Evening star., 1922-08-29
ROAD To FAIRFAX
COMPLETED SOON
Falls Church Citizens Asso-
citation Gets Encouraging
Report From Richmond.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, August 20
Prospects are bright for early COM
pletion of that part of the Lee high
way from the south end OF George
town bridge through Cherrydale and
Falls Church to Fairfax. according to
the report of a special committee
headed by John F. Bethune. submit
ted at meeting last night of the
Falls Church Citizens Association
Two gaps in the road remain to be
built. One is slightly more than a
mile and quarter IN length, from
Halls Hill. in Arlington county. to
the corporation line at East Falls
Church. and the other is of eight
miles in Fairfax county, fnom The
corner of Washington and Broad
streets in Falls Church to Fairfax
Court House. through Merryfield
BY special act of the legislature,
Lee highway has haen taken over by
the state as a federal-aid road and in
time state and federal funds will be
appropriated for completing it. But
by another special act of the lesisia-
ture. the state highway commission
was authorized to accept loans. with
out interest. for purposes of road
building, to be repaid when the state
and federal funds become. availa bic.
1t Is to take advantage of this act
that the present effort is b.ing maGe.
Ursed by State OnfciaIs.
Mr.. Bethune reported last night
that Supervisor Harrison. just return
ed from Richmond. reported that Gov.
Trinkie. Chairman Shirley and En-
gineer Coleman of the state highway
commission urged that the people
and officials Of Arlington and Fairfax
counties act Immediately, as loans
are coming in SO rapidly that all pros
pective funds for a number of years
to come will soon be taken up.
To complete the road from Halls
Hill to Falls Church will cost about
$4,000. All Arlington county will
have to pay of this will be the inter
est from the time the money is ex-
pended until the loan Is repaid. which
will not be more than two years and
probably less than one. To build the
eight miles from Falls Church to
Fairfax will cost about s215,0e0 1t
is proposed to petition the circuit
court to authorize Falls Church and
Providence districts to vote at the
November election on a bond issue for
to the state and the road built next
year. Providence and Falls Church
districts. the latter including that
part of the town of Falls Church
which lies in Fairfax county. will
have to carry the interest on the
bonds until state and federal money
becomes available. If the Legislature
at a special session next month votes
the proposed sl2,000.O00 bond issue
the money probably would be availa-
BILE about as soon as the road is COM
pleted, and there would be little or
no interest for local taxpayers to
pay. If no state bond issue is voted
the interest probably would have to
be carried for two and possibly three
years. But even If the interest runs
for the maximum period. 1t Is regard
ed as an unusual opportunity in road
building.
The governor and state highway of
ficials sent word that il Arlington
county will raise the $4,000 at once.
road from Halls Hill to Falls Church.
and it will be completed during the
coming fall.