Evening star., 1946-05-12
Arlington Asks State
To Develop Fairfax
Drive, G|ebe Road

A plea for the early development
If Glebe road and Fairfax drive
by the Virginia Highway Depart
ment was voiced yesterday by the
Arlington County Board. The two
projects are estimated to cost about
$4,000 900.
Reconstruction and relocation of
Glebe road from Columbia pike to
Shirley Memorial highway was
asked. The Fairfax drive project,
called for in another resolution.
would start with the development
of North Tenth street from Lee
boulevard to the present Fairfax
drive right-of-way. The petition
asks construction of a dual lane
highway 70 feet in width, including
sidewalks.
Two additional resolutions re-
quest the State to apply urban
funds allocated to the county to
the construction of the projects and
to concentrate these funds, now
allocated over three-year period
into the next fiscal year starting
July l.
ALLEGATION is Possible.
James A. Anderson, State High
way Commission chairman, at a re-
cent highway fund hearing in Rich
mond, indicated the three-year
found could be allocated in one year
Clifton G. Stoneburner, Arlington
Highway Division chief, told the
board State plans for the two pro-
jects are we'll advanced.
Pointing to the "deplorable con-
dltion of South Glebe road from
Columbia pike to Shirley highway,
Mr.. Stoneburner warned, IF this
work is not completed and ready
for traffic by winter, South Glebe
road will be practically impossible. .
Concerning the development of
North Tenth street as part of the
Fairfax drive construction, Mr..
Stoneburner said it would be TAX
ing care of the most heavily travelled
section of this route and would per-
init an outlet for traffic, whereas,
the construction at any other point
would create greater bottlenecks
without an adequate outlet"
Sidewalk is Sought.
The board also adopted resolu-
tions approving the construction of
a sidewalk on North Glebe road
from Rock Spring road to Military
road, the cost to be shared by the
State and county.
The board indorsed the reap
pointment of Howard c. Rogers as
a member of the State Highway
Commission for the Culpeper dis
trict. Mr.. Rogers term expires
June 80. 10
Following a report of the County
Planning Commission, the board
voted to advertise for rezoning al
most the entire Ballston area.
The commissions recommends
tlons, based on the probable future
effect of the construction of Fair
fax drive, included the area between
Wilson and Washington boulevards
North Randolph street and North
Glebe road.
Flood Area Banned.
Commonwealth ATTORNEY Lawr.
ence w. Douglas presented several
changes in the proposed amend
ment to the county coming ordi-
nance designed to prohibit construc-
tlon in areas subject to flood. A
public hearing on the measure will
be held at II am. June 8 in the
courthouse.
Two other hearings are sched-
uled on the same day, the first at
1880 am. on proposed amend
ment to the plumbing ordinance
to govern room ventilation and the
second at 10:45 am. on a new ordi-
nance by which parking of com.
mercial vehicles in residential areas
would be prohibited.
The contract for the annua
l945-46 audit was awarded to Ed.
mondson Ledbetter & Co. of Nor.
folk.
A petition of T. Oscar Smith
vice president of the Columbia
Pike Citizens Association, to have
A. B. & w. and Arlington Fairfax
buses routed over Columbia pike in
stead of South Orme street was
referred to County Manager Frank
G. Hanrahan and MI. Stoneburner
749 Buses Travel Street.
Mr.. Smith told the board 54s
A. B. & w. buses and more than
200 Arlington-Fairfax buses oper-
ate over the street daily and are
menace to children. Five children
have been struck by buses recently
he said.
Mr.. Stoneburner said the present
route was established as wal
emergency measure, at the reques
of officials at the Navy annex.
Two rezoning applications wer,
approved by the board, involvin,
changes of property in the 200l
block of North Woodrow stree
from one family, restricted two