Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-26
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HIGHWAY LEADER
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| very much concerned over the selec.
ton and heavily favor the direct route.
Representatives of both factions
| Informed members of the commission
| that they are unanimously agreed
| that the most pressing need in Ar
| lington County Is the widening Of the
Lee Highway from Falls Church to
Key Bridge.
The decision Of both factions was
| made known to the members Of the
commission who, for the first time in
| the county's history, sat in the court
house to hear representatives of the
Straigbt-to-the-B Bridge Association and
| the Lee Boulevard Association argue
| the merits of their proposals.
At the outset of the meeting. II. G
| Shirley, chairman of the Virginia
| State Highway Commission, advised
| the Arlington county residents that
he and other members of the com
mission had decided to grant the first
| 10 minutes of the conference to spe-
| cific arguments for the need Of prompt
widening Of the present Lee Highway.
Road Now Dangerous.
Frank l.. Ball spoke on behalf of
| the Lee Highway widening move
| ment referring to the commissioners
that the highway now is crooked and
| dangerous" and that regardless of
whether the straight-to-theb bridge or
the Lee Boulevard route be adopted,
| the widening project should be first
| to receive consideration.
| DIR. S. M. Johnson, president of the
| Lee Boulevard Association, who con-
sumed the ma jor portion of the one
| hour allotted to the advocates of the
e. Arl,r
nected up with the Lee Boulevard,
| made it plain that he is convinced
that even before his own project
might be taken up, the widening of
! the Lee Highway is imperative.
Mrs Ruby Lee Minar, Washington
realtor and owner of subdivisions in
this county, advised the Commission
| ers that she is in favor of both routes,
| but that she wanted the first money
| spent on the widening of the Lee
| Highway.
Foresees No Opposition
1.-THE Lee Highway, especially from
| Rosslyn to Falls Church." Mrs. Minar
said, lis in wretched condition, and
| | have seen five automobiles over
| turned in single week. ! do not think
| that the members of the commission
will find any opposition anywhere
to the prompt widening of this arterial
thoroughfare."
After the presentation of the pleas
| on behalf of the Lee Highway widen
ing, the time was begun on the hear
ing of the argument for the straight
| to-the bridge route and the Lee boule-
ward route.
Mrs. Catherine NJ. Rogers. the sec
ond speaker for the straight-to-the-
/ ,,rid 6aSCrJhpd
| boulevard as the road of tomorrow"
She said that the selection of the
straight to- the bridge route was the
only one that would bring people to
! the county.
Mass Meeting Held.
Rallving around the standard of
SPONSORS of the proposed 200-fOOt Lee
| Boulevard, citizens in mass meeting
| in the old Columbia Pike Schoolhouse
| last night adopted y resolution urging
| the commission to adopt this particu-
| lar proposal as part of the highway
system.
Charles Moore. chairman OF the
| Fine Arts Commission at Washington,
and Mai. Cary II. Brown, executive
officer of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, addressed
the meeting, stating that. irrespective
of where the road may be located. a
much-mooted question, between the
| adherents Of the Lee Boulevard and
supporters OF straight to the bridge
route, Arlington County has wonder
full opportunity to get a 200foot boule-
ward. and it would be foolhardy to
allow any differences of opinion as
| To it's location result in the defeat of
the idea.