Evening star., 1941-12-24
President Approves
Grants 10 Arlington
And Prince Georges
Former to Get $587 900
For Water System, Lotter
$40, 900 for Schools


proved Il additional Federal Works
Agency projects at = total cost Of
$3.3s6.5ls, including grants Of $751;
900 for improving Arlington County's
water distribution system and Of
$222 900 for new schools in Prince
Georges County.
The Arlington County develop
ment will provide new storage
reservoir and pipe lines. 1t was
pointed out that the increase In
the county's populate ton due to the
large number OF Federal workers
there and the construction OF Fed
eral buildings In Arlington will fur
ther increase the demands on the
water system.
Supt. A. T. Lundberg Of the Ar
lington County Water Department
said the application for Federal
assistance was to construct a $780,
0O0-gallon reservoir and install sew
eral miles of water mains to main
tain "the demand flow during peak
hours"
The county now has . 1900, 900
will continue to function after the
new project is completed.
The water superintendent said he
would confer with Federal ofiicials
Immediately so as to begin construc-
ton in the near future. The new
reservoir, he said. will probably be
built in the East Falls Church area.
The county plans to acquire sum-
cient land for the new reservoir
site to allow for expansion to 49,
100000 gallons in the future, he
said.
Several times within recent years
certain sections OF the county have
had water supply failures during
peak hours and the new project will
correct this situation, Mr.. Lundberg
said. In the event of a break in
the water main which carries the
supply from Dalecarlia Reservoir
across Chain Bridge into the county
lines, Arlington would have about
"a hours normal supply with the
new facilities, he said.
In Prince Georges County the
Government will put up 3222 900
and the board OF education 3208, 900
for new schools.
1t was pointed out the county
schools are badly "overcrowded due
to defense activities at airplane and
airplane equipment plants and per-
sonnel from the city OF Wash
ington."
A program involving q total ex-
penditure OF $4,000 on II ele-
mentary schools is contemplated for
Prince Georges County, on the basis
of the 1922 900 grant and $500 900
raised by the sale OF county bonds.
Nicholas Orem, superintendent Of
county schools, said.
The county originally asked for
$298000 but this was reduced to
the 1922 900 figure. Mr.. Orem said.
However, the county will still spend
$29s 900 itself to match the Federal
contribution, leaving approximately
5000 900 out Of funds from the bond
sales to build certain school units
which are not eligible for Federal
aid.
Several new schools are provided
In the program to take care Of un-
precedented increases in population
on account of the defense emer-
gency.
The expansion will include the
following projects:
With Federal aid:
New schools at Forestville. Aeer
road. near Queens Chapel road and
Green Meadows; Wildecroft and
Lanham.
Additions to present schools at
Takoma Park, Suitland and Brad
bury Heights.
Without Federal aid:
New schools at T. B.. 3l20, 900:
Oxon Hill. colored. $40 100. and
Bladensburg. colored. $4,000, and
an addition At North Brentwood to
cost $4,000.
Out of the $500 900 available for
non-Federal projects there will be
a balance of 5000 remaining for
the purchase of equipment at all IL
schools.
The F. w. A. announcement said
that structures consisting Of seven
rooms and a library would be
erected at Forestville, Suitland, Ia
koma Park. Lanham and on Ager
road. 1t said five-room buildings,
with a library, would be built at
Wildecroft and Bradbury Heights.
The county sold its half-million
dollars worth of bonds during the
fall. and therefore was we'll pre-
pared financially to match any Fed
eral contribution.