Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
ARLINGTON zON|NG
SOON TO Be BEGUN
Preliminary Plans Nearing
Comp|etion-SeveraI Meet
ings This Week.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,

CLARENDON, Va, April 29-With
the Arlington County Chamber Of Com
merce 5000 coming fund ready to be
turned over to the county supervisors
at their regular meeting tomorrow,
there remain but few details to be
cared for before the actual coming of
the county is started, the supervisors
and Chamber of Commerce having al
ready Endorsed Allen j. Saville of Rich
mond for the position of coming engi-
neer.
The situation as it stands today is
more favorable than at any time since
the coming commission was authorized
two years ago by the State Legislature,
the credit for which, in the minds of
those interested, is due to q large ex-
tent to the Chamber of Commerce.
1t is through it that the employ
ment of coming engineer has been
made possible, 1t having shouldered
half of the financial responsibility
when the supervisors announced that
the county treasury was not in a posi-
ton to provide the entire amount for
the employment of the engineer and
other expenses of the coming commits
sion.
Meeting Tonight.
1t appeared today that this was to be
an unofiicial "Zoning week" in the
county. Tonight the Zoning Commits
sion and Virginia Park and Planning
Commission will meet jointly to hear
Mai. Carey Brown of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
explain IN detail the route of the new
Mount Vernon Boulevard especially
with respect to the setback from the
road that viii be desired by the Federal
commission.
While the matter of setback is en-
tirely in the hands of the Virginia body
they have expressed desire to cooper
ate in every way with the Federal COM
mission, but have not as yet learned
just what the latter body has in mind
Tomorrow's quarterly membership
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
which will be held in the form of din
ner at the Washington High School
will be devoted entirely to an address
upon Arlington Countys coming PROB
lens by Saville. The tickets have been
made available to every one who is in
terested in coming and the advance sale
indicates record attendance. 1t is ex-
pected that by the time of the dinner
which will start at o'clock tomorrow
night Saville will have been officially
designated by the supervisors as the
county coming engineer.
Public Subscription Plan.
The next meeting at which zonine
will be the paramount issue will be the
regular fortnightly meeting of the
board of directors of the Chamber o.
Commerce, which will take place Thurs.
day. The chamber has actually raised
but $4,000 Of the amount required. Ger.
tain members having pledged them
selves for the remaining amount 1t /.
expected that plans for the immediate
raising. by public subscription, Of tht
balance will be formulated.
It was believed today that the Zonins
Commission may find it advisable tC
held extra meetings after the appoint
ment of Sayille is made official. Their
regular meetings now take place at
o'clock on Mondays, but their work i.
increased considerably with the APP
pointment of coming engineer and Il
| may be impossible for them to com.
plete 1t in one evening each week.