Evening star., 1924-08-10
ARLINGTON COUNTY.

| CIAAftENDON,S va, August (Spe-
lciaD.-Harmonyf which has hereto
fore marked the meetings OF the
committee of the whole OF the Ar
| lington district good roads com
mission, which is formulating plans
for road bond issue in the district,
was conspicuous for it's absence at
the meeting of the committee at the
| courthouse Thursday night
The committee had under consider
alton two road nominations en-
ment, which is being considered item
by item for possible addition to the
Talman plan of road designations
already adopted as a basis, the first
being Fox road. Columbia turnpike
to Glebe road, a distance of half a
mile, and the other Jefferson street
from Glebe road to tracks Of Old Do
minion railroad tracks, estimated as
IL miles.
After a prolonged discussion, in
Which both supporters and opponents
of the proposal frequently wandered
away from their subject to indulge
In personalities and to make COM
| munity comparisons, the Fox road
was adopted as part OF the program.
The feeling evidenced in the debate
on the Fox road was more pro-
nounced in the discussion OF the JET
ferson street proposal, resulting
chiefly from opinions as to consider
ations that should be given thickly
|
tion to adjourn at 1880 O'Clock had
been previously adopted and when
that hour arrived the debate was
| still going strong, leaving the
adoption or rejection of the proposal
pending until next meeting.
Question OF MiIeage.
Opponents of the Jefferson street
proposal took the stand that the COM
| mission was attempting a program
| that would include only thorough
fares and connecting roads and that
| there were hundreds of streets in the
being adopted as did Jefferson street,
and that ri they were all adopted 1t
would mean mileage that would
| surely fail at a bond election.
Advocates of the proposal reruted
| the claim that the road should be
classified as a street, stating that 1t
was just as much a through road as
| any previously adopted and that IT
afforded the only outlet to many
residents of that section of the
district.
At the last meeting OF the COM
| mittee these two road proposals were
| temporarily passed by to give the
delegates from Arlington (the COM
munity most vitality concerned). who
were absent, an opportunity to en-
| tighten the committee OF the senti-
ment in Arlington relative to the
proposed improvements. The dele
gates in no uncertain terms told the
meeting that the people of Arlington
were not only banking on these two
| roads beig included in the program,
! but wanted to be assured that (IIebe
| road would be taken care OF as well.
either in the bond issue or by the
State.
| They were informed that Giebe
road had been eliminated from con-
| siderotion of the commission be-
cause the State had adopted part OF
the road and the expectations are
that the State will eventually take
| over the entire stretch. d"
Demand for Sewers
meeting of the commission, while
r. f. Plymale occupied the chair
| during the deliberations of the com
mittee of the whole. Mr.. PIymaIe,
who is chairman OF the Arlington
district sanitary commission, an
nounced after the meeting that there
| was an insistent demand on the part
OF civic organizations that the com
mission resume meetings with a view
to formulating plans for establishing
modern sewerage in the thickly set
tied areas. He said that he would
call meeting in the near future and
asked those present who Were mem
oerS or the sanitary commission to
give some thought to the project in
| the meantime. He said that the
work of dividing the denseiy pop
ulated areas into natural drainage
zones has been completed by the en-
glneer's office and that persons famiI-
| lar with the situation are satisfied
In their minds that bonds will have
TO be issued for the trunk lines, but
opinion differs as to the best means
OF putting in the laterals. The
financing of lateral installation, he
said, will be one of the chief prob
lens of the commission to solve. ..r-
The question of sewerage is ex-
Epected to be the most important sub
fJect before the Board of Supervisors
at the regular monthly meeting at
the courthouse Monday morning 1t
is said that Capt. John r. Ialman.
county superintendent of roads, will
have several Recommendations TO
make in connection with sewers
The Howell Bible class will enter
tain Bible classes of the county at
Arlington Presbyterian Church Tues
day evening. The Misses Hutchinson
and WEIGH of Irving Street Friends
Church Sunday school and Miss Mary
st. j. Jones of the First Baptist
Church Sunday school, all OF whom
We're delegates to the recent CONFER
ence of organized Bible classes at
Hood College, Frederick, Md, Will
speak.