Evening star., 1947-10-08

ISSuS VIII Dc OtIIZSO
For School and Rood
Construction Program
A comprehensive school and road
construction program in Montgom-
cry County today had the go-ahead
signal after the county commits
sioners authorized a $4,000, 900 bond
issue to cover the work. OF this
amount, $4,000, 900 will be allocated
for schools.
The bonds are part OF q $7,000,-
600 issue approved at the last ses-
sion Of the General Assembly. Bids
will be opened October Al in the
Rockville Courthouse.
In a list submitted to the COM
missioners, the Board of Education
proposed expenditure of $125l ,425
for new construction and additions
to existing buildings: $190,800 for
four new school sites and enlarge
ment of grounds s.at two schools;
S39, 900 for land options, $1,000 for
furniture and $4,000 for school re-
conditioning, including noderniza-
ton of equipment and improvements
to buildings and grounds.
At the same time, however, School
Board officials emphasized the list
is only tentative and is subject to
revision. .-s-
Only Rural Roads Affected.
The road program calls for $751;
500 to be spent next year on Aew
construction along 18 county roads
and $282,500 for repair and main-
tenance of existing roads and
bridges. All of the roads affected
are in the rural area OF the county.
According to the Board of Edu-
cations list, the u PSI. .425 for new
construction will be spent as fol-
lows:
North Four Corners Elementary
$30.345; Potomac Elementary, $75,-
900; Glenmont Elementary, $4,000;
Westbrook Elementary. $l95 900;
Rockville Elementary, $4,000; Ken
sington Elementary, 100000; Ia
koma Park Junior High, 500, 900.
Also, Parkside Elementary, $19.-
$50; Gaithersburg High, $37,100;
Bradley Elementary, $4,000; Sher-
wood Elementary. $4,000; Coles
vile Elementary, 100000; Flower
Avenue Elementary, $4,000; Mont
gomery Blair High shop, $4,000;
Damascus High, 100000; Alta
Vista Elementary, $4,000; Mont
gomery Hills Junior High. $4,000
Also, a new colored elementary
school, $4,000; a new colored high
school, $4,000: Bethesda Chevy
Chase High temporary gymnasium,
$42, 400; Lincoln High temporary
gym. $31 300; junior college build
ing, $31, 800, and Woodlin Elemen-
tary, $4,000.
$97 500 for Junier- High Site.
Land purchases include $97, 500
for site for new western subur-
ban junior high school, $4,000 for
"a new elementary schoot on Flower
avenue, $4,000 for a new colored
high school, $4,000 for = new
colored elementary school. $500
for an addition to the Gaithersburg
High School grounds and $4,000 for
extension of the Laytonsville
Elementary School grounds. I
4 School sites on which the Board
Fof Education plans to take options
or buy are the Brookmont Elemen-
tary, $1,000; Forest Glen Elemen-
tary, $4,000: Homewood Elementary.
81, 600: East West Highway Elemen-
tary, 5000: Glenhaven Elementary,
$2500; Western Suburban Elen1en-
tary, $1,000; Eastern Suburban
Junior High. $500, and Bradley
Junior High. $1o,400.
The school reconditioning item of
s449, 900 is broken down in the
Board Of Education's list as fol-
lows:
Moderniza ton of equipment, in
cluding new equipment for cafe
terias, laboratories, vocational shops
and for general county use, ST, 900.
Bethesda School to Be Improved.
Building Improvements, $253, 900,
to be spent at the following schools:
Laytonsville Elementary, Cal
thersburg High. Leland Junior High,
Bethesda Elementary, Montrose Ele-
mentary, Garrett Park Elementary,
Silver Spring intermediate, East
Silver Spring Elementary, Rockville
Elementary. Poolesville High, Rich
ard Montgomery High, Coiesville
Elementary. Chevy Chase Ele-
mentary, Bethesda Chevy Chase
High and Montgomery Blair High.
The remaining $125,000 will be
spent in improving the grounds at
Montgomery Blair High, Bethesda
Chevy Chase High, Richard Mont
gomery High, Kensingtn Junior
High, Montgomery Hills Junior
High, Takoma Park Junior High,
Woodlin' Elementary, Alta Vista
Elementary, Lynnbrook Elementary,
Westbrook Elementary. Bradley Ele-
mentary and Gaithersburg High.
No breakdown was given of the
roads and bridges on which $282 800
will be spent for improvement and
maintenance.