Evening star., 1943-10-03
Arlington \! Approves
Board Of I 10 Study
Public Works Needs

The Arlington County Board. by
unanimous consent. yesterday ap-
proved the resolution Of Edmund
campbell that a postwar planning
board OF seven men be created to
survey the more pressing public
works needs of the county and finan-
clal problems involved.
Mr., Campbell, who represented
the board at the League of Munic-
1palities meeting in Roanoke last
week, asked that the planning board
De composed of chairman, chosen
by the board: the county manager,
Frank c. Hanrahan; the county's
state Senator, county planning engi-
neer and three private citizens. All
are to serve without compensation
The terms of the members and
all provisions of the resolution are
to expire December 81, 1914, unless
extended.
Paul Hill. executive secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, told the
board that extensive data compiled
by the chambers Postwar Planning
Committee would be at the disposal
OF the new county planning board.
Unanimous approval was given
the motion presented by F. Free
land Chew, that the State Corpora
tion Commission be requested to
grant a temporary permit to the
Arlington Fairfax Transportation
Co. to establish a cross-county bus
line from darlington to central
business areas in the county and
that hearing be held October 20
on the matter.
Colored Housing Project Proposed.
Recommendation for spot zon-
Ing 5-acre tract in Nauck Heights
between South Lincoln and South
Twenty-ffth streets was presented
to the board by the planning COM
mission, county manager and coun-
ty engineer. A colored housing
project to accommodate 80 to "a
units of two-story, four room apart
mentS will be erected there by Mace
Properties if the area is so zoned.
Howard N. Fitzhugh. colored, 34l6
South Twenty-fifth street, repre-
sented property owners of the area
adjacent to the proposed site Their
objections he said, pertained to the
use of TWenty-flfth street as sole
access to the project and as to the
type of project considered in rela-
ton to property values nearby
He said residents had worked hard
to build a reputable colored COM
munity and would welcome the type
of structure that would not leave
the area open to slum conditions
after the war boom.
Frank L. Dieter. planning COM
missioner said that opening Of the
'5-acre tract might bring develop
ment Of the entire hilltop in the
Nauck area. He said that Twenty
fifth street would be the only ade-
quate access for the present, but if
the hilltop project were expanded.
there would be access through
.Twenty-second street.
Thomas Phillips, represented Mace
Properties, pointed out that building
detached houses. as already exist in
the area. would be no guarantee
against doubling up"
Action Postponed
A motion made by Mr. Campbell
and seconded by Mrs, Elizabeth B.
.Magruder, postponed action on the
zoning request until the next board
meeting.
The board unanimously adopted a
resolution presented by MI Camp
bell that the county appropriate
$500, representing one-fourth of the
sum asked for, to help the local
ration board obtain employees. Mr.
Campbell reported after an investi-
cation that he felt it the obligation
of the Federal Government to take
care of the ration board. He said he
recommended payment of one quar-
ter Of the sum asked with no COM
mitments beyond the first payment
in hope that by that time the Fed
eral Government would have re-
lieved the situation.
Mr. Hanrahan reported to the
board that he would continue to do
everything possible to have work on
the Lee and Washington boulevardS
overpaSs completed Constructions
there was halted July l on denial
of priorities by the War Production
Board.
Mr. Hill said the Chamber of Com
.merce yesterday adopted a resolu-
ton to do what it could to expedite
the work.
Expenditures of Sl0l .757 go. of
which the payroll totaled $50 494 40
and water consumption for six
months $50 l44.5O were approved by
the board.