Evening star., 1938-04-01
ARLINGTON NEEDS
CASH TO
INSURE PARKWAY
County Still Has a Lot to
Do to Guarantee Work,
Settle Says.
OBLIGATION TO STATE
IS NEXT ON THE LIST
Tract Offered Near Key Bridge
May Have Value of $4,000.
Other Courses Open.

Arlington County must take another
hurdle before June 80 to obtain the
release of State funds for the acouisi-
ton OF lands to complete unit No. 2
of the George Washington Memorial
Parkway, Federal officials warned to-
day.
When we 60 before Gov. Price, he
will want to see the cash or the equiv
alent thereto In donated lands before
he will turn over any of the $5O.OOO
voted by the General Assembly," was
the comment of Thomas S. Settle, Sec
retary of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. THE ac-
ton taken by the county board We'd
nesday serves to keep Federal allot-
ments intact. but the county still has
a lot to do yet to guarantee completion
Of this project"
Generous donations of land or cash
are required to fulfill the obligation
assumed by the county board, Mr..
Settle said
Mr.. Settle referred to the third Sec
ton OF the resolution adopted by the
county board Wednesday, seeking
contributions, in cash or otherwise,
necessary to make up the balance of
the $50,000 required as the countys
share, from those property owners in
the vicinity of the project who will
receive peculiar benefits over and
above those of other citizens in the
county"
Would Earmark Fund.
Should such plan be worked out
to the satisfaction of the county
board, the resolution said, the i'm
pounded $4,000 will be earmarked for
purposes of land acquisition and the
Federal Government notified of the
boards final action not later than
June 80.
Mr.. Settle said it was probable that
deal will 60 through for the tract of
county land near the Key Bridge,
which has been offered in lieu of cash,
but he would not say at this time
that the $4,000 value put on it by
the county va: acceptable to the Park
and Planning Commission. Since the
latter desires the land. however. 1t is
certain that settlement of some kind
will be made.
The State 'can release either S25 900
this year or the whole amount of its
$50,000, in the opinion of Mr.. Settle,
provided the county can show proof
on the dotted line" that it has put
~ tho oit 81.
in lands to make up the difference.
And, of course. the Federal Gov
ernment must likewise be satisfied
that the conditions are met before it
can put up any part of the 100000
allocated for land purchases" Mr.. Set
tie reminded.
Kinnier to Take Charge.
The County Board and County
Manager Frank c. Hanrahan early
next week are expected to designate
the county engineer, c. L. Knnier, to
take charge of the obtaining of neces-
sary land donations from property
owners along the route of the park
way. Some of the property owners
have already offered to cooperate,
but Federal officials said today titles
to property or signed contracts" would
give them something to work on.
Federal officials. however. were salts
fled that the County Board, having
gone this far to keep Government al
lotments from being diverted to some
other use. would not let the project
fall through at the last moment. They
appealed to citizens and property own
ers to cooperate to the fullest extent.
The benefits that would accrue to
the county through linking important
highways through the Spout Run VAL
ley direct into Washington would more
than repay the small expenditure need
ed to guarantee it, Federal officials
said.