Evening star., 1948-01-28
Road Builders Hear
Of Large Acreage for
Maryland Highways

Fred w. Tuemmler, director Of
planning for the Prince Georges
County regional office of the Mary
land National Capital Park and
planning Commission, said today
that thousands Of acres of land have
been donated for highway construc-
tion by developers of subdivisions
and other property owners.
The commissions highway plan "is
slowly taking shape as reality, but
a great deal needs to be DONE" the
speaker said in addressing the Road
Builders Conference at the Willard
Hotel.
Among the needs Mr.. Tuemmler
listed: Special Federal highway aid,
with necessary legislation to speed
UP the program and give highway
construction in the nearby Maryland
area a boost; legislation similar to
the Capper-Cramton Act, which
helped provide q park system in the
nearby areas; q limit on land use,
with possible reduced taxes until
highways are built; preservation OF
planned highway routes by not hav-
ing the areas built up with develop
ments, and revival of the Metro
politan Highway Co-ordinating
Committee, which lapsed during the
war.
Roadside Control Urged.
The planner said that certain
controversial features must be re-
solved between Virginia, Maryland
and the District so that unified
program can be worked out. He
said there must be coordination
with the Army in the new highway
system, so that troops and supplies
can readily be transported. :
Roadside control along the high
ways is necessary. Mr.. Tuemmler
said, to prevent the erection OF bill
boards and other distractions.
D. c. Approaches Inadequate.
2 OF present, Mr.. Tuemnnler pointee
out, a number of inadequate radia
roads leading out from the Distric
exist. I1e listed among these Mas
sachusetts, Wisconsin, New Hamp'
shire, Connecticut and Georgia
avenues, Piney Branch road. U. s
Highway No. /, Central avenue, De.
fense highway, Livingston road ar1o
the Southern Maryland road.
= Mr.. Tuemmler pointed to the
lack Of adequate cross-country routes
The commissions plan calls for
ADEQUATE east-west thoroughfares
appropriately spaced within Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties.
Good highways are essential to
national defense, Speaker Martin
told the road builders in the Hotel
Statler last night.
Mr.. Martin assured the road
builders, who are completing a
three-day conference here today
that Congress is fully aware Of the
importance of continuing Federal
aid to highways,
Representative Cunningham, Re-
publican, of Iowa, chairman OF the
subcommittee on Roads Of the
House Committee on Public Works,
was toastmaster at the banquet.
Airport Instruction Urged.
Senator Bridges, Republican, OF
New Hampshire yesterday afternoon
assured the association that he IA
vors basic principles Of a European
Recovery Program.
Representative Engle, Democrat
of California, called for more State
participation in the national airport
construction and development pro-
grom. Mr.. Engle. vice president o1
the Congressional Flying Club, spoke
at a luncheon meeting in the May
flower Hotel yesterday.
Other speakers at yesterday after
moons session included: John B
Ecker, director of Research and
Planning, Capital Transit Co.; Ron
aid C. Seeley, Thomas H. MacDon-
aid, commissioner, Public Roads Ad-
ministration, and E. w. Bauman OF
the National Stag Association, all OF
Washington.