Evening star., 1948-05-09
Arlington Cost
|0f Courthouse
Bonds Studied
Lundbere Requested
| By County Boord to
Prepare Report

The Arlington County Board yes.
terday acted to determine the cost
of financing of a $500, 900 bond issue
to build two additions to the court.
house.
County Manager A. r. Lundberg
was instructed to report to the board
"at his earliest convenience" on tho
amount the bonds would cost over
various terms Of years, as well as
the effect such an issue would have
on the county's financial structure.
The action followed q report by
Mr.. Lundberg that a north wing
consisting of three stories and .
basement would cost an estimated
$465 900 and that a third-floor ad-
dition to the existing south wing
would cost about $135 900.
Pressed for Space.
County Treasurer John Locke
Green last week filed suit to have
the circuit court order the county
board to provide adequate space"
for his office. The board had in
structed Mr.. Lundberg several
months ago to have the estimates
prepared, however. Virtually all
courthouse Offices are pressed for
space and two temporary barracks
have been placed on the courthouse
grounds for use as offices.
The board also took favorable &C.
ton on two highway projects. The
first consisted of an agreement with
the State Highway Department that
Fairfax drive, from Tenth and North
Barton streets to North Glebe road,
be constructed on an 80-foot right
of-way as originally planned, rather
than the 110-foot right-of- re-
Gently contemplated.
In letter to the board, the State
Highway Department said it expects
to have the project under contract"
by July /.
Land Donation Accepted.
The second action was to accept
donation of land. reported to be
worth about 100000, from Frank
Lyon for a connecting roadway be.
tween the Spout Run railroad spur
from the George Washington Me-
mortal parkway and Lee highway.
The right-of-way is about 1900 feet
in length and runs from the WASH
ington & Old Dominion tracks south
to Lee highway.
In addition. Mr.. Lyon gave about
300 feet on the south side of Lee
highway to permit the rerouting Of
Kirkwood road to connect with the
parkway connection on the north
side of the highway. The change
will place Kirkwood road to the
east of the Hot Shoppe. It is now
on the west side. 49,
Mr.. Lundberg was instructed to
work out" q summer recreation
program for children. The instruc-
tions followed statement by Basil
M. De Lashmutt that such q pro-
gram must be carried on"
Expresses Disappointment.
Mr.. De Lashmutt expressed dis
appointment that the school board
had eliminated a $4,000 item for
the program from its budget. Tho
school board acted after the county
board cut total of $227. 900 from
the school budget. Mr.. De Lashmutt
was one of three board members
who voted for the budget slash.
Mr.. Lundberg reported that be-
cause of an increase in anticipated
revenue for the current year, the
county has $150,000 more than it ex-
pected. On Mr.. Lundberg's recon-
mendation, $4,000 of this was given
the police department and $4,500
the finance department.
At the request of Arlington Hos
pital, the board proclaimed May II
to June II as Know Your Hospital
Month"
The board also voted to send q
letter of commendation to William
Honey Biggs, A, a volunteer fire
chief who crept to the base of
blazing oil tank and turned OF Q
valve, enabling flremen to bring un.
der control a flre Tuesday at the
Worthington Refining Co., Twenty.
second and North Oak street.
Rosslyn.