Evening star., 1946-04-14
Arlington Board
Will Ask State
For Road Funds
Appeal Decided on
After County Is Cut
Off in ALLEGATIONS

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An appeal to Gov. Tuck and the
Virginia Highway Commission for
funds to build BADLY needed" roads
In Arlington will be made by the
County Board, it decided yesterday.
because the county has been elm
mated from tentative 1s46-47 State
ALLEGATIONS for highway construc-
ton.
Acting County Manager A. T..
Lundberg was directed to organize
plans for full county representation
at a hearing on ALLEGATIONS sched-
uled May 3 before the State High
way Commission in Richmond.
Board Member F.. Freeland Chew
charged that the State is deferring
construction of new roads because
the proposed Incorporation of Ar
lington as city would eliminate
State road construction within its
boundaries.
I know they're playing a waiting
game" Mr.. Chew said.
! Priority Ratings Given.
Board Chairman Edmund D.
Campbell stated, "As far as I'm
concerned the county will not be
incorporated until the State has
lived up to its commitments for
highway construction"
G. L. Kinnier, county planning en-
sineer, told the board the county
gave the State, at its request, prior
ity ratings on three highway con-
struction projects. In order of i'm
portance, he said, they are Glebe
road, from Jefferson Davis highway
to Lee highway; Fairfax drive from
the county line to Clarendon Circle,
and Lee highway from Rosslyn to
East Falls Church.
Clifton G. Stoneburner, Highway
Division chief, told the board that
s23s, 900 already appropriated by the
State for the Glebe road project
would not complete the work to
Columbia pike. Mr.. Stoneburner
said the type Of construction pro-
posed for this development is very
expensive, costing approximately
$l50,000 per mile"
U. s. Banned From Dump.
The board also voted to notify the
Federal Government that its install
lations in Arlington will have to
stop using the county dump at Four
Mile Run Immediately. 1t decided
to confer with Federal officials on
the possibility of an incinerator
being constructed by the Federal
Government and leased to the
county at an annual fee which would
apply on its purchase.
This plan is identical with an
offer, made several years ago by
the Federal Government, which
was not accepted by the county
board. At that time, the board
sought q so per cent grant which
was never approved by Federal
officials.
Yesterdays action followed a re-
port from Richard M. Writ, Sewer
Division head, that the present
dump can accommodate no more
material.
Mr.. Writ offered as the only i'm
mediate solution to the county's
trash problem, the establishment of
a dumping site between Four Mile
Run and the spur railroad track
adjacent to Bancroft and South Ver-
mont street. Trash accumulated
there would be burned. This loca-
ton, he said, would serve county
needs for approximately two years.
Sewer Contracts Awarded.
Contracts for two sewer construc-
ton projects were awarded by the
board to Lyon, Inc, of Arlington
Both projects are to be located on
Doctors Run, county stream. near
Lee boulevard and Glebe road. One
contract is estimated at $10,850 and
the other, $17,746.
Other appropriations approved in
cluded $2,903 for highway work at
Wilson boulevard and North Rhodes
street, George Mason drive in Buck
ingham, and sidewalk to serve
the Nazarene Church on North
Twenty first street. Another ap-
preparation authorized was the
$4,000 county share, matched by the
State, for a State constructed side
walk on Lee highway, from Danville
to Monroe streets.
The board accepted with regret
the resignation of Dohald R. Locke,
zoning engineer, effective April "a.
Mr.. Locke, an employe of the county
for the last IA years, has accepted
position as planning engineer for
the city of Norfolk.
The board adopted a motion by
Mr.. Campbell that Arlington prop
erty be assessed at fair market
value, rather than the present 40
per cent valuation.
Two applications for rezoning were
granted by the board, reclassifying
property at 4101 North Twenty first
road from one-family residential to
local commercial, and another site
at 6200 Wilson boulevard from a
residential classification requiring a
minimum building site area of 5000
square feet to lower zone group
requiring 5000 square feet.