Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1915.
Montgomery
Plans School
For Veterans
Commissioners
Ask Preparation
Of Blueprint

Construction OF a school building
In Montgomery County in which re-
turning service men and women of
the county may complete their
high school education is in pros
pect.
In a resolution adopted unani-
mously by the county commissioners
at their meeting yesterday in Rock
vile, the Board of Education was
requested to draft plans for the new
school, to be built as soon as pos
sible in the western suburban dis
trict of the county.
The commissioners said they
would set aside sufficient funds
from the recently authorized S.
O00, 900 bond issue for the erection
of such a building and for the pur-
chase of a site. The cost Of operat-
ing the proposed school and trans
porting prospective students will be
provided in the county budget for
the next fiscal year.
When the need for this read
justment" period has passed, the
commissioners said, the building
would be used as a junior high
school to serve children living in the
western suburban district.
Bradley School Addition Urged.
In this connection the commits
sioners suggested the construction
of four-room addition to the Brad
ley Boulevard Elementary School
to serve as a temporary location for
junior high school classes pending
Availability Of the new school. At
that time the four additional rooms
will be used for elementary school
children.
The board termed the projected
new school "the most appropriate
action we can take on this day of
the official ending of the fighting in
Europe to express our gratitude for
their services and our interest in
the future Of the service men and
women from Montgomery County u
The board also urged Senators
Tydings and Radcliffe, Democrats,
and Representative Beall, Repub-
lican, Of Maryland to cooperate in
obtaining legislation to permit the
District Of Columbia Health Depart
ment to sponsor a campaign for the
vaccination of dogs against rabies.
| d. C. Program Desired.
i DR.. v. L. Elhcott, county health
officer, stated that such program
In the District would aid Montgom-
cry County in its rabies control
program.
i The board authorized advertising
for bids on construction of concrete
curb and cutters on Poe road ant
Alcott road, Woodhaven and High.
land Hills, Bethesda district. T1s
Eoost estimated at $4,535 by, tn,
, County engineer, Sterling r. Maddox
is trhe assessed against abuttfhl
property on a front-foot basis, to b
paid IN 10 annual installments.
: Edward L. Shipley, Germantown
wag3granted apermit to operate
, tourist camp on the Frederick pix
short distance south Of Gathers
/ burg. Mr.. Shipley told the boar
: that he plans to erect a number o
! cottages approximately $50 fee
5 from the highway.
Road Work Authorized.
GLAND Harvey, county supervise
of roads, was authorized to improv
the road from Thompsons Corne
to Comus, about $40 miles, which
the commissioners were told ha.
long been in bad condition. MI
Harvey said the Improvement woult
cost approximately $4,000.
| At the request of Mrs. Doroth.
Kurtz, executive secretary, $500
was made available for use of tn,
Montgomery County Welfare Boart
during May, as follows: Old-age as
sistance. 1885; aid to dependen
children, $l,512; aid to needy blind
$l09; general public assistance
$2,160; boarding home care for chill
dren, $2,145; administration, $779.
j The resignation of Norris A. Bar.
ron as an emergency policeman fol
the county was accepted. Mr.. Bar.
ron>informed the board that he hac
enlisted in the Merchant Marine.
The Commissioners received from
i M. p. Ayers, Arlington, an applica.