Evening star., 1934-10-09
FEDERATION BACKS
RIVER ROAD PLAN
Montgomery Civic Group
Unanimously Supports
Scenic Project.
BY JACK ALLEN,
STAFF correspondent of The Star.


BETHESDA, Md, October 9.-The
proposal to extend River road to
Whites Ferry and link it with the
Virginia highway system at that
point by building a bridge across the
Potomac-two related projects strong
" advocated by residents in North
west Montgomery County as means
of opening that section to develop
ment-Was accorded the unanimous
support of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation last night.
Construction of the two projects
would connect the communities in the
upper reaches of the county with
principal routes of tourist travel to
the West and South, including the
Shenandoah National Park, and their
development with Federal funds was
urged in a recommendation adopted
by the federation at the suggestion
of its Committee on Roads, Streets
and Bridges.
During the meeting, the Committee
on Schools presented report modify
ing its attack last month upon the
Board of Education for acting with
undue haste" in the purchase of the
site for the Four Corners Elementary
School and criticizing the school ex-
eCutiveS on several other points IN
connection with the transaction.
Sewer Plan Studied.
A resolution requesting the fedora
tion to investigate the propriety of
the S250,00 bond issue which the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission is seeking permission to sell
for construction of water and sewer
extensions in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties was submitted to the
civic body and referred to its Finance
Committee for study.
1t is asked in the measure that an
effort be made to determine whether
the commission could finance the
projects without the loan by holding
up the work for a short time and also
TO determine the character of a num-
Der of projects costing approximately
100000 which are not definitely
enumerated on the commissions list
of proposals.
The Committee on Roads. Streets
and Bridges pointed out in the River
road extension recommendation that
the highway would open up many
places rich in scenic beauty II carried
through to Whites Ferry and would
furnish a direct route between Wash
ington and cities in the North TO
Virginia highways running to the
South and Southwest, including the
Shenandoah National Park.
Cooperation Sought.
DR.. George L. EdmondS, speaking
for the Rockville Chamber of Com
merce. Charles H Merryman and O. M.
Kile declared that the road would
materially aid a section of the county
which is not fully developed and which
has been held back by the lack of
modern highways 1t also would assist
in the development of the adjacent
communities of Virginia across the
river.
Members of Congress from Mary
land and Virginia local and State Of
ficials will be asked to give their sup
port to the proposal.
The Committee on Schools presented
virtually the same report of informa-
ton submitted last month on the
purchase of the new school site at
Four Corners and which was recon-
mitted by the civic body, but dropped
its attack upon the Board of Educa-
ton, which it had charged with acting
with undue haste" and with purchas-
ing an excessive amount of land, a
considerable portion of which is un-
suited for school purposes
Instead, the report said that further
investigation had disclosed that the
committee had learned that school
heads eventually plan to build a Junior
high school on the tract and that the
land not needed at the present time