Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-01
PrinceGeorges
Plans Many
Improvements
Playground, School,
Rood and Lighting
Projects Are Slated
BY ]. b. ZATMAN.

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than 100000, including highway
and street lighting improvements
and the establishment of play
grounds, is scheduled this year in
Prince Georges County as the coun-
TVS postwar construction program
swings into high gear.
A secondary road program, COM
prising improvement of 1917 miles
of rural roads at an estimated cost
of $114,000, also is slated to start
this year. 1t is expected to be
completed with the aid of Federal
funds.
In addition, the county Board of
Education hopes to launch school
improvement program, although
high building costs probably will
limit the number of projects to
about go per cent of those originally
planned under a s1,300,000 bond
issue authorized at the last session
of the State Legislature.
Approved by Legislature.
The highway, street lighting and
playground programs, which will
affect only the metropolitan area of
the county, will be financed by a
81 100000 bond issue approved by
the Legislature last March. Carry
ing and retirement charges are to be
met by special tax on residents of
the area.
Improvements under the program,
drafted by the Advisory Board to the
County Commissioners, have a dual
purpose-to build up" the metro
politan area of the county and to-
prevent unemployment. Half the
81 10000 authorized already has
been issued and the remaining bonds
will be sold next spring
A major portion of the road con-
struction work to be done this year
under the direction of County Engi-
neer Arthur w. Tayman is contained
in the following five projects:
l. Resurfaeing of Decatur street
from Baltimore avenue to Edmon-
ston road, with installation of the
necessary storm water drainage ia
cilities-two-thirds of a mile; esti-
mated cost, $4,000.
2. Improvement Of Addison road
from the District line to Central
avenue and its relocation from Gen.
trail avenue to Walker Mill road
AZ miles; estimated cost, $4,000.
Mr.. Tayman said the State Roads
Commission had been requested to
include this project in the secondary
road program SO that the county
could obtain Federal aid.
Sheriff Road Improvement.
g. Improvement of Sheriff road
from the District line to the
George N. Palmer highway $40
miles; estimated cost, $4,000.
4. improvement of Riverdale road
and its extension, Firms lane, from
Edmonston road to Defense high
way-21z miles; estimated cost,
$4,000.
S. Relocation of portion of
River road from a point north of |
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to
Defense highway-112 miles; esti-
mated cost, $685. 900.
Three other projects, involving
intersectional traffic channelization,
on which work is scheduled to be-
gin next year, were listed by Mr..
Tayman as follows:
Queens Chapel road and Eastern
avenue, estimated cost $4,000;
Eastern avenue and George N.
Palmer highway to Seat Pleasant
estimated cost $4,000, and Land
over road and Defense highway
estimated cost $4,000. Mr.. Tay-
man described the last intersection
as the worst in the county from the
standpoint of accident frequency.
He said that since this intersection
is part of the State highway sys-
tenn, approval must be given by the
State Roads Commission before
work can begin.
He also said there was a possible
ity for expansion of the Queens
Chapel road-EaStern avenue project
to include improvement of La Sale
road from Queens Chapel road to
Chillum road-a distance of IL
miles. No estimate of cost is avail
able.
Lighting Program Hampered.
Although work on the street light
ing program has been hampered by
the inability of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. to obtain necessary ma
terials and men, Mr.. Tayman ex-
pressed the hope that it could start
this year. Estimated cost of the
program, which contemplates in
stallation of street lights along vir-
tually every major road in the
metropolitan area of the county and
at dangerous intersections, is $40, 900
a year, including maintenance.
A total of 100000 will be used
for the purchase of playground sites
in II communities, as recommended
by the Advisory Board. They are:
Capitol Heights, Seat Pleasant,
Fairmont Heights, Cheverly, Cottage
City, Mount Rainier Avondale,
Riverdale, University Park, Col
lege Park, Lakeland and Berwyn
Heights.
Several special improvement dis
tricts in the county, which con-
sist of unincorporated areas whose
residents are assessed for any i'm
provements in their respective COM
munities, also are scheduled to have
work done this year.
Street improvements Slated.
Street improvement and drainage
projects are slated in Avondale,
Sunnybrook, Chapel Oaks, Rogers
Heights, Dillon Park, Hillside, Navy
Day and Wildercroft.
Similar wark is underway in Coral
Hills and Morningside and is ex-
pecJed to be completed in 1916.
Residents of Lanham HEIGHTS and
North Englewood have petitioned
the county commissioners for the
establishment of special improve
ment districts in their communities.
If the board approves the petitions,
it is believed likely that some street
construction will take place in the
two areas this year.
The recent assignment of Paul D.
Cooper, principal of Maryland Park
High School, as special assistant to
Supt. of Schools G. Gardner Shu-
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