The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-09
RESOLUTIONS PROTEST
ARLINGTON ROADWAY
Property Owners of Rosemont. Brad
dock Heights, and Mount Ida Think
Cost Would Be Excessive.
OTHERS FAVOR U. S. SURVEY

| Alexandria, Va. Aug. G-Such legal
steps as may be necessary and expedient
| to prevent the expenditure OF the coun-
| tvs money in connection with the con-
struction of the road from Arlington
| National Cemetery 10 Alexandria will be
! taken by an executive committee of
/ property owners representing property
; owners of Rosemont. Braddock Heights
! and Mount Ida. Resolutions TO the
/ foregoing effect have been adopted by
this committee and a copy forwarded to
! Logan Waller Page, chief OF the good
roads division. Department of Agricul-
ture Washington. d. G., and also a
copy to Edward Duncan. supervisor Of
jefferson district. Alexandria County.
! The resolutions are signed by q.
! Washington Lewis. chairman; Robert
r. d. woolt. II. J. Warthen. c. A.
| Strauss. Orlando H. Kirk. Wallace ".
! Lindsey and Mauchlin Niven.
These property owners want the road
| to be constructed west OF the subdivi-
sions they represent instead OF coming
through the town OF Potomac as planned
by the government survey.
1t is set forth in the resolutions that
the three and one-hslf miles or road 10
be constructed. only sixteen feet wide.
of an experimental nature. will cost
"
cessive. \ 10000 is to be borne by JET
ferson district. the committee believes IL
an unnecessary burden 10 be carried by
this district. and that greater good
could be accomplished by applying that
districts pro rata to- the maintenance
md improvement of the present roads
row existing in this district The COM
mittee also report In the resolution that
they are informed that $4,000 additional
r.. a.. g.
surfscinS the present roadway from
Hume Spring to Alexandria making a
total OF $500. which they consider ex-
cessive.
The Jefferson District Citizens Asso-
citation will hold an open air mass meet
ing Monday night at Del Ray. Alexandria
County, to indorse the United States gov
eminent survey for the road to be con-
structed from Arlington Cemetery to
Alexandria.
Endorsement $50 will; be given the
Alexandria COUNT Board of Supervisors
for its action in the matter.
In the event OF unfavorable weather
conditions the meeting will be held in
the Mount Vernon avenue school house.
The home of James w. Devers, located
near the poorhouse. Alexandria County,
a short distance north OF this city, was
destroyed by FIRE at o'clock this morn
ing. The loss Is about $500, partly COW
cred by insurance.
The Del Ray and st. Elmo fire depart
ments. which have chemical engines. re-
sponded. The Reliance engines hose
wagon with Chief Gronau and several
firemen, also went to the fire and a plug
stream was used.
The fire had. however. gained too much
Roadway to check the flames by the ar
rival OF the fire department. The cause
Of the fire Is unknown.
The funeral Of Miss Eliza beth LonsdaIe
Smith, who died yesterday in Now Hope.
Pa, while visiting relatives. win take
place at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
from the residence of her sister. Mrs.
Robert F. Knox. a21 Duke street. Serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. Paca Ken
nedy. Of the Episcopal Theological Sem
mary.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blacks funeral took
place at II O'Clock today from Demaine's
undertaking chapel Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. c. z. Brandt, pastor Of
the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Burial
was In the Methodist Protestant Gene
terry
= Funeral services for Joseph T. Jones
will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing at his home. ST North Washington
street. They viii be conducted by Rev