Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
ARLINGTON BRIDGE
OPENED TO PUBLIC;
INSPECTED BY HOOVER
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Memorial Highway on the island, pass
ing thence under the highway and rail-
read bridges and on down to AleXan-
dria, in thin cloud of dust.
Capt John S. Arnold, chief of police
of Alexandria, had an escort on hand
to accompany the President through the
historic city. The right Of way was
given to the Chief Executive and his
group as they moved along Washington
street and on to Hunting Greek.
When the party reached the straight
away stretches of the boulevard a speed
Of from 80 to IS miles an hour was
maintained
Riverside Drive Enjoyed.
The party enjoyed the drive along
the Potomac River in the sunlit jan
uary afternoon and Fort Washington
doomed up across the wide stretch OF
water as it neared Mount Vernon.
At Mount Vernon President Hoover
and his fellow commissioners posed
again for photographs with the his
toric estate in the background. The
party glanced at the parking spaces
that will accommodate numerous auto
for the terminus OF the magnificent
highway.
The President got out Of his machine
and was greeted by H. H Dodge, the
veteran superintendent Of Mount Yer
non, but did not visit the historic
mansion
After the presidential party had re-
turned from its tour, around o'clock,
the general public was admitted to the
bridge and highway until dark There
are no lights on the bridge and high
way as yet, so yesterday and today the
public Is being admitted only during
daylight hours. During this week the
two projects will not be accessible to
the public, as there is still some con-
Struction work to be done. The recent
rains washed away a portion Of the
boulevard development and there is
still part of q roadway on Columbia
Island to be built before the bridge
project has been finished in the main
Temporary lights will be furnished
for the bridge by the District govern
ment, until the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission can decide upon
the final design OF illumination, in
keeping with the dignity of the project
This will be decided upon with the
assistance OF the Fine Arts Com
mission.
Col Grant believes that with favor
able weather it will be possible to
throw the bridge and boulevard open
TO the public permanently about Feb
ruary l. Next Saturday and Sunday
the public will be allowed to use these
two engineering projects again.
Scene Crowded With Cars.
Great numbers of automobiles con-
gregated in the vicinity of the Lincoln
Memorial and in the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge plaza as the public
sought to get glimpse of the Presi-
dent, when he arrived on the scene
shortly after o'clock Numerous
pedestrians lined the Washington
bridgehead, but they were barred from
the bridge by rope, set off with red
flags. Cars were parked on all sur
rounding roadways and many waited
until the signals were given, granting
public use OF the bridge, after the re-
turn of the presidential party.
Capt. r. c. Montgomery, U. S. Army,
superintendent of the United States
Park Police. made up detail of off,
GERS to police the bridge and boulevard.
In general, traffic regulations obtain
ing in Virginia will be in force on that
portion of the boulevard within the
Old Dominion, so that there the speed
limit will be As miles an hour. For
the present, speed limit of % miles
an hour will prevail over the bridge
and that part of the boulevard lying
within the District Of Columbia. Per-
sons arrested on the highway will be
taken before the United States COM
missioner at Alexandria.
Prior to the inspection trip, President
Hoover consulted with officials of the
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission and the group heard reports on
the progress of the program over the
country. A general view of the Bieen-
tennlal development was presented by
Representative Sol Bloom of New York,