Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-08
REID TOSUPPORT
ENABLING" BILL
Arlington Assembly Delegates
to Work for Passage Of
! Referendum Measure.
BY JOHN r. ,LIPSCOMB,
star Corresvoadent OF rhs star,

LYON PARK, Va, January s.-Hugl
Reid, Arlington delegate to the Genera
Assembly, has promised the Legislative
committee Of the Arlington Count,
Civic Federation that he will work fol-
passage Of an enabling act to Civ,
county voters opportunity to determin,
by referendum II they; desire to incor.
porate rs city, according to announce.
nent OF: l.. C. McNemar Of the January
meeting Of the federation In the Com.
nunity House here: last night.
|. Reporting for the legislative commit
tee. Mr.. McNen1ar declared that group
acting under instructions Of the fed
Grafton, conferred with Mr.. Reid, when
an agreement was reached after several
changes in the original bill, which Gre
ated dissention and Ill feeling and
which fell by the wayside at the last
special session Of the Legislature.
Compromise Agreed On.
: While the new bill is not what. the
committee had hoped for, Mr. McNemar
declared, it is the best that could be
obtained. II probably will serve the
purpose for which 1t was intended, he
said. Mr., Reid, he stated, had insisted
on changes In two provisions. one rela-
tive to the number Of petitioners for
the calling OF an election on the Ques-
ton of incorporation and the other
regarding the life of the bill. He said
Mr.. Reid. desired to raise the petition
feature from $50 names, specified in the
original bill to IS per cent Of the
qualified voters and to limit existence of
the bill to one year. compromise was
agreed on. according TO Mr.. McNemar
placing the election petitioners at is
limiting the life Of the bill to. two years
Concessions offered by the Sun OIL
Co. In the form OF land grants for park
development as q means of removing
opposition to the establishment by the
company OF an oil storage and distribu-
ton plant on the countys water front
shortly west of the Key Bridge. failed
to snove the federation from its decision
TO oppose any sort of industrial devei-
opnfent on that side OF the bridge.
Word of'the conpany's offer was con-
President william G. Hull by Col. U. 0.
Grant. 3rd, executive ofHicer of the Ma
tional Park and Planning Commission.
OIL Company Proposals.
The oil company, Col Grant wrote.
proposed to dedicate to. the United
States, upon passage OF the Cramton
bill or similar legislation. strip at the
foot Of the cliff, wide enough for the
proposed parkway, together with re-
strictions for development Of the water
front and the steep hillside to the south.
The proposal is dependent upon the
ton to the construction Of q pier some
EOS feet ont into the river and TO the
building OF tank farm at the top Of
the hill on Lee Highway.
A special committee consisting OF
Julian Simpson, Harry A. Fellows. and
L. @, McNemaE, appointed by President
Hull, drafted the federation's reply, re-
its opposition.
P. p. Woodbridge, whose resignation
as secretary of the Arlington County
Chamber Of Commerce becomes effective
january IS, addressed the meeting. ex-
pressing his appreciation for the c0ilrte-
sizes extended him and commencing the
body on its progressive spirit m the in
terests. of the county.
Report ON Zoning. -:
Reporting for the special soning COM
mittee, OF which he was chairman.
Harry A. Fellows declared that the COM
mittee was accorded . private hearing
by the Soning commission and that
many things in the commissions tenta-
tive soning ordinance which were OBJ
jectionable to the federation had been
Mrs, Florence T. Cannon, . member
Of the committee on arrangements for
the examinations annual banquet to
be laeld ct Arlington Hall School for
Girls, April 3; reported that the 9ecre-
tary Of war and Mrs. Hurley had been
invited and that she had every reason
to believe that they would attend.
Gov. ELECT Pollad and his daughter have
already accepted invitations.
Reappointments Of r. z. Plynale, G. p.
Kincheloe and Frank G. Campbell as
delegates to the Interfederation Council
were announced by President Hull.
AlteFnateS are Mrs. Claude S. Semones,
II. A. Fellows, L. G. McNemar and Hugh
McGrath.