The Washington times., 1925-03-26
ARLINGTON MAN
URGES ROAD
BUILDING
Former State Senator J. CIoyd
Byars Cites Need of
Improvements

ARLINGTON COUNTY, March
2G.-Arlington county needs spruc.
ing up, particularly in the building
OF roads, said former State Senator
]. Cloyd Byars today.
1t is hardly possible at this time.
said Byars, to estimate what the
Memorial Bridge means to the
county and it is at least the duty
OF the citizens to see that Arlington
county's roads are what they should
be. as, with the completion of the
bridge, thousands of tourists will
travel through the county.
Every effort to give Arlington
county a modern street lighting
system is being made, said Captain
John T. TalInan, superintendent OF
roads.
A demonstration of a modern
street light was made yesterday by
officials of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Company and it is understood
that five of the lights will be in
stalled at different points on the
&C unity roads as public demonstra-
ton.
Chief A. B. Eaton, of the Claren-
don fire department, announces that
the prospects for getting water for
fire purposes in the more thickly
settled sections Of the town look ex-
EXCEPTIONALLY bright. The Lyon &
Fitch Co., he states, have plans well
under way for series of cisterns in
Lyon village.
In addition to the cisterns to be
| installed in Lyon Village, C II.
Taylor, president OF the Kola Mist
Company, whose plant is located in
Clarendon, states that a 10000 gallon
cistern will be constructed between
his plant and the Clarendon Trust
building. This will afford water
for fire purposes for the entire
business section.
With the resignation of e. C.
Pullman as chief of the Falls
Church fire department having
been accepted, it was announced
last night by Assistant Chief Carroll
the vacancy will be held Tuesday
/ night, April z, at o'clock.
Plans for the erection of tempo
IIary quarters for the equipment are
about complete, according to Mr..
Shreve.
One of Arlington county's promi-
nent building contractors. Frank
Davis, it was learned last night,
has been awarded the contract for
the $4,000 addition to All Saints
Episcopal Church Of Washington.
The State Corporation Commits
sion has granted charter to the
Arlington Beach Park, Inc, to
i operate the park site at the south
end Of the Highway Bridge under
i d lease for the next ten years. The
officers and directors of the con-
4 Germ are: Lloyd D. Schaeffer, Wash
/ ington, president; w. S. Snow, OF
Alexandria, vice president; Jesse A.
Thomas, Clarendon, secretary and
treasurer.
It was stated by an official Of the
company that it contemplates an
i expenditure OF about $500 IN
making improvements, including Il
! roller coaster, which, 1t is estimdt-
/ ed, will cost about $4,000.
The Ladies of the community of
/ Ashton Weights have arranged
for a benefit dance to be given On
March 20 at the Ashton Heights
Women's Club, dancing to begin ut
8 p. m. Tickets will be for sale
at the door.
/ The entire proceeds of the dance
will be given to Mr.. and Mrs. Pag-
gett and their three children, who
were the unfortunate victims of
fire which totally destroyed Their
4 home.
A large attendance is expected,
as the chairman of the committee
on arrangements, Mrs. r. l.. Eacho,
! Walker and his Black and White
Orchestra for the dance
| With 200 attending a banquet
sponsored by the Arlington district
good roads commission at the Balls
ton engine house Tuesday night, the
4 campaign for good roads was form
ally launched.
Senator Frank L. Ball stated that
the commission, which started its
work more than a year ago, has
prepared program calling for the
building Of twenty miles OF the
leading roads in the district, to cost
$3.50, SOB, these figures having been
approved by the State highway
commission.
Chairman Arthur Orr, Of the
commission, presented his final re-
port in which he gave all the
workings of the commission.
John L. Maggie, engineer In charge
of the construction of the Airing
ton Memorial bridge, told what the
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