Evening star., 1942-03-29
Arlington Board
To Buy Police
2-Way Radios
$4,000 Eormurked
To Equip Scout Cars
And Headquarters

Immediate acquisition Of two
way radio system for police head
quarters and scout cars was author
lied by the Arlington County Board
yesterday.
The action was taken on recon-
mendation of County Manager
Frank c. Hanrahan who included
funds for the two-way system in the
tentative budget for the fiscal year
l942-43 which he submitted recently
to the board. An expenditure Of
Sc 900 from the emergency contin-
gent fund previously set aside for
civilian defense purposes was ap-
proved for this use.
Since submission of the tentative
budget, Mr.. Hanrahan said, he has
become convinced 1t would be to the
best interests of the county to OBJ
tain the radio system Immediately.
This is desirable for several rea-
sons" he stated, "one being that it
is essential that the chief of police,
during this emergency, have COM
plete control of the scout cars at all
times
ID. c. Setup Overloaded.
1.-The Washington police station,
due to being severely overloaded and
not because of any lack of co-opera-
ton on its part, has not been able
to send our messages as quickly as
desirable. Also, the service we have
been receiving from the Washing
ton police station does not permit
control of two-way radio service
which is highly essential in my opin-
ion and it would be impossible to in
stall the two-way communications
on our cars by using the Washington
station"
In his budget message. Mr.. Han
rahan said the radio system would
very largely obviate the need for
installing police call boxes. He told
the board yesterday that seven cars
would be equipped so as to permit
their operators to communicate not
only with headquarters but with
one another while on active patrol
duty.
The closing of six additional
streets and all intervening alleys
to make possible the development
by the Public Roads Administration
Of the road network serving the new
War Department Building was
authorized. Those closed lie south
of Columbia pike and between Ar
lington Ridge road and Route /.
Columbia pike from Arlington
Ridge road to Route l will be re-
located slightly to the south and
made wider. South Eads and Fern
streets from Columbia pike will
be closed for a distance of 800 feet,
South Lynn street from Columbia
pike for $50 feet and an abandoned
railroad right-of- from Co.
lumbia pike for about 400 feet.
Rezoning Petitions Granted.
BY a vote of to 2, the board
granted the rezoning petition of
Wyatt A. and Marie w. Cline to
change from residential A to local
business a tract in the 220O block
of First street south with the ex-
ception of a 150-foot strip abutting
Lee boulevard. The property is Sit
uated near the intersection OF
Washington boulevard and Lee
boulevard and will be affected by a
proposed grade separation project
for the two boulevardS. which is a
part of the program for developing
roads leading to the War Depart
ment Building.
The board also granted another
request in the name of R. E. Cline
for an adjoining tract. Also ap-
proved were the following:
Request of Louis w. Metzger to
change from residential B to gen.
eral business a tract at 1880 North
Fairfax drive.
Request of Earl T. Mason to
change from residential A to resi-
dental B-3 a tract at 4028 North
Washington boulevard.
A letter was read from Meadow
brook. Inc, realty firm, which con-
tributed nearly seven additional
acres to the county for use as park
purposes along Rubber Run, bring
ing to about II acres the total
contributions to the park made by
this firm. The board passed a reso-
luton of appreciation.
Expenditures totaling s22, 1866
for the last two weeks were ap-