Evening star., 1938-03-27
PARKWAY AWAITS
VOTING Of $4,000
SUM BY ARLINGTON
ALLEGATION Will Give the
County a ST. 900, 900 Road
at No Added Cost.
KEY AND MEMORIAL
BRIDGE LINK PLANNED
State Would Furnish Fund Equal
to Municipality and U. S. Would
Contribute 100000.

Opportunity knocks at the door Of
Arlington County whereby this magi-
cally-growing section of the Old
Dominion, by prompt and favorable
action of the County Board, may
realize the traffic and recreational
benefits of 81 100000 parkway devel-
opment at cost to itself of only
$4,000, spread out, If necessary, over
payment period Of two years.
Such an offer of "easy money"
would seem suspicious but for the
fact that the Federal Government and
the Virginia State Legislature are its
guarantors.
The proposed development, for
which the Virginia Legislature recently
voted 900 TO be matched by Arling-
ton County, is the extension of a
second link Of the George Washington
Memorial Parkway up the beautiful
natural Spout Run Valley to connect
with the congested Lee highway and
make quicker approach to Washing
ton. Essential links of the parkway
likewise would connect with Larcom
lane and the Old Dominion road for
the convenience of traffic.
AS soon as the Arlington County
board votes the necessary $4,000,
the Federal Government will imme-
diately turn over 100000 to match
the sums appropriated by the County
and Legislature. This would make
s200,OO0 available for the acquisition
OF the land along the river and Spout
Run.
Benefit to Communities,
But the Federal Government. It was
said, would not stop there. 1t would
be obligated to spend an additional
100000 for the construction and
development Of the Spout Run park
way, project entirely within Airing
ton County and benefiting chiefly the
surrounding property and the hun
dreds Of daily commuters to WASH
ington.
Thus Virginia and Arlington County
by an investment of 100000 would
be in position to derive the advan-
tases of 100000 in improvements of
greatly needed character provided
entirely by the Federal Government.
Important civic groups in Arlington
County. realizing the benefit of the
development, are hopeful that the
County Board will not let this har-
gain opportunity fail this year. Unless
the funds are approved before April /.
they claim, there is little or no chance
OF action before the final budget is
nxed Tor the next fiscal year.
For that reason the Arlington
County Civic Federation, the Airing
ton County Planning Commission and
other groups are hopeful approval
Will be Forthcoming before it is too
late.
State Made Sacrifice.
There is another urgent reason
tney SAID, why the Legislature and
Gov. James H. Price would like to
see the County Board take favorable
action at this time.
Inc Budget Committee of the Leg
islature deliberately sacrificed max
ing s5o.0o0 appropriation to adver-
WV SAAS oOoeC . pQSlIlGSSS ana natural
resources at the New York Worlds
falr next year in order to afford
Arlington County the greater and
more lasting benefits of the proposed
parkway.
In the event the County Board now
TAILS to provide the necessary funds
the State. it was claimed, stands to
lose the sum it might otherwise have
had for the Worlds Fair.
TO fail at this time Arlington
County would simply be throwing
away a great opportunity" said
Christopher B. Garnett, chairman of
the County Planning Board, and Mrs
Florence Cannon, chairman of the
Committee on Parks, Planning and
zoning for the county's Civic FEEDER
alton. Both have been diligent in
trying to secure the funds.
In the first place." said Mr.. Gar