Evening star., 1936-11-11
MORE ROADFUND
FOR MONTGOMERY
State Increases Appropria-
ton for Secondary Sys-
tenn Maintenance.
sy q Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

81 STAN Correspondent OF The star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, November IL
A substantial increase in appropria-
tions for maintenance work upon
Montgomery County's secondary road
system has been approved by the
State Roads Commission for the new
fiscal year.
In addition. efforts are being made
by the commission to obtain rights
of-way for widening and paving the
portion of Viers Mill road left un-
improved when the new thoroughfare
was built between Wheaton and Rock
vile several years ago.
bifficulty Is being experienced In
acquiring land from one Of the largest
property holders along the road. how
ever, and it is said the surfacing OF
the mile stretch Of unpaved roadway
may be delayed further.
Increased to $4,000.
Cut to approximately $4,000 IN
1856 because of an overdraft Of
more than 100000 in Montgomerys
secondary road account, the main
tenance appropriation will be in
creased to S95,000 during the new
fiscal period which began last month.
The announcements regarding the
increased appropriation and the Viers
Mill road were made by the county
commissioners at their meeting here
yesterday after conference with
highway department heads on Monday
in Baltimore.
The road commissioners decision
ends, for one year. at least. worries
over the face of the secondary roads
in Montgomery. Maintenance was
seriously curtailed in 1856, leaving
many roads in serious need of repairs
and it has been felt that irreparable
damage would be wrought to the
thoroughfares unless immediate action
was taken.
Maintenance work is carried on by
the State commission and charged
against funds apportioned to the
county from State gasoline tax
revenue.
Retirement of Overdraft.
Although Montgomefy's share ap-
proximates Sl25,000 annually. only
s55 900 was expended for maintenance
last year with the State assigning
the remainder to retirement Of por-
ton of the overdraft occurring from
work done in other years.
Under the highway officials de-
cision, but $4,000 will be utilized for
retirement of the overdraft this year
and SOS, 900 will go toward upkeep.
A delegation from Kensington ap-
peared before the county commits
sioners yesterday and urged steps be
taken to acquire the right Of way Of
the Kensington-sandy Spring Rail-
way lying south Of the Kensington
corporate limits.
The board, which took the re-
quest under advisement, was told by
spokesmen for the delegation and
| the Continental Life Insurance Co.
the latter concern would build and
dedicate without cost to the county
a modern roadway running from
North Chevy Chase to the Kensington
limits if the right of way is made
available.
Tract for Park.
In addition, it was said, the in
surance firm, which plans to de-
velop its holdings along the railway
into subdivision and requires the
roadway for that purpose, will donate
a tract Of land to the county for
park purposes.
Neither the area nor the location
Of the tract has been determined as
yet, but it would be within close
proximity to the park system Of the
Maryland-Natlonal Capital Park and
Planning Commission
Mayor Edward r. Saunders. Corpo-
ration Counsel Wilson L. Townsend
and Irving c. Root, chief engineer
for the park and planning group, in
dorsed the plan.
1t was pointed out the town already
has obtained the right Of way of the
railroad within its limits through
forfeiture Of the railways charter.
The road, which operated between
Kensington and Chevy Chase Lake,
abandoned operations more than q
year ago.