The Washington times., 1925-05-12
To
BUY PROPERTY
YARD SITE
Four Acres at Rocky Run and
River Win Be
Purchased
ARLINGTON COUNTY, May ~.

j Q.
Final action on the moving OF
years has been maintained in the
rear of the courthouse was taken
yesterday by the board of super
visors at their regular meeting.
After the board was assured of
the necessary right of way into the
property, which is located at Rocky
Run and the river, along the Penn
sylvania railroad tracks, upon mo-
ton of William J. Ingram the
board authorized the purchase of
the four acres of land from M. B
Harlow for the sum Of $4,000, the
chairman of the board, f. E. Turn
burke, voting favoring this motion,
while Edward Duncan. from Jeffer-
son district, opposed the purchase.
Following the action of the boa d !,
CAPTAIN John T. Talman, county
engineer, was instructed to proceed
Immediately and arrange to move
the equipment, which now is stored
on the lawns of the courthouse
grounds.
With the removal of the property
yard, the engineer was ordered by
the supervisors to have specifica
tions prepared and call for bids for
the laying of concrete sidewalks
and roadways around the court
house grounds.
Supervisor Edward Duncan, after
the engineer received his instruc-
tions, arose and requested that as
far as the property yard was con-
cerned, he wanted an exact account
kept of the cost of moving and the
necessary equipment needed at the
To- hi
keep, he stated that the trouble
| with Arlington county was that
| there was too much overhead eX-
pense and he wanted the people to
| know what this move was costing.
With the rapid development OF
| Arlington county, and with many
| projects now under way, such as
sewers and new streets, Captain
| John T. Talman, county engineer
| was yesterday authorized to increase
his surveying party by three add
tional men, and to purchase a Ford
| Dayton.
| Extensive plans now are beinG
made for the landscape and plant
| ing demonstration to be carried or
under the auspices of the Aurors
| Heights Civic Association. announces
| general chairman E. L. Kirkpatrick
The demonstration will be under
the direct supervision OF Professor
| David Lumsden, of the United States
Department of Agriculture. wht
has selected the home of Mr.. anG
| Mrs. Hugh NJ. McCaffrey as thu
most suitable for the demonstration
A contract for the purchase OF
Buffalo REQ combination pumpel
and chemical fire engine, costing
$5,SS7 was signed yesterday with
the Buffalo Fire Appliance Com
pany and the board Of supervisors
of Arlington county,
1t was shown by Chief Guy T.
Rogers, of the Ballston Fire De
| partment, upon whose request the
engine was purchased, that the
| Ballston department now Is arrang
ing to construct a $4,000 gallon
cistern and asked the board to
assist in buying the pumper.
| The engine, equipped with 1,50C
feet Of hose, win be delivered in
sixty days.
The changing of the name OF
Cathcart road, from Glebe road and
extending to Fort Myer, including
!
joins Cathcart road at Lyon Park
imously passed by the board OF
supervisors yesterday.
| The establishment of modern
i, water system for the more thickly
settled sections Of Arlington dis
trict was the outstanding business
Of the semi-monthly meeting OF the
Clarendon Citizens Association at
their meeting held last night.
Following considerable discussion
| by those attending. the president
announced the appointment Of WI
liam L. Bragg, as general chairman
OF the special water committee. MI.
Bragg is to appoint his own conf
mittee.
Funeral services for Henry A.
Beach, ninety years oCld, who died
suddenly at his home in Falls
| Church Sunday, will be conducted
from his late home tomorrow at II
o'clock, by the Reverend j. r.
Wood. Interment will be at Airing.
ton National Cemetery, where the
services will be conducted by the
| Kit Carson Camp, No. 2, G. A. r.,
of which he was a member. He
was also a member CT Odd Fellows
and the kemper Lodge, A F. and
A. M, whose members will attend
J the funeral in a body
Mr.. Beach was born in Rockawav,
| N. j., April 2, 1885, and moved to
Falls Church thirty years ago.
where he had been an active mem
Der Of church and civic affairs.
He is survived by one daughter,
! Mrs. George l.. Lester, OF Falls
| Church.