Evening star., 1924-02-10
ARLINGTON COUNTY.

CLARENDON, Va, February (Spe-
ciaD.-All details in connection win
the organization of the Arlington DIS
trict Good Roads Commission were
cleared away at a meeting in the board
room of the courthouse last night and
steps taken to push to an early and
successful conclusion the work cut out
for the body. Arthur Orr, chairman,
presided. The tentative plan Of orgam-
zation provides that the personnel OF
the commission should consist OF two
delegates from each of the civic organl-
cations in the district. Under the per-
1nanent constitution as adopted tne
representation Of the associations on
the commission was increased TO three,
one of whom shall be the president
thereof.
The executive committee of the COM
mission, which will be composed OF
one member from each of the associa-
tfons in the district, according to a
provision in the laws of the body. is
to be charged with the actual work OF
nlent into shape. subject, however, to
n1ent into shape, subject, however, to
the approval of the entire commission.
The committee is authorized by the
section of the laws relative to it's duties
to cooperate with the superintendent
of county roads, the supervisor of Ar
1ington district and the commonwealth
attorney: to prepare and submit to the
commission reports of its work and
make such recommendations to the
commission as it deems proper; to dis
charge such other duties as may from
time to time be prescribed by the COM
mission.
Executive Committee Members.
Each delegation was permitted to
select its member of the executive COM
mlttee, resulting in the following being
chosen: j. w. Williams. Highland Park:
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clarendon; r. r. Plymale. Fort Myer
Heights: Mr.. Nichols Park Lane: Mr..
Cushman, Bon Air; Mrs. c. NJ. Rogers
ballston; DR.. II: c. Corbett. Arlington;
James Head, Bancroft: Stuart Hilder
Glen Carlyn; Mr.. Edmunson Veitch;
Mr.. Kay, Mt. Olivet; W. X. Marshall,
aurora Heights. Ashton Heights rep
resentative on the committee is yet to
ce selected. MessrS. Orr and Head
chairman and secretary, respectively, of
the commission, were elected to similar
positions on the executive committee.
ActinS IN accordance with the rules
Under which the commission is func-
tionlng and which provide that ad-
vance notice be given of proposed
amendments to same, Col. James G..
fepper of Bancroft announced that
at the next meeting he would offer
an amendment to provide that no
member of the commission shall be
eligible to hold office or to serve on
the executive committee unless at the
time OF election they are qualified
voters and bona fide property owners
of the district.
That the commission is determined
to formulate plan for road building
IN the speediest time possible was
manifested when the executive com
m1ttee was directed to report a ten
tative outline of roads to be i'm
proved to the next meeting of the
Sommlss1on to be held at the court
house next Friday night at o'clock
Roads to he Toured.
With Il view to carrying out the
order of the commission the eXecu-
tive committee held brief meeting
after adjournment of the entire body
and made arrangements to make an
Immediate survey of the roads of the
district. 1t was decided that the
first tour over the roads would be
made Sunday, the members to make
the start from the courthouse at .
o'clock.
A clause in the bylaws with ref
erence to how the matter should be
presented to the various citizens as
sociations for their approval or dis
approval was ordered stricken out
and a. decision reached to defer the
question until the building program
is completed.
j. w. Williams, president of the
Arlington District Good Roads Asso-
citation. which promSted the proposed
building program or year ago that
went down to defeat by twenty-seven
votes, announced that his organiza-
ton had decided to diSband and to
cooperate with the new organiza-
ton. AS further evidence of the CO.
operative spirit of the old body Mr..
Williams turned over to the COM
mission all funds left in the treas
ury of the association, $29.64.
Health Work to Continue.
A decision to continue the work of
the health department along its pres
ent lines was reached at a joint
meeting of the board of supervisors
and the board of health at the court
house last night after it was pointed
out that the general health of the
county was good and that the work
at the various clinics was productive
of the desired results.
A meeting of the Arlington County
Republican Club is announced for
Tuesday evening at the Chronicle
office. in RoSSlyn