Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
ARLINGTON COUNTY.

CLARENDON, Va, February %
Especially .-Federal aid in the de-
velopment of road leading from
the Key Bridge and running across
Arlington district, Arlington county,
Is urged in resolution adopted at a
meeting last night at the courthouse
by the Arlington district good roads
commission. which is sponsoring a
proposal for the Improvement of most
of the roads Of the district by means
at S650,000.
In order that the matter may be
handled properly the resolution pro-
vides that state authorities be re-
quested to designate such a road as
part Of the state highway commission
ana TO seek the approval Of such
designation by the Secretary of Agri-
culture This, the resolution points
out, must be done in order that the
highway may be eligible to receive
federal aid. whenever state or county
FUNDS may be available for its per-
manent Improvement
The executive committee of the
commission, which framed and recon-
mended the adoption of the resolution,
cites that the - per cent federal aid
system" as 1t now exists, includes
Arlington county to Key Bridge-the
Lee Highway-and expressed the be-
lief that single highway approach
to the bridge does not adequately
system designed to carry interstate
traffc into the National Capital"
53,33s Miles of Road.
Investigations of the executive
! committee uncovered the fact that
, the total mileage as certified by the
state of Virginia to the Secretary of
Agriculture aggregates 53,33S miles
permitting Z per cent federal aid
system of 1888. of which only 3.OI6
miles have been covered into the
! system as approved by the Secretary
OF Agriculture. This leaves an I'M
Is the ernest hope of the commission
that Arlington district may be al
lowed a small slice OF the remaining
allotment fo
No mention is made in the resolu-
ton OF the highway on which the
commission would seek federal aid,
although two roads, Wilson boule-
ward and Garrison road. were men
toned as favored highways for such
development
The legal committee of the COM
mission was instructed to investigate
rumor that the district is limited
IN bonding to Is per cent of the as
sessed valuation for all purposes.
law allows Is per cent for roads. is
per cent for schools and an unlimited
per centage for sanitation. The com
mlttee Will seek an opinion on this
important feature Of the program
from the attorney general of the
! state. and hopes to have it's report
ready by next meeting to be held at
the courthouse next FRIDAY night al
I:JO O'Clock.
Meeting Monday,
X II. Plymale, a member of the
road commission and chairman Of The
| aflihgton district sanitary commits
| SION. called attention TO the fact that
there would be a meeting of the lat
ter body at the courthouse Monday
evening to consider future activities
or the organization with regard TO
water and sewer DEVELOPMENT in fhe
lnithiN settled areas Of the District.
MI. Plymale stated that, while there
are many residents of the District
OF the opinion that the water and
sewers projects should take prece-
dence over the proposal for road i'm
provement. he could see no reason
why the two commissions could not
work IN perfect harmony. He said
the need for both improvements was
very apparent. and the majority o<
the people of the District were ready
to indorse feasible plans for either
or both. He said that no trouble
road proposal is matter that af-
! fects the entire district, while the
sanitation problem only touches the
people in the thickly settled areas.
To Coordinate Movements.
A subcommittee of the executive
committee of the road commission
was authorized by the meeting to
confer with the sanitary commission
in an effort to coordinate the two
movements. SO that one will not in
terfere with the other The follow
ing We're named for this comrnittee
A ]. Porter of Clarendon. chairman:
Arthur Orr of Lyon Park. Stuart
Hilder of Glen Carlyn, w. J. Holli-
man of Ashton Heights and l.. C.
Denslow of Mount Olivet.
The county superintendent OF roads.
it was announced. has been requested
TO estimate on the cost of construc-
ton of the roads tentatively desig-
mated for Improvement under the
program. The road superintendent,
1t was said, awaits authority from
the board of supervisors to proceed
Monday, at which time, it is be-
lieved. the proper authority will be
given.
Following an illness of about ten
days, Mrs. w. X. Handy of Bancroft
died Tuesday morning. Funeral serv-
ices were held Thursday afternoon at
Arlington Presbyterian Church. with
Rev. John Britten Clark, pastor of
The First Presbyterian Church of
Washington. officiating. The body
was taken to Herndon, the birthplace
of Mrs. Handy. for burial. The flu
neral was attended by many of the
county officials and leading citizens
of the county with whom Mr.. Handy
has long been associated in working
for the civic betternent of the
county. Besides her husband Mrs
Handy is survived by two daughters
and a son, Mildred, Elizabeth and
Walter Handy.