Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-03
RICHARDS IS APPOINTED
ON ARLINGTON ZONE BODY
County Appointee Is Well and
Nationally Known
Engineer.
Applicants for Other Position
to Be Taken Over
Area.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,

I
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
ward Duncan of the board Of county
liam r. Richards Of Jefferson Park, Va.
a nationally known engineer, to the
coming commission, completing its mem
berShip.
Maj. Richards appointment fills q
vacancy created when the board was re-
organized by the supervisors Saturday
and brings to its membership an en-
gineer who will be able to view the zon.
ing problem from technical point Of
view, in the opinion of Duncan.
The coming committee of the Airing
ton County Chamber of Commerce
which Is working with the board Of SUI
pervisors in an effort to effect the Inn
mediate coming of the county, is heartily
in accord with the new appointments
to the commission, 1t was stated today
by p. p. Woodbridge, executive Secre-
tary of the chamber-Robert H. Forman
and j. E. Spaulding, the other new
members, having been long prominent
in the development OF the county.
Applicants to Meet.
Thursday morning number of ap-
plicantS for the position OF coming en-.
gineer are to meet with the zoning com.
mittee of the chamber Of commerce, al
which time they will be taken over the
entire county and their propositions
| then considered. It Is expected that new
members of the coming commission will
play an active part in the selection OF
the coming engineer.
Mai. Richards is at the present time
the safety engineer Of the Associated
General Contractors Of America, with
general Offices in Washington. He Is
also member of the staff and In charge
of the quantity survey department Of
the association.
Born in Cecil County, Md, Maj. Rich.
ards is a graduate in civil engineering
Of Northwestern University. For many
years he was engaged in railroad work
having been in the engineering depart
ments of the Pennsylvania Railroad ant
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Rail.
road, and superintendent of construc.
ton for the Louisville & Nashville Rail
road. Later he was general manager Of
the II. K. Corbin Engineering & Con.
| tracing Co. of New York City ans
superintendent Of construction Of the j
G. White Engineering Corporation OF
New York.
Flying Field Construction.
During the war he had charge Of the
construction of two flying fields ir
Florida; was quartermaster in the con-
struction of Fort Eustis, Va; construc-
ton quartermaster of the Balloon OBJ.
servation School at Lee Hall, Va, and
| construction quartermaster Of the con-
crete road that was constructed by the
Army between Newport News and York
town. Va.
While in charge Of the Rocky Noun
! tain branch of the Associated General
Contractors, before coming here, he was
a member of the advisory board Of the
coming committee of that city.
Mai. Richards Is now q Reserve ON
Ger in the Quartermaster Corps of the
United States Army, with the rank oil
major. He is a life member Of the
Shrine, belonging to the Delco Con.
sistory at Richmond, and a member Of
| the Blue Lodge at Williamsburg, Va.
With the membership Of the commits
sion filled it is expected that they will
meet shortly to select a chairman and
work out the details for an early start
upon their task.