Evening star., 1951-09-05
Sidewalks for 10
County Schools
Under Study
Conferees Discuss
Montgomery Projects
To Cost $o3, 700

Construction of $s3,700 worth
of sidewalks to protect children
at 18 Montgomery County schools
was being considered today BY
conferees of the Board of Educa.
tion and the county Department
of Public Works.
The projects, including perma-
nent concrete sidewalks at five
locations and two $4,000 culverts
was outlined yesterday to the
County Council by Mason A
Butcher, director of public works
o. K. Anderson, assistant public
works director, will confer on the
sidewalk projects with William
Marks. director of transportation
for the Board of Education and
report at the Councils meeting
next Tuesday. Councilman Har-
old F. Hammond asked Mr.. An
derson to get the reaction OF
school officials before the Council
acts.
Money for Temporary Walks.
Money for construction of
temporary sidewalks of crushed
stone and blacktop would come
from the suburban district funds,
according to Mr.. Butcher. The
Councils decision on how to
finance proposed permanent side
walks along Georgia avenue.
which may come at next weeks
meeting, probably will set the
policy on financing the five perma-
nent sidewalk projects proposed
for school areas.
MIR. Butchers report on side
walks needed for the protection
of school children included con-
Struction of permanent walks at
these schools:
Oakview Elementary, East
Wayne avenue from the school to
Flower avenue, Oakland terrace
north side of Plyers Mill road
from Georgia to Warner avenues
and south side Of Plyers Mill roao
from KenSington to Brunswick;
Forest Grove, Forest Glen roac
from Georgia avenue to Sligo
Greek parkway and Dameror
drive from Forest Glen road tc
the school.
The list of temporary side
walks included:
Oakview Elementary, Flower
avenue from Hartwer to Frank
lin avenue; Rolling Terrace, Piney
Branch road from Greenwood to
the Long Branch Apartments:
Sherwood. Maryland Route 10S
from Ashton to Sandy Spring
Pleasant View, Kensington- Whea-
ton road from Georgia to East
avenue; East Silver Spring, north
side of Silver Spring avenue from
Nolte to Hartford avenue; Brad
ley Elementary, north side of
Bradley boulevard from Rayburn
road to Bradmoor drive.
At Other Schools.
Montgomery Hills Junior High.
Linden lane from the B. g. o.
tracks to the school; Parkside
Elementary, Burnett and Lorain
avenues from Forest Glen road to
Sligo Creek parkway; Takoma
Park Junior High. west side OF
Piney Branch road from Sligo
avenue to the school; Montgomery
Blair High, Wayne avenue from
Dale drive to Sligo Creek parkway
and Dale drive from Colesville
road to Wayne avenue.
Woodlin Elementary, Warren
street from Linden street to the
school; Rollingwood Elementary
Beach drive from East Leland
street to the school; Alta Vista
Elementary, east side Of Old
Georgetown road from Cedar lane
to Alta Vista road; Bethesda Ele-
mentary, east side Of Old George
town road from Lincoln avenue to
Wilson lane: Western Junior High
and Westbrook Elementary, Mas
SachuSetts avenue from Westmore-
land Circle to Welborn avenue;
Eastern Junior High and st. Ber-
nadette, Old Bladensburg road
from Waterford to Piney Branch
road and Franklin avenue from
Flower avenue to Old Bladensburg
road.
- Culvert Projects.
The report also includes two
culverts at $4,000 each across
Long Branch Greek and Turkey
Branch at East Wayne avenue
and at VierS Mill road service
drive. These would give safer &C
cess to Oakview Elementary and
Viers Mill Village Elementary, Mr..
Butcher said.
Old BladenSburg road in the
Four Corners area got tentative
top priority on the proposed con-
struction schedule because there
are four schools in the area. Mr..
Butcher described the sidewalk
need there as aggravated.
He said plans for construction
of permanent or temporary side
walks at the school locations were
arrived at after a study Of road
conditions. Many of the projects
parallel roads that may soon be
widened or Strengthened. which
would mean tearing up any side
walks in the way.