Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
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POLICING MEASURED
Approve Patrol of Military
Roads of Federal Officers.
Zoning Ordinance Completed.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY a STAFF Correspondent OF the 6tar'
CLARENDON, Va, January IA
bill providing for policing OF mlhtary
ronds in Virginia within RADIUS OF
five miles of the District OF Coiumpla
by park policemen Of the National cap
ital, which has been introduced IN tne
National House of Representatives by
REPRESENTATIVE w. Frank James OF
Michigan, was unanimously indorseo
by the Arlington County board OF super
visors meeting in special session at the
court house late yesterday afternoon.
At present the roads are free OF any
sort of policing.
Action on the measure was taken at
the request of Representative n. Waiton
Moore of the eighth congressional dis
trict, of which Arlington County Is
part. In a letter to the board Mr..
Moore asserted that he could not con-
ceive of any objection to the bill, since
it provides for the policing of the roads
and the trying Of offenders without W
any expense to Arlington County or
the State.
Bills Provisions.
Policing, the bill provides, will be
under the supervision OF the director
of public buildings and public parks OF
the National Capital. Subject to the ap-
proval of the Secretary of War, the d.
rector shall make all rules and regula-.
tions for the government and care OF
the roads. Prosecutions shall be main
tainable before United States COM
missioner for the eastern district OF
Virginia. Appeals, in cases of convic-
ton by the commissioner, shall be tried
by the United States Court for the
eastern district of Virginia.
The proposal is expected to meet the
approval of majority Of the civic lead
ers and organizations Of the county,
who have long urged the need OF some
sort of patrol for the Federal roads
in the county.
Endorsement of the bill was given by
Sheriff Howard B. Fields, who declared
that he had been trying for the past
10 years to get the Government to do
something about the matter.
Zoning Completed.
The Arlington Zoning Commission
which for the past year or more has
been engaged primarily in the prepare
ton of a coming ordinance for the
county, turned over to the board its
completed wctk, which besides the sug-
gested ordinance included large mas
ter map, showing in color, designations
for various types OF development and
so detail sheets.
In Submitting the material to the
board, Fred A. GoSnell, chairman Of
the commission, expressed the appreci-
alton of his group for the advice, CO.
operation and services in the successful
elimination of the work rendered by
Allen j. Saville, engineer to the COM
mission, and his assistant, John B.
Shinn; County Engineer G. L. Kinnier,
Thomas j. De Lashmutt and Capt. Ber-
nard Smyth.
Provides for Future.
1.-THE commission" Mr.. Gosnell de-
clared, has endeavored to present q
coming ordinance and map that will
adequately meet not only the present
needs, but to anticipate as well the
changing conditions naturally due to
the rapid development of this enter
prising county-the smallest In Virginia
and the first one in the State to be
Zoned."
BY unanimous vote the board ten
dered a vote of thanks to the commits
sion for what it termed "a splendid
piece Of work, one that shall be of in
benefit to the county," and to
the Arlington County Chamber Of Com
merce, which bore half the expense of
technical aid. Besides Chairman Cos
nell the commission consists Of A. j.
Webb, secretary; w. r. Richards, j. e.
Spaulding and Robert H. Forman.
Under the State law governing coming
matters the board is required to hold a
public hearing before adopting the ordi-
nance. The hearing must be advertised
in two weekly papers and two weeks
must intervene between the time Of ad-
vertising and the hearing. The board
decided to defer action on these mat
tiers until its regular meeting next
Wednesday.