Evening star., 1944-10-29
Arlington Board
Approves Bid
For Wafer Main
p
DoIecurliu-Chuin
Bridge Installation
To Cost $o2, $50

Authorization to accept the $92,
$50 bid of Leo Butler g. Co., Wash
ington, for installation of 36-inel
water main from Dalecarlia to tn
District end Of Chain Bridge wa
granted yesterday by the Arlington
County Board.
The Butler firm, low bidder on tn
project, quoted a price of $87,961 S
on the concrete pipe and $4,388.50 t
provide for contingencies.
A. T. Lundberg, Arlington waite
superintendent, also was granite,
permission by the board to prepar
plans and take bids on a 100000
gallon elevated steel water tank il
Nauck, on the south side of th
county. The estimated cost is $62,
900.
County Engineer C. L. Kinnie
submitted list of 10 county area
which have unsatisfactory drainage
conditions, and asked authorization
to take bids for the work, which
would cost an estimated $93,230.
Urgency Basis of Selection
The areas were selected, Mr.
Kinnier said, on the basis of theil
urgency and were chosen from
among many unsatisfactory drain
age areas. They are as follows:
Intersection of Sixteenth and
North Taylor streets and the rear
of the properties on the east side
Of the 1900 block of North Taylor
street, cost $18,2l4; intersection o1
North Seventeenth and North Utah
streets, $l9,172; North Barton street
through private property to North
Wayne street, S1,862.
Sixteenth street. North, ano
North Abingdon street to North
Seventeenth street and North Wood
stock street, $11,674; from Fifth an6
South Fillmore streets to Sixth and
South Barton streets, S25,795;
through block 10, Fort Myer Heights
to Fairfax drive and North Scott
street, sl,499: from the HOO bloch
Of North Utah street, east to alley
on North Eleventh street, S2.813.
North Oakland street south from
Pershing Drive, 1888. The inter
section of North Twenty-sixth street
and George Mason drive, S2,36O, ano
Military road at Gulf Branch, $2,459
Funds Insufficient.
County Manager Frank C. Hanra-
han pointed out that the budget OF
the Engineering Department falls
far short of providing funds neces-
sary to undertake this work and
that the general contingent fund
also does not provide sufficient funds.
In approximately go days, he said,
when taxes are in, the county gov
ernment will be able to judge bet
ter as to when the work can be &C
complished.
Commenting on this situation,
Board Chairman Leo Lloyd said,
In short, We are going to need a
bond issue to get these things that
are so badly needed"
Board Member Edmund D. Camp
bell echoed this idea. He said,
Some capital financing is going to
have to be done in the immediate
postwar era"
The application of M. A. Mace,
president, Fort Henry Gardens, Inc,
owner, for rezoning the property
at 2412 South Lowell street from
RS-6 (two-family semidetached) to
RIA 1925 (apartment) was granted
by the board.
Applications by the Lincoln De-
velopment Co.. Jack Stone, Robert
and Pearl j. Parks were continued
for further study. Mrs. R. v. Jones
2410 North Eleventh street, was
granted a use permit to operate a
day nursery school for seven chill
dren
TelevisiOn Permit Sought.
The application of the Philco Ra-
dio Corp, for "a permit and any
necessary rezoning for construction
of television station, was deferred
a week. A special session will be
held by the board on the question
Reed T. Rollo, Philco representa-
tive, told the board the company
wants to start a relay link between
Arlington and Philadelphia, by
January /, and that an early de-
cision is necessary.
The station, to be located between
Twenty-sixth and Twenty
streets on North KenSington, has
plans for the erection of two 100.
foot towers at the start and later
contemplates 300 or 50O-foot tower
Declaring the county Engineering
Department to be in "a terrible
condition" with action on requests
for sidewalks far behind because
the department is understaffed
Board Member Basil DeLashmutt
objected to C. G.. Stoneburner
county safety engineer. being used
as contact man. for safety and
traffic. Mr.. DeLashmutt said Mr.
Stoneburner should be kept in the
Engineering Department where he
belonged"
County Manager Hanrahan ex-
planned that Mr.. Stoneburner was
used as a contact man" because
safety and traffic problems tie in
with engineering.
The board approved expenditures
for the last two weeks amounting
to $59,35067, of which $32, ,565 sc
was for pay roll.
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