Evening star., 1935-10-20
D. c. AID IS SOUGHT
ON -FOUR PROJECTS
Maryland Citizens to Ask
Help of Groups in
Capital.

The aid OF washington ClVlC aiu
business organizations will be sought
in the near future by nearby Mary
land citizens for the Endorsement on
four projects, three in the National
Capital and one in Maryland.
The projects are: Construction OF q
bridge over the Anacostia River at
East Capitol street; opening OF East
Capitol street to the Maryland line;
opening of Sixty-third street north
east from Eastern avenue to New
Roadway, and the paving OF the right
of way Of the discontinued Washing
ton, Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad
from Seat Pleasant to Baltimore.
Mayor Harmon o. Acuff and mem
bers of the Town Council Of Seat
Pleasant. Md. are seeking the paw
ing of the roadbed, the opening OF
East Capitol street and the bridge
and the Parent Teacher Association
of the Maryland Park High School
and a number of business men. both
in Maryland and the District Of Co
lumbia, are urging the opening OF
Sixty-third street.
Meeting to Be Held.
Town Clerk Irwin I. Main has been
Instructed to communicate with the
civic groups in communities along the
railroad asking them to meet in Seat
Pleasant to deside If an association
might be formed to promote the paw
ing of the road by the State Roads
1otn for the mpet-
ing will be set later.
When the railroad was discontinued
It left a number of small communities
along its right of way without any
means to reach either Baltimore or
Washington other than automoolles
In some Of the sections the roads are
not in good condition and the resi-
dents have to travel round about
way to reach the cities.
It was pointed out by the officials
of Seat Pleasant that If the proposed
road is built it would relieve the traf-
fic on Baltimore Boulevard and the
congested conditions at Fifteenth anc
H street northeast.
AS soon as the State Roads Com.
mission takes favorable action on the
paving of the roadbed, Mayor Acuh
said, civic and business associations lr
Washington would be asked to aid lr
securing the bridge and the opening
of East Capitol street. Should East
Capitol street be opened to the District
Line it would be about one block from
the proposed road, giving the people
of Washington a shorter and more di'
rect route to the Maryland city.
Project Long Sought.
The opening Of Sixty-third street
has been long sought by number Of
Washington and Maryland merchant!
and civic leaders to give them some
direct connection with the town o1
Maryland Park. At present severa
of the merchants are keeping up
road over private property connecting
Eastern avenue with New Roadway
Last Winter they used over 80 load!
of cinders on the road and severa
times repaired bridge over a branch
to keep it open.
Sixty-third street ends abruptly
leaving a Maryland State highwa!
$500 feet away without any entrance
to the District Of Columbia. Member
OF the PIT. A. of the high school, 10
Gated on New Roadway in Maryland
Park, Md, asked several times tha
the street be opened to afford chill
dren going to the high school from
Seat Pleasant a direct route.
The PIT. A. and business men art
arranging to have the matter brought
to the attention of several of the citi.
yens' associations in the northeast sec.
tion.