Evening star., 1946-09-15
Ar|ingtonBo
Petition Seeks
New Districts
Bourd Asks Court
For Survey Of
Present Precincts

A petition to the Arlington Cir
cult Court asking for a survey Of
the county's IL political precincts
with view to redistricting them
was unanimously approved yester-
day by the County Board.
Board Chairman Edmund D.
Campbell, author of the resolution,
declared certain precincts now are
so congested it is difficult for per-
sons to vote"
Mr.. Campbell cited Arlington and
Ballston precincts as the two worst
examples of overcrowding. The first,
he said, could possibly be divided
into three or four precincts, while
Ballston could be split into two.
$4,000 Transfer Approved.
Commonwealth's Attorney Law
renee W. Douglas was requested to
file the petition as soon as possible.
A transfer of $4,000 from the
general fund to the credit of the
county Pension Board also was ap-
proved by the board, completing the
machinery by which the pension and
retirement system can be put into
effect.
Reporting on the playground site
acquisition program, Mr.. Douglas
suggested study of another loca-
the Virginia Highlands area, point
ing out it is priced at approximately
40 cents a foot, being in an apart
ment zone classification, and would
require almost 100000 to purchase.
The board approved a study Of
other locations.
To Purchase Two Sites.
1t also authorized Mr.. Douglas to
purchase two playground sites, one
to serve the Halls Hill colored
residential area near North Glebe
road and Lee Highway, and the
other, 14l2 acre tract at North
Greenbrier and Twenty y-seventh
streets. Expenditures authorized
were withheld until negotiations
have Reen completed with the
property owners
An amendment to the taxi ordi-
nance, by which cabs would be re-
quired to be equipped with meters,
was referees to the county Public
Utilities Commission for a recon-
mendation
A long existing traffic hazard for
students of James Madison Elemen-
tary School who walk along North
Glebe road was slated for elimina-
tion when the board authorized a
81 500 appropriation for the con-
struction of temporary sidewalk
from North Stafford to North Ver-
non street along Glebe road.
$1,000 For Jail Repairs.
The board also authorized County
Manager Frank c. Hanrahan to
expend 5000 on repairs to the
county jail.
| A request from Oscar Smith, resi-
dent Of the 900 block of South Orme
/ street, for county assistance in get
4 ting buses rerouted from that street
was referred to Mr. Hanrahan and
A. T. Lundberg, public service di-
rector.
Mr.. Smith told the board more
than 900 buses of the A. B. g. w.
and Arlington-Fairfax companies
travel over Orme street daily, men,
acing many children Five children
have been struck in the last few
months, he said.
Road Would Cost $4,000.
Clifton G. Stoneburner, highway
division head, told the board con-
struction of connecting road from
Columbia pike to the South Gate OF
Arlington National Cemetery would
cost s18,500. Plans for the road, he
said, have been prepared by the
Public Roads Administration, but
added that officials of that agency
are not cooperative in acting to
solve the problem.
A request by 1t. Comdr. John B.
Anderson, 1928 North George Mason
drive, for relief from storm drain
age waters which he said are de-
stroying his property, was referred
to MIR. Lundberg for study.
The board also voted to pay Is
per cent of the construction cost of
a retaining wall, estimated to cost
$65760, in front of the home of
Howard B. Fields, former county
sheriff, at 4815 Wilson boulevard.
Rezoning Approved.
The wall is necessary because Of
a deep cut made to construct a
county sidewalk. for which Mr..
Fields dedicated considerable right
of way.
Four rezoning applications were
approved as follows:
Mark and Catherine C. Winkler,
1000 block of South Twenty-ninth
street, from residential apartment to
local commercial; Mary F. Battista
and Ruth E. BinnS, 1900 block Of
South First street, from local to
general commercial; Leroy Woods,
1927 North Stuart street. from resi-
Dental to residential apartment.
and Claudia R. Stone, 1000 block of
North 14th street, residential apart
ment to local commercial.
Another application was dead
locked because of the absence OF
Board Member F. Freeland Chew,
when a % vote was recorded on
the application of Calvin j. Afnett
to rezone property in the 900 block
of South Buchanan street from resi-
dental to residential apartment.