Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-07
Prince Georges
F|ood-ControI
Plans Pushed
Trade Body to Join
Other Agencies in
Anocostio Project

+, Directors of the Prince Georges
Chamber of Commerce last night
instructed its Park and Zoning
Committee to work with Federal,
State and local agencies in develop
ing and oo-ordinating plans to pre-
vent floods in the Anacostia Valley.
Former Mayor Fred w. Cast of
Cheverly, chairman of the commit
tee, told the directors, meeting in
Hyattsville, that he had been ap-
pointed by the War Department as
chairman of the Prince Georges
and Montgomery County area to di-
rect emergency flood relief.
Mr.. Cast said automatic gauges
have been set up by the Govern
ment at Riverdale, Beltsville, the
University of Maryland and the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission filtration plant at
Burnt Mills. Later a gauge is to be
installed at the Peace Cross in
Bladensburg. Reports on gauge
readings keep town authorities
posted on when they can expect
high water so they can alert rescue
squads and other relief groups. The
District Fire Department will main
tain communication with the flood
ed areas by radio If local communi-
cations fail.
Must Keep Channel Clear.
Mr.. Cast said that to eliminate
food conditions it will be necessary
to keep the channel of the Anacos-
tia River and its tributaries clear,
and to raise the grade of roads and
buildings around the Peace Cross
and other points in the flood dis
trict.
Mr.. Casts committee also was in
structed to study the possible &C
QUESTION of sites for parks and play
grounds. In this study it would
consult the planning experts of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, with a
view to recommending suitable sites
to the Advisory Commission to be
paid for out of the funds of the
100000 bond issue for improve
ments in the county's Metropolitan
Area. The Park and Planning Com
mission is interested, the chamber
was told, in obtaining small play
lots, especially for the poorer COM
munities.
Such policy, it was said, would
keep children off the streets and dis
courage low-cost housing projects.
Urges Restoring Bus Route.
Walter F. Mulligan, Public Util-
ities Committee chairman, adyocat-
ed restoration of the b. bus serv-
ice from the District line on Blad-
ensburg road to Berwyn, or, at
least, partial restoration of this
route. He thought the rerouting of
the Greenbelt bus line over the
bridge at Hyattsville via Bladens-
burg, Colmar Manor and Cottage
City to the Mount Rainier terminal
a good plan. He pointed out the
present Greenbelt bus route parallels
the streetcar line on Rhode Island
avenue from Hyattsville to Mount
Rainier.
He estimated such recruiting
would add about three minutes to
the present trip from Greenbelt to
Mount Rainier. He announced a |
meeting would be held August % in
the County Service Building by the
County Central Transportation
Committee, of which he is chairman,
to which all interested groups are
invited. Mr.. Mulligan said a loop
bus service from the Peace Cross
around College Park is needed.
Patrons of the Cheverly and East
Riverlale lines are satisfied with the
present service and do not want
these buses routed into the Mount
Rainier terminal, he said.