Evening star., 1922-12-05
Arlington COUNTY
ROADS ENDORSED
Report of Committee for
Bonding Approved at Mass
Meeting.
spccia! p.spateh to TIE Star.

CLARENDON. Va. December D.
Without = dissenting voice the re-
port OF the committee Of the Arling-
ton Good Roads Association. which
has been investigating the proposal
to bond Arlington district for road
improvements. was adopted by an UNI
usually largo gathering Of repre-
sentative. citizens Of Arlington dis
trict At the courthouse last night
and wheels put in motion for obtain
ing the sentiment Of the voters on
the project at z special election. The
report provides for q bond issue OF
$4,000. which. II Is claimed. can be
cared for and retired in thirty years
on tho present levy OF IS cents on
the 800 valuation.
Vote on the report was held UP
quito time. however. due to debate
occasionsd by = division Of opinion on
the proposed improvement OF Wiison
boulevard from Military road In Ross
lyn to Bolivar street in Rallston-
For this stretch OF road the report
recomm ends the construction OF two
foot cement shoulders OH either .side.
fevelinG up the road to the concrete
shoulders and resurfacin1 wherever
necessary. at an estilnatsd cost OF BY
900.
Crxe Concrete fer Boulevard.
J. Thomas Manning and c. r. Tay-
Tor Of Clarendon contended that the
bulk Of the trafio In the district was
over this roadway and urged that the
hs Of concrete. They stated that 1t
was not a local proposition. but one
that affected the people Of the en-
tire district They declared that the
voters arc not going 10 be sAtisned
With a patch job" for this main
much to see tho entire proposai DC
feated. which might happen II there
vas "stinting" on this road.
B. n. Netdel. SENIOR engineer, cu-
reau OF roads. Department OF Axricul-
ture. who. with County Engineer Car
man OF the board Of supervisors and
father OF the plan. and members OF
the committee. went over the ROADS
where improvements are contem-
plated and declared that Wilson bou-
levard was q good read today and
with resurfacinE and the addition OF
Tho shoulders would last for many
years
Declared Waste Of Money.
Maj. T.. w. X. Ewing OF Bauston
eaid that competent engineers had
decided that II would be waste OF
money to tear up the present road
to put in concrete one and no urged
soY unanimous approval of tho report.
Col. James e. Pepper. another to
express optimism as to the future Of
Wilson boulevard. said that when the
| road Is smoothed over and the shoul :
ders are added, making it twenty
foot thoroughlare. IL would put the
Baltimore houle. ard 'in the shade
Frank Lyon. speaking in favor OF the
proposal. stated that he had learned
from experience that Il pays to improve.
| Jic said further tslat there should be no
fear OF Wilson boulevard not being well
taken care OF. The es.ablishment Of
going 70 increase tho population beyond
| all expectation5, and public sentiment
| will demand that this principal artery
| b maintained prcpAr'y.
Mr.. Taylor. who headed the commit :
tee which investiEated the question
Of whether or not the present levy
! would be sufficient TO put over the
bond tssue. declared that it would be
more than ample. He predicted that
before the roads are completed valua-
Improvements Recommended.
The report. which vas submitted
and read by ". D. Mabry Of Bon Air.
mends the following Improvements. in
addition to the Wilson boulevard
project:
From Bolivar street in Ballston to
the Fairfax county line. concrete. II
feet wide to Torreyson station and is
feet on to the county line via Wilscp
boulevard. 2.35 miles and estimated to
cost ss:.soo
From Wilson boulevard via Bon
Air avenue. through Bon Air and
feet wide. IL miles and estimated to
cost $4,000.
through Highland Park. the Torrey-
son and Lacy tract, via Garrison ave.
nue to Wilson boulevard at Ciaren.
don, concrete. 60 miles and estimated
to cost ss5. 900.
From the Washington district line
to the Jefferson district line over the
GIebe road. concrete. four miles and
estimated TO cost $4,000.
From Wilson boulevard over the
Donaldson road to the Lee highway.
penetrate macsdam. nine miles. and
estimated to cost $4,000.
From the Glebe road via the Cath
cart road to the Washington and Eir-
ginta railway track at Lyon Park.
penetrate macadam; one mile. and es-
From Wilson boulevard at CIaren-
don, via Clarendon avenue and
Holmes corner to Columbia pike, pen :
etrate macadam, 1.55 miles, estimated
Fyom Holmes Corner via Bingham
road to Hatfield. concrete, one mile.
estimated to cost ScS,00n
From Wilson boulevard at C1aren-
don, via Washington avenue. follow
| ing the Washington and Virginia rail-
road tracks to connect with govern
ment road at Hatfield, concrete IL
miles, estimated to cost $4,000
From Washington and Virginia
tracks at Court House station via
Sherman avenue and the courthouse,
penetrate macadan. three miles, es-
tinated to cost $500.
From Wilson boulevard via Arlington
avenue to Lee highway, penetrate ma
cadam, 3 mile. estimated to cost $1,000.
From Wilson boulevard via Ballston
avenue to Garrison avenue, penetrate
macadam, s mile, estimated to cos,
$500.
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