Evening star., 1941-07-23
PrinceGeorges
improvement
Areas Set Up
Three Districts Can
Obtain Facilities
With Assessments

Hvt Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. July
23.-Three special improvement dis
tricts were created by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners dur
ing their sessions here yesterday.
The districts include College Park
and its adjacent subdivisions, Avon
dale Grove and North Woodbridge,
and Rogers Heights. All three dis
tricts were created subject to certain
conditions.
The application for the College
Park district was submitted by Her.
bert Wells, member of the County
Advisory Board, who pointed out
that the areas assessed valuation
amounts to S2.500,O0O and that the
majority of its residents desire the
new district.
The boundaries of the area under
the new district, which includes Col
lege Park, College Park Homes and
Calvert Hills. are: Beginning at the
southwest corner of the University
of Maryland athletic field on the
Washington Baltimore boulevard
continues east to the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad tracks: south along
the western line of the railroad to
the north line of the Calvert prop
erty; along this line to the eastern
line of the Washington Baltimore
boulevard; north along the eastern
line of the boulevard to a point
opposite the northeastern line OF the
Eversfield property and across the
boulevard to the southern end of
Mowatt lane; north along Mowatt
lane to the southern line OF the
University of Maryland; east along
this boundary and across the boule-
ward to a point in the eastern line
of the boulevard; then north along
the eastern side Of the boulevard TO
the starting point.
Survey is Ordered.
The commissioners assented to the
creation of this district on the con-
dition that a survey be made of the
entire area.
The Avondale districts boundaries
begin at the northwest boundary OF
Mount Rainier at Eastern avenue
and Grape street extended; continue
along Eastern avenue to Queens
Chapel road: west on Queens Chapei
road to La Sale road; along center
of La Sale road to its intersection
with Chillum road; continuing down
Chillum road to its intersection with
Queens Chapel road; along queens
Chapel road to the west BOUNDARY
of the Heitmuller tracts thence south
to the Mount Rainier town line ano
along the towns west boundary 10
the starting point. .-....
The commissioners agreed 10
create the district if the Heitmuller
tract was left out which gave rise
to speculation that this tract mlght
be destined to become a part OF
Mount Rainier.
The commissioners decision came
after Daniel M. Greene OF the
Queens Chapel Citizens Association
declared that creation of the dis
trict would enable its residents TO
obtain improvements such as streets,
cutters. sidewalks. curbs and light
ing through special assessments that
could not be otherwise obtained.
Mr.. Greene said creation OF the
district would give the residents
the advantages of an incorporated
town with out the necessity OF IN
CORPORATION and payment of over
head expenses for municipal gov
ernment.
First Under New Law.
This special Improvements dis
trict was the first to be sought un-
der the terms of the law passed at
the recent session of the Legislature.
The Rogers Heights district
boundaries begin at the south prop
erty line on Lowndes avenue con-
tinuing OF. LoWndes avenue to the
west property line on Edmonston
road; along west property line on
Edmonston road to the north prop
erty line on Franklin street; along
Franklin street 10 east property Hiie
Of Mae View street and Rogers ave-
hue and return to the starting point.
This district was created subject
to the condition that plat be filed
with the county commissioners.
At the conclusion of the commits
sioners' meeting a resolution was
passed endorsing recent proposals
that the new road along the old
Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis right -of-Way between Seat
Pleasant and the Defense Highway
be named the George N. Palmer
Highway in memory of the late
chairman of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion.