Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
LIMIT ON SPEED
OVER BRIDGE HIT.
Arlington Federation Seeks
More Liberal Rule for Traf-
fic on Span.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LYON PARK, Va, March 6.-Signs
on the Highway Bridge prescribing a
speed limit of Is miles an hour for
passenger vehicles and IL miles for
trucks and activities of Washington
police in holding Virginia motorists to
strict adherence to this low speed were
placed on the unfair list" by the
Arlington County Civic Federation
meeting in Community Hall here last
night. +.
A resolution offered by Richard L.
Eacho and unanimously adopted after
amendment by Frank G. Campbell
directs the legislative committee of the
federation to confer with the Traffic
Bureau. authorities in washington to
urge that the speed limit be increased.
Should the committee be unsuccessful
in its plea to the Traffic Bureau. the
amendment provides, the matter is to,
be referred to Representative r. Walton
Moore, who will be requested to seek
favorable action by the District of Co.
lumbia. Mr.. Eacho declared that there
might have been some excuse for the
low speed limit when the bridge was in
course Of reconstruction, but now that
no distractions are offered to traffic
such low speed limit is unreasonable.
Business Zoning Asked.
A resolution calling upon the Airing
ton County Zoning Commission to i'm
mediately designate business districts of
the county and requesting statement
of the commissions accomplishments up
to date was offered by the executive
committee through its chairman, Hugh
McGrath of Ashton Heights, and unani-
mously adopted.
Following report of Frank G. Camp.
bell as to the status of the abattoir
question and suggestion that resolutions,
which have been adopted in all sections
of the county against the proposal of
the N. Auth Provision Co. of Wash
ingtno to erect such plant in the
county, might fail to impress the board
of supervisors with the true sentiment
of the people against the project, Ar
thur Orr of Lyon Park offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved that the executive COM
mittee be authorized to take such steps
as may be necessary to demonstrate to
the authorities the sentiment of the
membership of the organizations afil-
lated with the federation with respect
to the establishment of an abattoir in
the county"
Must Drop Membership.
An example of the dire straits TO
which the local Fire Departments are
put through failure of the board of
supervisors to furnish funds for the pur-
chase of gasoline used by the apparatus
was brought to light when a letter was
read from Thomas Meechem of the
Clarendon department, advising that his
organization would have to withdraw its
membership from the federation because
all money now available is needed for
actual operating expenses The writer
declining to pay the gasoline bills was
solely responsible for the withdrawal of
the membership.
Action Of the federation in adopting
resolutions favoring increased salaries
for county school teachers was COM
mended by Fletcher Kemp, county
superintendent of schools. in a letter
read to the meeting by Miss Gertrude
L. Croker. corresponding secretary.
A special committee to arrange for
benefit card party, the date of which
is to be announced later, was named by
President William c. Hull as follows
Mrs. j. P. Lowell, Organized Women
Voters, chairman; Mrs. Alice Semones,
Organized Women Voters: Mrs. Naomi
P. Craver, Potomac Citizens Associa-
ton; Mrs. Arthur Orr, Lyon Park Wom-
ems Club; Mrs. Edith H. Walton, Or
ganized Women Voters; Mrs. Mary Van
Doren, Cherrydale Citizens Association;
Mrs. Bertha Kelley, Ashton Heights
Women,S Club: Mrs. Florence Cannon,
Arlington Citizens Association, and
Mrs. H. A. Fellows, East Falls Church
Citizens Association.