Evening star., 1941-10-31
One Issue Snaqs
Plans for Roads
In Federal Area
Arlington Officials
Report Progress in
P. R. A. Negotiations

Arlington County VA planners
and the Public Roads Administra-
ton on the development of arterial
highways feeding into the new Gov
ernment area. it has been disclosed.
At a meeting of the County Board
yesterday. County Manager Frank
G. Hanrahan. Planning Engineer
Frank L. Dieter and County Engi-
neer c. L. Kinnier reported on the
status of negotiations with the P.
r. A. concerning suggestions ad-
vanced by the county for the de-
velopment of highways serving the
new War Department. Federal
Office Building No ? on Columbia
pike and other Federal structures
in the area.
Mr.. Kinnier said the county has
received the cooperation of the P
R. A. on most Of its suggestions and
indicated that further conferences
will be held to present the county's
view of the proper development Of
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No Friction Reported.
The county manager asserted one
difficulty encountered is obtaining
information on the type of highway
development and Government ex-
pansion contemplated for the area
by Federal agencies, but, he added,
there has been no friction between
the P. R. A. and county represent
ativeS on negotiations.
Mr.. Dieter said the p. R A. had
accepted several county suggestions
concerning development of arteries
in the area but the remaining major
problem is to solve differences be-
tween the two jurisdictions concern
ing roadways near the Office build
ing occupied by the Navy Depart
ment.
Under the P. R. A. plan. Mr.. Dieter
said, two arteries would pass near
the present intersection OF Columbia
pike and Arlington Ridge road and
would cut through a site Of a pro-
posed S7000000 apartment hotel di-
agOnally across the intersection from
the new Navy offices.
Mr.. Dieter said the Governments
program would create intervening
areas of land, between the two pro-
posed rOadWayS. that would be un-
suitable either for private develop
ment in line with the surroundings
of impractical for further Govern
ment expansion. The Arlington
planning engineer said the P. R. A.
plans do not provide adequate access
roads from territories outside Of the
Government department area.
Changes Suggested.
The county planners. Mr.. Dieter
said, have requested certain changes
in the development of this area
which chiefly involve movement to
the south Of the two proposed new
highways. This would leave the
hotel site untouched and at the same
time some access roads would be
provided for private properties, he
explained.
Another feature of a P R. A pro-
ptodt OOICNlSd W OS lOuIllN pan
ners would make Columbia pike and
Arlington Ridge road come to a
dead end" at their intersection.
Mr.. Dieter said the county feels a
different treatment should be given
to provide for a maximum of 5000
employees in the Office building occu-
pied by the Navy Department.
Mr.. Dieter informed the board the
Federal agencys plans are not final
and that further studies are being
made by P. R. A. engineers.
The board agreed to call a special
session at an early date to study the
status of the negotiations between
P. r. A. and the county planning
officials.
Declaring it did not wish to re-
classify any property in the area
that would interfere with the Fed
eral Governments proposed road
development. the board postponed
for 80 days action on two requests
by Christine Bucholz to change TWO
tracts in the 1400 block of Columbia
pike to a residential B and local
business zones.
Delay Boulevard Case.
BY a 3-to-2 vote, the board con-
inued to December IA action on the
request of William A. Smoot to
change three lots in the 1900 block
of Wilson boulevard from residen-
tial A to local business.
After postponing action on 10 re-
zoning petitions. many of which were
with the consent of the applicants,
the board voted on the following
changes in classification:
Granted request of w. S. Hoge, jr.,
to change 81 acres in the 2900 block
of South Glebe road, from reIden-
tial B to local business; granted re-
quest of w M Stone to change A.
080 square feet in the 100 block of
South Wise street from residential
A to B-3; granted request of Ber-
tram J. Greenhouse to change from
residential A to B-3 a tract in the
100 block of South Wayne street;
granted a request of Marion G..
Bause to change tract from resi-
Dental B to local business at 2053
Wilson boulevard; denied request OF
Frances K. Reible to change from
residential B to local business a tract
In the 900 block of North Fillmore
street, by vote of to l with Leo
Lloyd voting for rezoning: granted
request of Elicit & Short, Inc, and
Lawrence w. Douglas to change
from residential A to local business
tract at 2030 Nerth Fifteenth street
and granted a request of the Hy-
draulic Press Brick Co. to change
from light industrial to heavy in
dustrial tract in the 1900 block of
Jefferson Davis highway. Mr.
Campbell did not participate in the
discussion or the vote on the latter
rezoning because of business inter-
ests with the prospective owners.
Total expenditures for the last
half of October were reported at
S56,85456, of which $26,88460 was
for pay roll.
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