.6S 10 win the contract.
Several Bridges Finished.
Construction of several bridges ha,
been finished along the 4-n1ile stretch
of Viera Min road to be improved
this year and grading is now under
way. NJ. J. Grove Lime Co, of Lime
Kiln. Md. was awarded the oontrse
with bids totalinE sol .<s9.4 40 for the
two units being improved
Francis NJ TompkinS Co af Eas
Pals Church. Va, began work or
the foundation for the warehouse
dispensary and Office building at Sill
yer Spring on Saturday. The prolec
will cost S9l .5SS
The public Improvement program
planned for Montgomery this Sum
nier also provides for improvement
Of Wisconsin and Connecticut ave-
nues. which will be started shortly
and for the construction OF a num-
ber Of elementary school units Bid,
for both the school Jobs are now be-
ins advertised for from time to time
as plans are completed.