Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-08
ARLINGTON MASTER
PROGRAM IS URGED
Coordination of Develop
ment Efforts, Aided by Bond
Issue, Favored by Hoge.
by the Associated Press.


CLARENDON, Va, February S.
Urging a general plan of development
for Arlington County to include roads,
sewers and sidewalks and a co-ordina-
ton of effort on the part of organiza-
lions in its contamination, w. S.
Hoge, chairman of the right of way
committee of the National Lee High
way Association, addressed a meeting
of the Lee Boulevard Association of
Arlington County last night.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge, the
Lee Boulevard and the Shenandoah
National Park. Mr.. Hoge declared, are
going to be the most important fac
tors in the futureSof Arlington Coun-
ty, and the people should prOmulgate
a plan for internal development that
would be in keeping with those great
projects. He advised against letting
the county grow haphaZardly, as it
has in the past 10 years.
Bond Issue Urged.
Mr.. Hoge expressed the view that
the only possible way for the county
TO hold up its end of the development
would be to float a bond issue that
would provide for the contamination
of the entire program. He said that
he felt that if the people could be as
sured that the bond issue would be
Judiciously handled, and that if they
were properly educated as to the
benefits to themselves and the county
as a whole by a master program"
they would favor such a step.
Speaking on the prospects of the
establishment OF the Lee Boulevard,
Mr.. Hoge stated that there were still
some people who are of the opinion
that the proposal is not feasible and
can not be done.
They would have a change of
heart" he said, IF they would drop
into the office of the association and
have the facts presented to them"
Asked how the local association
could best serve the interests of the
proposed boulevard, Mr.. Hoge said
Keep in mind that this is not local
proposition. 1t has got to go through
as a national proposition and the
people can best help by creating an
atmosphere that will be favorable
to it,
Denies Conflict Exists.
Mr.. Hoge was asked if there was
any conflict now between the Lee
Highway Association, which is pro-
noting the southerly route for the
Lee Boulevard, and the Straight-to-
the-bridge Boulevard Association,
which is sponsoring plans for direct
route to the bridge via Clarendon and
BallSton. He said there was not,
except that the Straight bridge
Boulevard Association was keen for
priority of construction.
THE Lee Highway Association
would like to see both roads become a
part of the State highway system and
receive State aid. There is a great
need for the direct route, and the Lee
Highway Association is absolutely not
opposed to it."
Mr.. Hoge said that he had Just re-
ceiyed word that the Highway Com
missions engineers were making prep
Rrations to survey both proposed
roads and that they probably would
arrive in about a week.
Glebe Road Condition Hit.
The meeting went on record de-
ploring the condition of the Glebe
road and authorized the appointment
of a committee to take the matter up
with the proper authorities to seek
relief. 1t was reported that the road
way was virtually impossible for
both pedestrians and vehieular traf-
fic and had TO be avoided by the fire
apparatus.
Mrs. Florence Z. Cannon. delegate
of the association to the seventh an
nual conference of the Lee Highway
Association at Luray, rendered de-
tailed report of the three-day session.
Another committee was authorized
to keep in touch with the Lee High
way Association and to report its ac-
tivities back to the local association.
The Arlington Volunteer Fire De-
partment was rendered a rising vote
of thanks for use of the meeting
place-the old Columbia Pike School,
its headquarters.
President Richard L. Eacho pre-
sided.