Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-16
COUNTY HIGHWAYS
TO Join BOULEVARD
Arlington to Have Two Con-
neCtions to New Memo
rial Road.

BY a stan Correspondent Of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, August 16.-Fears
that the new Mount Vernon Boulevard,
now in course of construction, would
be inaccessible to county trafnc were
allayed yesterday when the Board OF
Supervisors, in serni-monthly session,
received a letter from r. w. Dunlop,
acting secretary of the Department of
Agriculture. stating that two county en-
frances to the highway will be provided
In the lower section of the county.
The letter was in response to reSo-
tuition of the Board of Supervisors
adopted at its June meeting, asking
that provision be made in the highway
plans for local trafdc to enter the me-
mortal roadway.
THE plans for the highway, prepared
by the Department of Agriculture ana
approved by the commission for the
celebration of the 2o0th anniversary of
the birth of George Washington" Mr..
Dunlop advised the board, make pro-
vision for access to the highway near
the south shore of Four Mile Run ana
at another point approximately three
fourths of a mile further north.
Highway Islands Planned.
''Near the north shore of Four Mile
Run" the letter continues, "the pave
ment is being widened and separated
by intervening islands so that traftlc
entering or crossing the highway at
this point would not have to cross OPP
posing lines of traffic at the same time.
"A highway grade separation Is being
provided for the memorial highway
about three-fourths of mile north OF
Four Mile Run, which is to be de-
veloped so as to adequately care for
any traffic that may be brought to the
highway at this point.
ssThese connections to the Memo
rial Highway permit utilization OF ex-
listing underpasses under the tracks IN
reaching the highway from the pres
ent Washington Alexandria road"
Concluding, Mr.. Dunlop states that
the Department of Agriculture does
not feel that it is obligated to make
provision for connection with the Me-
mortal Highway beyond that limits OF
the property acquired for right OF way
or for park purposes for the highway
Hasten Bridge Work.
Chairman Edward Duncan of the
board. with E. c. Turnburke, member
from Washington district approving, in
structed Engineer Kinnier to take steps
to hurry plans for the widening of
Mount Vernon Avenue Bridge over
-Four Mile Run The bridge, it was
the new width of the avenue. Half Of
the bridge is in Alexandria and the
other half in Arlington County, and the
expense of the reconstruction is to be
equally born by the two jurisdictions.
The county is ready to make an appro-
priation for the work and 1t should be
completed before Winter, Duncan
stated.
All rights Of way for the widening
of Buena Vista avenue in Cherrydale
10 a 30-foot roadway have been pro-
cured, Engineer Ktnnier told the board.
The engineer was instructed to get the
work under way as soon as possible, but
not to start until the deeds for the
rights Of way have been made matter
of record.
Delinquents Pay.
The suits filed recently against sew
eral hundred delinquent tax payers,
Commonwealth Attorney William G.
Cloth advised the board, are already
having good results. Seven of the de-
Iinquents have appeared at the treas
lIrer's Office and paid up in full, he
stated.
Two extensions of the water system,
representing an outlay of approximately
$4,000, were authorized by the board.
The first and largest will provide water
service to residents on Shelly road from
Latterner avenue to Virginia avenue,
while the other will care for homes on
Holly street from Cherrydale avenue to
Strong street in Lyon Village.
Ashton G. Jones, Edgar o. Humphrey.
]. r. Mccormick, Harry G. Saffell and
William H. Payne, were appointed a
board of review to determine value OF
land taken from the Samaha property
in Fort Myer Heights in the widening
OF Wilson Boulevard. A strip contain
ing 5000 square feet was turned into
the highway. The owner, according to
chairman Duncan, is asking As cents
per square foot for the land, but this
he said, is unreasonable and more than
the county intends to pay for it.
The board instructed Engineer Kin
nier to invite representative Of the
Virginia Public Service Corporation to
the next meeting to explain why the
electric rate In Arlington County is not
as low as it is in Alexandria City.
As means of helping the unemploy-
ment situation in the county, the board
instructed the engineer to communicate
with the officials of the gas company
requesting that local contractors and
labor be favored in proposed service
extensions by the company.
The board acted favorably on a re-
quest of the jefferson District Fire De-
p3ftment that it be allowed to take one
of its bumpers TO Long Branch, N. j.,
August 2 to 26, for participation in a
convention and parade of the FIRE
fighters Of that place.