Evening star., 1949-01-10
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Bulk Of County's
Repair Funds
Montgomey-BIoir,
Bethesda High Schools
Top improvement List

Bethesda High Schools
Top improvement List
A proposed four-year program to
recondition facilities at existing
schools in Montgomery County
would allot most funds to Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Montgomery Blair
high schools.
This is included in the $4,000.
600 four-year plan outlined in the
biennial construction report of the
Board of Education. The exact
figure for the whole program is
$l9,4l9,890 which was divided into
S17,210,000 for new construction;
$696, ,780 for school sites, $17l, 900 fol
furniture and $1,342,110 for recon.
ditioning projects.
All but the reconditioning protests
have been reported previously by
The Star.
OF, the s1,342110 proposed to be
made available for reconditioning
projects, Bethesda Chevy Chase
would get $4,000 and Montgomery
Blair $59,77o.
Improvements Needed.
In addition to the new buildings
recommended in earlier sections OF
the report. "the present overcrowded
buildings are in need of major i'm
provements" at Montgomery Blair
Among suggestions made are treat.
ment of floors, walls and woodwork
installation of additional cupboards
and storage spaces and improve
nent in lighting fixtures.
The cafeteria floor should be
covered with linoleum and acousti-
cal ceilings installed. Also a new
serving counter, dressing room and
drinking facilities are urged for
the cafeteria.
A two-story connecting corridor
between the two classroom build
ings, completion of the athletic
field track, installation Of parking
areas and landscaping completes
the recommended Improvements at
Montgomery-Blair.
Bleachers Proposed.
A 4,O0o-seat concrete bleacher Sec
ton for the athletic field would take
UP more than half the amount
sought for Bethesda Chevy Chase
improvements. The bleachers would
cost s45,000.
Other improvements sought are
acquisition of land and construction
of new parking area, construction
of five tennis courts, reconditioning
of heating plants, installation OF
shelving and cabinets in classrooms
improvements in lighting and con-
struction of a service driveway.
Following is list of other pro-
posed reconditioning projects, the
estimated cost and some of the work
that would be entailed.
Laytonsville, $3.50, for lighting,
door locks and toilets.
Clarksburg, S2,76O. lighting, play
ground grading, floor and wall treat
ment and toilets. =
Germantown, s2,s2o, more storage
space, lighting, grading playground,
driveway resurfacing and replacing
floor and table covers in cafeteria.
s15,020 for Poolesville.
Poolesville, $4,000, rewiring of
electrical circuits. stairway replace
ments, wall and floor treatments
lighting, hard surfacing play area,
resurfacing kitchen floor and re-
placing cafeteria ceiling.
Rockville elementary, S23,92O, to
enlarge boiler room, install fire
alarm system and grading play
area.
Montrose, s2,10o, f1reproofing
boiler room and treating play area.
Garrett Park, $3.50 for locks
cabinets and all-weather play area
Colesville. $500, treatment to
plaS area, floors and walls; INSTALL
ing of service driveway, acoustical
ceilings. lighting and locks.
Burtonsville, $3.50, toilet facili-
ties in small addition, electric pump
for running water and central heat
ing system.
Fairland, $7,160, service drive.
way, fire escape, enlarging kitchen
and rewriting electrical system.
S6,1S0 for Darnestown.
Darnestown, $3.50, convert base.
ment into cafeteria, grading anc
-flreprooflng boiler room.
Bethesda elementary, S36,100 to
install acoustical ceilings in all class
rooms, rewriting, improve lighting
floor and wall treatments, and par
titions in toilets.
Clara Barton, $4,000 for over
hauling plumbing rewriting, acous-
tical ceilings, lighting and floor and
wall treatment.
Chevy Chase elementary, $4,000
for new boilers, cafeteria floors and
, playground grading.
Somerset, s3,4o0, playground grad
ing and parking area.
Alta Vista, $4,000, clearing and ex-
tending play area.
Westbrook, s12,660, playground
grading, widening and surfacing
driveway and improve approaches.
Lynnbrook, s1o,400, grading play
ground and resurfacing driveways.
Bradley, $10,560 for draining and
grading playground, installing tenn
perature controls.
s3S,630 for Sherwood.
Sherwood, $38, $50 for rewlring and
fire alarms and sewage disposal
plant.
p Gaithersburg, $1,7O0 for retaining
walls and tree removal.
Washington Grove, $7,980 for elec-
trio water pump, central heating
system and septic tank.
Potomac, $7,750, playground grad
ing, service driveway and sidewalks
Dickerson, $4,000 to enlarge cafe
terra and replace entrances.
Damascus, $4,000 to improve
water supply, complete upper floor
toilets and hard-surface play area
Kensington, $7,490 for parking
Part of Anne A,
Not Zoned' Aft