Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-18
FAIRFAX CITIZENS
DIFFER At FARLEY
ON LEE BOULEVARD
Delegation Presents Varied
Views on Extension to
Road Chairman.
FUNDS REPORTED LOW
FOR CULPEPER. DISTRICT
Broad Street Is Opposed by Resi-
dents-Another Route Held
Unsightly
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, July ia
delegation of citizens OF Falls Church
and Fairfax County yesterday went to
Richmond to interview H. G. Shirley,
chairman of the State Highway Com
mission, in regard to the proposed ex-
tension of Lee Boulevard from Fort But-
,falo to the Lee Highway at Falls Church.
The delegation included Guy Church,
J. v. Turner, H. A. Fellows, E. I. Fen
wick, Frank Birch and r. E. AnkerS
from the town, and Harry Leigh her
bert Williams, Mark Turner, w. S. Hoge,
IT., and George Harrison from the
county.
The delegation represented several d.
vergent points of view as to the proper
course for the Highway Commission TO
pursue, and Chairman Shirley an
nounced himself as dubious at the close
of the interview as to what the citizens
really desired He promised to present
to the commission when it meets next
week the various arguments advanced,
but warned the delegation that Culpeper
districts funds during the coming year
are in large part promised toward route
81 from Warrenton to Charlottesville
and Danville. He stated that three other
districts in the State have agreed to
allow Culpeper district to use their share
of State funds, providing the money is
spent on route 81. an opportunity of
which he felt Culpeper district should
take advantage.
Embarrassed for Funds.
This leaves the commission somewhat
embarrassed for funds to spend here. he
stated, and prevents lis undertaking any
very expensive improvements.
Guy Church as spokesman for those
who are opposing the proposal to route
Lee Boulevard from Fort Buffalo to the
Lee Highway through the colored settle
ment. asked Shirley TO use this money
instead 10 complete the boulevard at its
Arlington County end from Station LOT
the dead end in field, to the entrance
to Fort Myer. This suggestion was i'm
mediately and emphatically vetoed by
Shirley. who stated that the State had
originally offered to build the boulevard
through Arlington County to the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge, but the Fed
eral Government had turned the State
down on several occasions. The COM
mission has definitely decided. he stated
not to extend the road beyond Station
lot.
Church then presented arguments
against the route through the colored
settlement, saying it provided an un-
slightly approach to the town and would
give tourists poor impression. He
stated that so many of the lots through
which the proposed right Of way passes
are small that there would remain rem
nantS of lots on which would be erected
an unsightly collection of shacks and
hog-dog stands. George Harrison w. S
Hoge. Mark Turner and H. A. Fellows
supported this argument
Heavy Traffic Opposed.
Councilman Frank Birch ard r. E
AnkerS, stating they had come as dele.
gates from we'll attended meeting oil
the citizens who live on Broad street
held Thursday night. protested the use
OF Broad street for the heavy traffic a
boulevard would entail. They stated
that some Of the residents we're pre-
pared to move away if this route is Sc
! lected. Shirley stated that he felt il
was not fair to town to impose heavy
traffic on any of its streets unless tbs
town wishes it.
George Harrison and w. S. Hoge, jr
stated frankly that they opposed this
extension OF the Lee Boulevard By
means of a new road because the;
feared it would jeopardize the construc.
ton Of the boulevard as originally
planned across Fairfax County. If the
detour is built and the Lee Highwa,
widened to correspond, they fear thai
the Lee Boulevard construction will bt
postponed for years to come. They
therefore advocated construction by Tho
State Of a connection along the origina
boulevard right of way from Fort Buf
falo, l 4 miles. to the south of the town
to connect with the Annandale road
From this junction they suggested tenn.
porary use of the Annandale road t.
Falls Church and a sharp turn to tn.
left on to the Lee Highway.
Follow Out Plans.
They argued that whatever none,
the State spends now should be alonl
the lines originally mapped out for thu
boulevard. Shirley, in reply, stated tina
the Lee Boulevard had originally beer
| undertaken by the State with a grea
| deal OF hesitation, as the commission
| realized just how expensive it would be
| which factor made its continuation be-
! yond Falls Church very uncertain HI
| refused to prophesy how long it wou!c
be before it could be continued.
E. T. Fenwick and Herbert William
! voiced a vigorous and emphatic protes
against the plan of Harrison and Hog,
If that necessitated two sharp curves
one from the boulevard into the An
Mandate road and second from tn,
latter road to the Lee Highway. viii
liams stated that the people of tn,
county would oppose building such /.
crooked road, whether for 2 or 20 years
and that it would be continual menac,