Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
CONFERENCE SPURS
7 ARLINGTON ROADS
! Leaders of Two Factions
/ Announce That Differences
/ Have Been Averted.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CLARENDON, Va January 26.-Ap-
parent differences between two dele
cations which have announced their in
tention of attending the public hear
ing on the Virginia State road alloca-
lions at Charlottsvill next Tuesday have
been averted 1t was announced yesterday
by leaders of the two factions, with the
result that additional funds will be
sought of the State for the construction
of two important highways through
Arlington County.
The two leaders Robert Foreman,
proponent of the widening and surfac-
ing of Glebe road, and DR.. Samuel M.
johnson, president of the Lee Highway
Association and advocate of the i'm
mediate construction of the Lee Boule-
ward, had conference yesterday after
noon that lasted for two hours and re-
suited in the reaching of an agreement,
1t was said.
Undismayed by the fact that but
$4,000 has been tentatively allocated
to the county for road construction in
1929. 100000 of which is to be used
in a continuance of the Lee Highway
and the other for the widening of the
lower Washington Alexandria road the
delegations will request additional al
locations that will be of sufficient size
at least to make start on the two
other road projects.
Memorial Bridge Problem.
Neither Glebe road nor the Lee Boule-
ward was included in the tentative
ALLEGATIONS, leaving the Virginia end
of the new Arlington Memorial Bridge
a problem that must be solved before
next year, the time announced by Col.
u. S. Grant, Sd. director of public
buildings and public parks of the Dis
trict, for the completion of the bridge.
DR.. Johnson hopes to persuade the
State road commission to apportion at
least enough money to build sufficient
portion of the Lee Boulevard to con-
meet the end of the new bridge with
the northwest corner of Fort Myer
Reservation, at which point temporary
connections can be made with other
State roads until sufficient funds are
available to carry the road on to Falls
Church
DR.. johnson announced that most uf
the deeds for a 200-foot right of way
have already been secured and scored
recent rumors that he had abandoned
his hope for a 200-foot right of way
and was now ready to accept lO0-foot
right of way
Foreman and his delegation are
equally confident that the widening and
paving of Glebe road is a project that
needs immediate attention.
Almost impossible in Places.
This highway, Foreman said. is the
only road that spans the county from
the southern to northern end. In its
present condition it is almost impossible
in places, thereby presenting menace
in that fire apparatus is prevented from
reaching some property on the road, to
say nothing of preventing direct travel
between the upper and lower ends OF
the county.
Just what the two delegations may
expect to receive is matter of con-
lecture. 1t is possible for the COM
mission to reallocate some OF the funds
tentatively allocated to other counties
in the district. AS to what may ne
accomplished none would attempt to
surmise, but it now seems reasonably
certain that the two delegations may
work with some degree of harmony IN
the presentation of their cases.
Failure of the commission to provide
any funds for the widening OF GleSe
road, which has been owned by the
State for a number of years, will result
in the loss of the 10000 feet OF free
rights of way that have been signed by
property owners, the offers in all cases
lasting but year, Foreman said. The
rights of way have been secured by his
delegation.