Evening star., 1945-03-18
Board
Votes $4,000
For Jail Annex
Stute Commission
Approval Of Plans
To Be Sought

To Be Sought
The Arlington County Board yes
terday authorized a $1,000 appro-
priation toward construction of an
addition to the county jail, contin-
gent on State Board of Corrections
approval Of the plans.
The board also voted to ask for
funds for postwar highway work
under the Federal highway aid law.
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han and Sheriff Homer L. Bauser-
man were authorized to seek the
State body's approval of the Jail
annex
Following studies by Andrew Jen-
sen, county building inspector, Mr..
Hanrahan, Mr.. Bauserman, Conn
monwealth's Attorney Lawrence w.
Douglas and County Court Judge
Hugh Reid, plans were prepared for
an annex extending IL feet on the
east side and So feet long. 1t would
contain six rooms.
Segregation Provided.
The annex would provide facilities
for segregating female prisoners.
Woman prisoners now are being
held in the Alexandria City Jail.
Mr.. Bauserman said, under an ot-
der by the Corrections Board chat
followed an inspection of the Jail
sometime ago.
The county boards action fol-
lowed a comment by Mr.. Douglas
that the Corrections Board has "al-
most arbitrary control of jails in
the State and that it would be
wise to get its approval before pro-
ceeding.
In response to queries by several
board members as to the possibility
OF constructing the annex on the
west side, Mr.. Jensen pointed out
this would violate the country's own
zoning and building regulations. It
was suggested by one board member
that the case be taken before the
county board of coming appeals with
a request for an exception.
On the recommendation Of County
Engineer C. L. Kinnier. the county
board unanimously adopted the
resolution asking for highway aid.
Four Projects Involved.
The county request, to be filed
Immediately with the Highway De-
partment includes four projects:
l. Lee highway to be dual high
way from Key Bridge to North
Glebe road.
2. Building Fairfax drive from Lee
boulevard, along Tenth street to
Wilson boulevard and connecting
across from Clarendon to Lee high
way in Falls Church.
3. South and North Glebe road,
relocated and widened, from the
Shirley Memorial highway overpass
in South Arlington to Lee highway.
4. Wilson boulevard from North
Tenth street, widened to at least 40
feet and sidewalk on one side, to
and beyond the w. & o. D. Railroad
crossing at Torreyson Station.
A Civic Federation resolution
proposing plan to build a county
incinerator with $125,0 900 of county
funds and an equal amount bor-
rowed from the Federal Govern
ment, was referred by Board Chair
man F. Freeland Chew to Mr..
Douglas for an opinion as to its
legality.
Sidewalk Projects.
In response to request from the
Stonewan Jackson Citizens Asso-.
citation to construct a sidewalk on
the north side of Wilson boulevard
from Glebe road to Lexington street,
the county agreed to proceed with
the acquisition of rights-of-way.
1t was suggested that representa-
tives OF the group appear at the
public hearing on the budget to
push the improvement.
Another sidewalk project, to serve
the James Monroe School, was ap-
proved. The cost was estimated at
$3,385. The sidewalk will run from
North Veitch to North Wayne
streets and from North Bryan to
North Adams streets, all on North
Key boulevard.
Other actions of the board in
cluded.
Setting up a $4,000 park and
playground fund, by making q loan
from the general fund pending issu-
ance of bonds; granting a rezoning
request from one-family residential
to semidetached homes in the 1000
and 2l00 blocks of South Oakland
street; approving an appropriation
OF funds necessary to continue the
salary of the child care counselor
until the enc of the current fiscal
year, and approving expenditures of
the last two weeks, amounting to
77.096.96, including q payroll of
$32 sQI IN