Evening star., 1950-04-04
Acts
To Get Federal
Road Funds
City Asks Conference
With State Agency
On $4,000 Grant

HyattSville has asked for a con-
ference with State highway Off
cials with the view of availing
itself of Federal grants for road
construction.
The City Council last night
asked for meeting with the State
Roads Commission after being IN
formed by that agency that the
city is eligible for at least $4,000
under the Federal program, pro-
vided it matched the money,
dollar-for- dollar.
Mayor Caesar L. Aiello pointed
out, however, that the ALLEGATION
was made on the basis of the
1910 census figure of 6,575 while
the current census is expected to
show population of about Is, 1000,
with resultant increase in funds
available. Grants are made on a
basis of population and road
mileage in municipalities of 5000
inhabitants or more.
City Has Many Projects.
The Federal money is to be
used for Improvements on roads
that integrate with the State
highway system. Mayor Aiello
said Hyattsville had many prof.
ects by which the city could quaiif
ects by which the city could
qualify.
The Council agreed to ask Cap
ital Transit Co. officials to meet
with Mayor Aiello and the Trans
portation Committee, headed by
Councilman Jesse S. Baggett, to
consider rerouting of the College
Park-Prince Georges General Hos
pital bus route through Hyattsville
business areas.
The plan. which has the in
dorsement of the Hyattsville Pro-
fessional and Businessmen Asso-
citation, would require that buses
now using the Baltimore boule-
ward, be diverted by way of Queens S
Chapel road and other streets on
the way to the hospital and via
Colmar Manor, Cottage City,
Rhode Island avenue and Queens
Chapel road on the return trip.
Sylvan V. Deitz, of the associa-
ton, and Councilman Baggett said
the proposed route also would
serve students who will attend the
new Nicholas Orem School, now
being built on Colesville road.
Truck Traffic Studied.
The Roads and Police Commit
tees were directed to study which
streets can best stand the load
OF heavy trucks. This is pre-
liminary to ban of truck traffic
on certain streets. '-
A contract for sidewalks on both
sides of Thirty-second avenue
from Madison to Nicholson streets
were awarded to Kermit A. Hunt,
low bidder. for $2,623. Costs will
average $1.69 a foot front.
Petitions of property owners
for sidewalks on both sides of
Twenty-ninth avenue from James,
town road to Lancer drive and
on the north side of jefferson
street at Thirty ninth avenue
were approved. Bids will be OBJ
tanned at the April II council
meeting.
Next week was set as Paint
up Cleanup Week."
Contest Judging Set.
Judging in the city home
grounds Improvements contest will
start April Is, it was announced
by Councilman Kenneth E. Good
ger, committee chairman.
A hearing will be held April II
on the application for rezoning
more than acres of the George
H. Lanhardt tract in the Hamil-
ton stree-Thirty seventh avenue
area for semi-detached homes.
1t was announced that persons
who owe for trash and garbage
collection swill have service dis
continued unless they pay by
April Is.
Action on the proposed new
city fire code was postponed until
8 pm. Tuesday when it will be
considered by the Fire Depart
ment Committee and the city at
torney.