Evening star., 1928-04-29

doun County and the 81 miles of con-
crete from Falls Church to Prince Will
| liam County, portion OF the latter
| Lee Highway being financed by local
| bond issue q portion by State aid
| II has built miles from Fairfax Court
| House to Burke and 3i2 miles from
| Fairfax Court House to Fairfax Sta
| tion. 3 miles from CaA terville to Clif-
| ton. 10 miles from Chantilly through
) -erndon To Mocks Corners, 4la miles
from Dranesville to Difflcult Run and
3 miles from Andrew Chapel to Tysons,
both on the Leesburg Pike 1.-THE short
connecting link between Difficult Run
and Andrew Chapel is now IN the state
system and will be built by the State
this year).
In Falls Church district the 4ia-mile
concrete Columbia Pike from the Ar
lington County line to Annandale has
been constructed by district bond issue,
as also the 4Ia-mile bituminous-covered
gravel road from Falls Church to An
nan0ale. the S miles from Falls Church
to the Arlington County line at Semi
nary. 81, miles from Baileys Cross
Roads to Seminary and l-3 miles from
DonaldSons to Stantons at Seminary,
In Mount Vernon district miles Of the
Telegraph road and miles of the
FIailNOtllA kOuNl. bNill dp Wy tAiS NNNSil
ment during the construction Of the
Fort Humphreys road, were rebuilt last
year and 2 miles surface treated. The
S-mile road from Pohick TO OccoQuan
and the District Of Columbia workhouse
was built last year by Joint forces of
State, county and District of Columbia.
In addition the county road forces last
year practically rebuilt the old macadam
road from TySonS TO Falls Church and
private subscribers rebuilt the old
Georgetown Pike from Langley via
Great Falls and Forcstville to Dranes-
vile.
Equipment Depot.
Fairfax County has set about its road
development program in q businesslike
manner. 1t employs trained county
engineer. the incumbent. F. Nor
veil Larkin. transferring to this county
from the State in October, 1926, The
county maintains the only permanent
county road equipment depot in Viz
einia. This was completed last year
and is located at the junction of the
Little River and Burke roads, in the
approximate center of the county, on a
l.4-acre tract which it is proposed to
eventually landscape effectively. The
ings at present, shed 100 feet long by
20 feet wide, which houses the seven
3-ton trucks and other equipment now
owned and operated by the county. One
end is equipped with forge and smithy,
the other as a tool room. Attractive
living quarters are provided. - feet by
- feet, with bathhouSe 20 by feet.
These buildings are thoroughly mod
ern throughout, of flreproof tile con-
struction. with hot and cold running
water. electricity, septic tank. living and
dining room. kitchen and sleeping quar-
ters for "a men. Labor problems have
been practically eliminated with the
construction of the comfortable camp.
A blacksmith and mechanic are employ
ed fun time at the plant, the savings
effected being more than sufficient 10
pay their expenses. Bridge construction
is in charge of an experienced foreman
and carpenter. who. with their force,
are also available for general repair
work on the courthouse, jail and other
county buildings Last year Fairfax
County built by force account 10 new
bridges and rebuilt others at cost