Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-29
ARLINGTON COUNTY
OFFICERS ASKEDFOR
WATER FRONT IDEAS
Cooperation of Virginia Au-
thorities Is Sought by
Col. Grant.
ANSWER TO QUESTIONS
is WANTED BY DEC. IS
Problems Involving Industrial and
Suburban Development
Are Brought Up.

The cooperation of Arlington County,
Va, authorities relative to park and
commercial development along the Po-
tomac river water front was sought
today by Lieut. Col. u s. Grant, Sd,
vice chairman and executive officer of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. A series of ques-
tons is being asked the Arlington
County authorities, and an answer 10
each is desired by December Is, in time
for presentation to the December meet
ing of the commission.
In statement today Col. Grant said:
II have asked the United States En-
gineer Office, Board of Supervisors of
Arlington County, the Abingdon County
Chamber Of Commerce and the Zoning
Commission to state their views before
the next meeting of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission as
to whether they believe more industrial
water front is required for the county
than will be left after completion of the
park and parking projects which are
planned. The same inquiry will be
made Of some leading interested resi-
dents.
Questions Are Listed.
Answers to the following questions
are desired by December Is, 1929:
81. What industrial development re-
quiring access to water transportation
can Arlington County count on?
90. What total industrial and COM
mercial water front should be reserved
for such developments in the next IS
years?
90. What would be the value to the
county of such developments? How will
this value be realized?
"a. What areas can best be reserved
for such development; that is, where
can it be located with least detriment
to residential values?
'"'5. Your views are requested as to
the relative advantages Arlington
County offers for industry as compared
with suburban residential use. Which
use is the more valuable and promising
to the county and which, therefore,
should be the determining INTEREST,""
Follows Recent Decision.
This action follows a decision recently
taken by Col. Grant and Maj. Brehon
Somervell, district engineer for the War
Department for the Washington area,
after a conference was held incident to
the application for permit to build a
wharf just north of the Key Bridge at
Rosslyn, Va, filed with the United
States Engineer ONCE by the Sun OIL
Co. of Philadelphia.
The whole question is expected to be
thrashed out at the December meeting
of the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. which will be called
upon to decide the relative importance
of parkway and commercial development
on the Potomac River water front OPP
posite Washington.
Tentative Plans Outliedn.
Tentative plans of the commission
call for the development of riverside
boulevard up along the Virginia shore
of the Potomac to Great Falls. linking
up with the Mount Vernon Highway,
now under construction. Spirited OPP
position has been aroused by the oil
company's request for a permit to build
wharf and bring petroleum products
by water to Rosslyn.
Landowners adjoining the proposed
wharf are represented as being favor
able to this project, which is in the
path of the proposed riverside drive
mapped out by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission. Maj.
Somervell has agreed to withhold ac-
ton on the Oil company's application
for a permit until thorough study Of
the Arlington County water front sit
uation can be made by his office and
commission experts, with the assistance
Of Col. Grant. Today's action of the
executive officer of the commission is
in line with the program of having a
study completed in time for presenta-
ton to the December meeting Of the
commission.