Evening star., 1947-12-31
Johns toUrge
Action on Road
bott|enecks
Seeks Action by Stote
On Widening Georgia,
Wisconsin Avenues

Wisconsin Avenues
Prompt action to eliminate trafiic
bottlenecks on Wisconsin and Geor-
gia avenues in suburban Montgom-
cry County was to be urged today
by Brooke Johns, president of the
Board Of County Commissioners at
meeting of the State Roads Com
mission and the County Safety
Board in Baltimore.
Mr.. Johns announced at yester-
days meeting of the commission
ers In Rockville that he would ask,
the State Roads Commission to take
immediate steps to widen Wisconsin
avenue between the Bank of Be-
thesda and the Bethesda Naval
Medical Center. and Georgia avenue
between Colesville road and
Wheaton.
He explained that the purpose of
today's meeting is to attempt to
have the commission condemn the
necessary property along the east
side of Wisconsin avenue in order
W OUGdIl tlSIlCS.u way.
Lacks Legal Staff.
In this connection, County Super
visor Irving G.. McNayr pointed out
it was practically impossible for the
county to get the rights-of- since
it did not have the legal staff re-
quired to procede with condemna-
ton.
With respect to Georgia avenue.
Mr. Johns predicted traffic condi-
tions there would be just as bad in
the near future as those along Wis
consin avenue are at present.
He said he would ask the COM
mission to widen Georgia avenue to
at least double its present 24-foot
width to provide four-lane high
way
1--WE appreciate the work being
done by the State Roads Commis-
sion on the new viaduct over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks
in Silver Spring and the repaving
of Georgia avenue from the viaduct
to Colesville road" Mr.. Johns as
serted. But these projects. when
completed, will not relieve the
bottleneck on Georgia avenue be-
yond the Colesville road"
Transit Fare Moves.
Albert E. Conradis, county public
utility agent, was authorized to ap-
pear before the Maryland Public
Service Commission next week to
seek continuation or reduced fares
for school children on Capital Tram
sit lines in the county.
The commission is scheduled to
hear arguments next Tuesday on
transit company's proposal to aban-
don the Beltsville- -Branchville street.
car shuttle line in Prince Georges
County.
On completion of that hearing,
the commission will resume its
hearing on the transit eompany's re-
quest to establish uniform 5-cents-
per-zone fares on its Maryland lines.
The hearing on the latter request
was continued from early this
month to give opponents an op-
portunity to prepare their argu-
ments.
The board took no action on a
suggestion by Mr.. McNayr that it
meet with the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission in an attempt
to obtain improved trash and gar
bage collection by the commission.
No Collections Charged.
The suggestion was made after
Commissioner Wesley I. Sauter said
Bethesda residents have complained
of no collection being made in the
last two weeks
He also read a letter from l.. A.
Palmer, 4845 Leland street. Chevy
Chase. charging that the commits
sion mas failed to collect ashes.
II have had no trouble with the
collection of my trash and garbage"
Mr.. Palmer wrote, but nothing but
trouble in the collection of ashes
from my home. spend about fifty
cents a month calling the commits
sion but the results have been poor"
A request by George P. Kimmel
for tax exemption of the Longwood
School, Inc, of which he is presi-
dent, was referred to Mr.. Welsh.
The. county assessment department
recommended that an assessment Of
s118, 300 be placed on the property,
near Olney.
The board last week said an in
vestigation would be launched to
determine whether such schools
actually are operating on non-
profit basis.
All county employees were granted
half day holiday today but will
work a full day Friday.