Evening star., 1948-01-04

tai Park and Planning Commission
recently estimated it would cost the
county and the State approximately
$125,000 each to purchase land for
the parkway extension up to the
river to Chain Bridge. The Federal
Government matches the combined
contributions of the State and
county.
The parkway now runs from
Mount Vernon to Rosslyn. A con-
tract was let recently by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, which builds the
highway at no cost to the State
or county after the land is acquired,
for construction in Unit 2 from
Rosslyn up the Potomac and Spout
Run. Unit 3 will be from the
mouth of Spout Run along the
river to Chain Bridge and will in
clude connections with the bridge.
Legislation also will be asked to
permit the State to reimburse the
county for approximately $4,000
which the latter paid for the State
in acquiring the last few parcels In
Unit 2.
Asks Session on Pay Scale.
Mr.. Lundberg asked the board
to confer with him regarding the
pay scale and job classification
survey recently made of county en-
ployes. The survey was presented
to the board two weeks ago. If the
recommendations Of the survey are
adopted, the cost to the county OF
raising all employees to the minimum
set by the survey will be approx
matsly $4,000, Mr. .'sLundberg said.
However, he told the board, two
other plans are being considered
which would provide in-grade pay
increases. One of these would cost
the county approximately $55,000 for
the remainder of the fiscal year.
Cost of the other has not been de-
stermined, he added. ''='' 'F7' q
Mr.. Lundberg's request for con-
ference brought up the subject OF
salary increases for policemen, and
Charles A. Birch and Frank L. Ball,
IT,, Arlington attorney, criticized the
county managers recent action in
connection with a petition of the
policemen's association for higher
pay.
The petition was presented to the
county manager for transmission to
the board. Mr.. Lundberg, however,
told police association representa-
tives he would not present it to the
board. explaining that one group
of county employees could not be
given preferential treatment. He
explained to the group that the
police department was included in
the survey.
IlI-Timed," DeLashmutt Says.
Basil M. DeLashmutt declared he
felt Mr.. Lundberg had handled the
matter properly" and said the po-
lice associations petition was ILL
timed"
The board, on suggestion of Mr.
peLashmutt, authorized the county
manager to put county forces to
work on the grading OF the new
right-of-way for Wilson boulevard
from the Washington g. Old Domin-
ion Railway west to North Larri-
more street. The route will elimi-
nate a dangerous "dog-leg" curve.
On suggestion of Alfred E. Fris-
bic, the board voted to request the
Virginia delegation in Congress to
press for completion of the Boun-
Diary Channel Bridge on Lee boule-
ward.
Mr.. Dugan who began his second
year on the board yesterday, was
nominated by Mrs. Florence Can
non, who took her seat as the
boards newest member. His cleo
ton was unanimous.
Mr.. DeLashmutt had been chair
man since last spring when he sue
ceeded Mrs. Elizabeth ,Magruder,
who resigned. Although board
members are elected for four-year
terms on a staggered system, the
chair1nanships are for one-year
terms.