Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
PARKDEVELOPMENT|
NEEDS OUTLINED
independence Necessary for
Virginia Planning Body,
Maj. Brown Says.
&necial Disnatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. February 5.-"Po-
Gtical boundary lines must be disre-
garded if any planning or coming COM
mission is to function properly" de-
clared Maj. Carey Brown of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission last night at Annandale. Be-
fore an audience of about 800 members
of the Chambers of Commerce of Fair
fax and Arlington Counties and Alex
andria City, the Virginia Park and
Planning Commission, Real Estate
Board, governing bodies and officers of
the three units of Northern Virginia,
Maj. Brown pointed out the necessity of
setting up planning commission which
could function independently, the even
trusted to the separate political units
involved
Proceeding with discussion of meth
DDS of solving this problem in Virginia,
Maj Brown pointed out that the pri-
mary need here was to see that the
governors commission in Virginia is
supplied with sufficient funds, either
from State, county or private sources,
to develop the plans they have already
evolved in the many meetings they have
already held in conjunction with PLAN
ming authorities of the District.
Maryland Law Not Applicable.
] In the opinion of Maj Brown the law
under which the Maryland commission
now functions is not entirely applicable
to Virginia conditions. He pointed out
that Arlington County already by spe-
cIal act of the State Legislature is au-
I thoriZed to adopt a coming law. and sug-
geSted that this law be amended to in
clude all of Falls Church and vicinity
and all that portion of Fairfax County
across Hunting Creek from Alexandria,
as well as all of Alexandria City.
/ II. L. Bragg. chairman of the Vir-
GINA Park and Planning Commission,
outlined the difficulties under which his
commission had labored due to the en-
tire abSense of either funds or author
lity to enforce their decisions. He
stated that in his opinion the best way
IN which the citizens and civic bodies
! or Northern Virginia could cooperate
was to work for the passage of the bill
creating the Virginia Metropolitan Area
Of Washington.
| Under resolution offered by Fred
Robinson of Herndon. one of the di-
rectors of the Fairfax Chamber, the
meeting went on record in favor of the
appointment of central committee to
/ include the presidents of the three
Chambers of Commerce and one repre-
sentative of each of the two Boards
of Supervisors and the Alexandria
City Council to cooperate with the
Virginia Park and Planning Commits
sion in working out program of
action. The secretary will notify the
bodies involved to send delegates to
q later meeting Although Delegate
II. E. Hanes of Fairfax County ex-
pressed some doubt as to whether the
State Legislature would appropriate
any considerable amount of money for
the expenses of the Park and Planning
Commission, both Delegates Fred Biz
rell of Alexandria and Hugh Reid of
Arlington County stated that they be-
lieved such a committee would prove
ef6cacious.
Urge Immediate Action.
They advised that this committee
communicate Immediately with the
governor and with the men who will
make up the governors budget for
the 1880 session in order that tenta-
tive allotment may be included in the
budget submitted to the Legislature.
w. K. Handy of Arlington County
stressed not only the need for funds
to put over the plans of the Park Com
mission, but the immediate need for
money to conduct publicity cam
paign among the members of the
Legislature He called on all organi-
cations interested in the development
of this section to appropriate funds for
this work.
President Martin Webb announced
the financial campaign to be inaugu-
rated by the Fairfax Chamber on Feb
ruary ID, to raise not less than $4,000
TO advertise the county'S advantages
for residential agricultural and indus
trial development. In connection with
the chambers plans for the develop
ment of the section around Cameron
Yards as an industrial location, Maj
Brown was asked whether the Park and
Planning Commission would at any
future date offer any objection to the
location of industry in such close prox-
unity to the Mount Vernon Memorial
Boulevard. Maj. Brown stated he saw
no reason why reasonable industrial
development there should interfere with
the plans.
Last nights meeting was opened by
&C. w. Eliot, I'd, city planner, of the
| National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, who pointed out the i'm
portant part played by Virginia terri
tory in the development of the pro-
posed system OF pdFKWayS 1or tIle Zap
ttal
Representative Louis Cran1ton of
Michigan, introduced by E. H. Allen,
chairman of the Fairfax committee on
highways, parks and planning, outlined
the reasons for and the provisions OF
his bill creating the George Washing
ton Memorial Pathways from Mount
Vernon to Great Falls. He outlined
the provisions of his bill in regard to
washington and Maryland and dwelt
at length on the means provided for
financing the Virginia portion, whereby
the Federal Government advances
sufficient; funds to purchase the neces-
sary land along the Potomac as soon
as assured that the State of Virginia
or political subdivision thereof agrees
to reimburse the Government within
! five years for one half the cost OF the
land itself.
Martin T. Webb, president Of the
f7oirfay Chamber presided