Evening star., 1922-12-17
ARLINGTON SPECIAL
ELECTION ORDERED
Citizens to Vote on $4,000
Road Bond Issue
January %.
STRONG SUPPORT SEEN
Declare Certain Hitches in Pro-
gram Can Be Ironed Out
Satisfactorily.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, December 16.-
Acting on resolution OF the board
of supervisors of Arlington county,
ptesentcd to him in behalf OF the
board by Attorney II. r. Thomas.
Judge Samuel G.. Brent today ordered
a special election on the question OF
bonding Arlington district. Arlington
county, for $4,000 for road develop
ment, designating Tuesday. January
%. as the date for balloting. The
hoard made its request following re-
ceipt of a petition bearing more than
sufficient number of names or
voters urging that proper action be
taken as required by law to bring
the proposal to an issue.
The plan for the improvements and
nonding. which accompanied the
hoard'S resolution to the judge. was
in its original form as drafted by a
special committee of the Arlington
Good Roads Association. sponsor for
the movement. and approved by a re
cent mass meeting at the cour thouse.
the details of which were printed in
u recent issue of The Star.
Sum Believed Insufficient.
AZ a meeting this week of the ad-
visory committee. formed for the
ests of the people and 10 boost the
project. fear was expressed that the
sum allotted to the Improvement of
Wilson boulevard from Rosslyn to
Bolivar station. Ballston. was not
sufficient to put the road in first-class
shape. This feature of the program
IS apparently the only bone of con-
tention.
An effort was made to change the
plans for this project. and while it
r.ll COR
boulevard should be the best road in
the district. because OF the fact that
IT carries the bulk of the traffic. it
was decided that to alter the plans at
this time would invalidate the petit
tion already signed and make it nee
essary to go over the entire procedure
again.
It was pointed out. however. that
Wilson boulevard. will. beyond a
doubt, be well taken care of. and
fears of insufficient money being al
lotted for its Improvement may be
Eroundless. This view is based on the
fact that the estimate for the treat
nent of the road was made by COM
petent engineer of the United States
bureau of roads and certified as ample
by the chairman of the state high
way commission.
Another Fear Met.
Still another fear was set at rest
by the announcement that the $eS,000
allotted for the Improvement of the
boulevard did not include the cost of
the proposed extension of the road
way from PickettS Corner. straight
down to connect with the Military
road.
According to W. n Mabry. chair
man of the special committee of the
Arlington Good Roads Association.
which adopted the plans for the pro-
posed development, the $4,000 esti-
mated to make the extension will be
supplied from another source, and
the fund for the Improvement of the
boulevard will be supplemented if
found insufficient.
No Heavy Burden.
The fact that the entire proposal
can be consummated without the citi-
zens being burdened with additional
taxation is proving a big factor in
lining up votes for it. Mr.. Ma bry said.
The present board of supervisors, he
said. has given assurances that the
present levy will be sufficient to pay
off the principal and care for the in
terest, besides providing about 20
cents on the hundred OF assessed
valuation for maintenance. These
facts, Mr.. Mabry said. have been con-
firmed by G. r. Taylor. a member of
the Good Roads Association, who made
thorough investigation of this
phase of the question. Future boards,
upon assuming office. will he pledged
10 this arrangement. Mr.. Mabry con-
Guided.