Evening star., 1949-06-29
Prince Georges Urged
To Stay Within Limit
In School Construction

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Recommendations tha. Prince
Georges County stay within its
self imposed 50 900 900 limit fo'
new school construction this year
by eliminating all auditoriums and
eafeterias and approximately
S13l 800 in unessential features
were under study today by county
officials.
Architects who designed six
proposed schools submitted revised
plans to school oficials and two
Of the county commissioners dur
ing a special session late yester-
day at the Board of Education Of
fees in Upper Marlboro.
Final approval viii await action
by the county school board. prcb-
ably today. and by the commis-
sioners at their regular weekly
meeting next Tuesday. The school
board Is meeting today TO open
bids for the construction of addi-
tions at the Agar Road. District
Heights. Suitland and Oxon Hill
tNegro) Elementary Schools and
for providing heating and toilet
facilities at the Lincoln Negro
Elementary School.
Other Savings Suggested.
Besides cutting out auditoriums
and cafeterias. the architects sug-
gested that $4,000 be saved by
eliminating glazed tile in class
rooms. $4,000 by not installing
movable partitions In gymnasiums
and $l3,800 by omitting glass
block and steel sash at the pro-
posed new high school at Bladens-
burg.
Meanwhile. it was disclosed that
the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission soon will issue
another 100000 in bonds to
provide funds for water and sewer
main construction in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties and 100000 in bonds for
storm drainage construction.
The commissioners. in a routine
action in accordance with a law
requiring them to place their
guarantee on such bonds, au-
thorized Linden Briscoe. their
clerk. as the agent to sign them
officially for the county.
Mayor John c. Post Of Takoma
Park and members Of that COM
munity's City Council requested
the commissioners to reopen about
200 feet of old Eastern avenue.
starting at the corporate limits OF
Takoma Park. in order to give
residents on the Takoma Park side
proper egress from their homes.
Opposed by Residents.
The proposal earlier had been
opposed by a delegation of eight
from the Pinecrest SUBJ
division. a county special improve
ment district Immediately adjacent
to Takoma Park, The county side
OF the old roadway was closed last
year and the land turned over to
residents living along the stretch.
The commissioners took no action
on the request.
They took under advisement
another request by Takoma Park
oficials who asked that the courr-
ty reimburse the municipality for
the IL cents per 500 valuation
paid by Prince Georges County
residents Of the community for
county police protection. The
group asserted those residents pay
the county taxes but get their
protection from the Fakoma Park
police force =
In other business, the commits
sioners:
Decided against awarding a
contract for improving Third
street in Wildercroft after resi-
dents Of the area protested against
the high costs and accompanying
tax burdens: directed county road
examiners to survey Naval avenue
and Prince Garden road in
Lanham to determine If they
should be taken over by the coun-
ty for maintenance purposes:
granted . day nursery permit to
Dorothy L. Buckler for $500 p
street. Coral Hills. and carnival
permit to the Boulevard Heights
Fire Department for an affair.
July $3.50. at Fifty third and r
streets, Coral Hills.
Although Alabama ranks fourth