Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
CHAMBER OPPOSES
ABATTO|R Project
Arlington Group Urges Delay
Until County Has Been
zoned.
BY LESTER NJ. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent OF The Star.

CLARENDON, va, February "a
Another blow at the proposal of the
Auth Provision Co. of Washington to
erect an abattoir on Columbia pike
near Relee Station was delivered last
night by the Arlington County Cham
Der of Commerce when the board of
directors passed a resolution urging
that the board of County Supervisors
defer action on the application until
the county has been Zoned.
The action of the chamber has been
long awaited by both the proponents
ana opponents of the proposition, and
both sides were today able to derive a
certain amount Of satisfaction from the
resolution. Those who oppose the
abattoir feel that they have gained their
end, and those in favor of it are graft
ned that the resolution asks only that
action be deferred until the coming
has been completed.
Vote Follows Debate.
The resolution was passed by vote
Of 10 to 5 after heated debate that
consumed an hour and half.
Col. Charles T. Jesse wanted the
whole matter laid on the table.
Leon Arnold spoke at length upon the
abattoirs now in existence in Washing
ton, stating that there is at least one
on every road leading into the city.
Stating that he had information to
the effect that Arlington Cemetery is to
be extended to take in a part of the
Government experimental farm, w. K.
Handy said that he would vote for the
erection of the abattoir in some other
part Of the county, but not in the pro-
posed location.
Early Zoning Sought.
The action taken last night is in line
with the program being planned by the
chamber to arrange for the immediate
coming of the county. A meeting is to
be held at the washington Golf and
Country Club Monday night at which
the zoning Commission, Board of
County Supervisors, zoning committee of
the Alexandria-Arlingt Fairfax Real
Estate Board and board Of the Airing
ton County Chamber of Commerce are
to appear. An attempt is to be made at
that time to reach some definite agree
ment regarding the raising of funds
with which to employ an expert coming
engineer.
BY coincidence, Keith A. Brumback.
president of the Chamber of Commerce,
Is also president of the Real Estate
Board. The latter organization went on
record recently as definitely opposing
the ahattoir.
At last nights meeting the secretary
Of the chamber, P. P. Woodbridge, made
public the recommendations of the execu-
tive committee regarding appointments
of directors of various activities of the
chamber. The appointments are as
follows:
william s. Hoge, jr., streets and
highways; DR.. w. G. Welburn, public
health and sanitation; Walter u.
varney, legislative research: A. L. Kelly
housing conditions; C. w. Fitch, sewers;
William p. Ames, industrial promotion;
j. o. Burkes, public safety; Louis G.
Carl, finance; Clarence r. Ahalt, mem
bership, and Ashton G. Jones, city plan
ming and coming.
Because of the time taken up by the
abattoir question, the board was unable
to hear Mrs. Mary Lockwood, chairman
of the special clinic committee Of the
Organized Women Voters. but President
Brumback announced that the new
public health committee would have
conference with her.