Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
LEE HIGHWAY BODY
RECEIVES PROTEST
Group Seeks to Defer Choice
of Route to Be Announced
Tonight.

In the face of an organized request
that action he deferred until the
wishes and interests of the people Of
Arlington County and the travelling
public as we'll can be fully debated
ana determined" the Lee Highway
Association today went forward with
plans for big public meeting tonight
in the Washington Auditorium, ~
= s1:c5l its choice of route fer the pre-
rpntlous 200-fOut Memorial Bridge
noulevard Will 'e announced.
N."e association today received from
Artnnr orr. elected president of the
'Suaight-to-theB Bridge Boulevard As
Suciatinn" nj u mass meeting last
night in Clarendon, resolutions arg
ms postponement of any effort to Sc
lect or designate tho route. accom-
PANIED by a letter from President Orr
docrying haste in reaching a decision
on the matter.
Other officers elected are G. Eugene
DOYLE, vice president: Lawrence
Michael, secretary; Or Frank T.
stone. treasurer. ana Mrs. Catherine
Al. Rogers. assistant secretary.
The resolutions We're adopted unani-
mously IN approximately 100 Airing
ton County citizens organize 10 fight
for 4 direct highway froia Falls
Church - the now bridge.
The memorial declares that ''the Sc
lection and construction of such Il
highway ought TO be publicly debated
in order that the views, interests and
wishes Of the people Of Arlington
County may be ascertained, served
and respected with regard to the To-
cation of the route, the width and
Chara CtCr Of construction. the costs
Of + h.r ls, 70,
ing for the same
The citizens assert that mo such
public debate has been had. no hear
ing held by any authority clothed with
the power or charged with the duty
of selecting or constructing such high
way; no sense of the citizens and resi-
dents Of the county taken on the sub
ject and no person, association or
other body. outside of the board of
supervisors of Arlington County. has
been authorized to act or speak for
the people of Arlington County on
the subject"
The resolutions We're sent today
also to the boards of supervisors of
Arlington and Fairfax Counties, Va.
Gov Byrd. who viii make an address
at the auditorium meeting this eve
ming. and the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
The Lee Highway Association at
the same time today was confronted
with resolutions adopted at a special
meeting last night Of the Lyon Vii
laGe Citizens Association, calling at
tention to published and uncOntra-
dicted reports that the Lee Highway
Association has decided on :, so-callcd
southerly route for the projected Lee
boulevard. affordin~ the thickly pop
IL =: aet, n
the Memorial Bridge" and entering
protest against the selection of any
route not calculated to serve the best
interests Of the congested residential
section adjacent to Lyon Village and
contiguous communities. Indorse
ment was Given>the purposes Of the
Straight to the Bridge Association.
Copies of this resolution were sent
the Lee Highway Association, the
Arlington County Board OF Super
visors, the president OF the United
States Senate and the Speaker of the
House.
The selection understood to have
been made of the so-called south
erly route received the Endorsement
of a special meeting of the Arlington
Citizens Association held last night
In Columbia SchoolhouSe. DR.. II. c..
Corbett, president, presided.
Discussing the activities of the
straight to the Bridge Boulevard
Association" which is making a fight
for consideration by the authorities
of the merits of the Taylor avenue
route" or an adequate and direct APP
proach to the Arlington Memorial
Bridge from Falls Church for the
residents of Clarendon, Ballston and
communities contiguous, it was said
that the people in the vicinity of the
southerly route have the utmost con-
fdence in the Lee Highway Associa-
ton IL make u selection, and that its