Evening star., 1950-02-28
Arlington Seeks
Budget Increase
For Parkway
Mogruder Proposes
Raising Item to
Total of $87,500
By Alex R. Preston
Stor StoH Correspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. %. - Addi-
tional State funds to buy land
necessary to complete the Arling-
ton County portion of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway
will be sought in the current bud
get.
Delegate J. Maynard Magruder
of Arlington said the county dele
cation will offer an amendment
to add another $4,000 to the
$598 million appropriation bill
either tomorrow, when it comes
up before the House, or when it
reaches the Senate Finance Com
mittee later.
Recently the delegation OBJ
tanned approval of the House Ap-
preparations Committee for a
S62, 500 item to be carried over for
the next two years for the project.
This item now is in the amended
budget bill.
C. L. Kinnier, Arlington plan
ming engineer, has replied to a
request from Senator Charles
R. Fenwick of Arlington as to
how much additional funds would
be required from the State on a
matching basis.
Land Values Higher.
The costs of acquiring neces-
ssary rights-of way are borne one
fourth by the locality. one-fourth
by the State and one half by the
Federal government.
Mr.. Magruder said he would
confer with officials of the State
Highway Department today about
the matter of raising the budget
item to total of s87,500.
Mr.. Kinnier said his informa-
ton was based on 1947 estimates
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. He ex-
pressed the opinion, however, that
land values may have increased to
such an extent that $87,500 may
not be sufficient to complete units
3 and of the parkway within
Arlington County along the Poto-
mac River shoreline. The park
way eventually will extend from
Mount Vernon to Great Falls.
Only last week contract was
let for paving a connecting link
up Spout Run Valley between the
parkway and Lee highway in the
vicinity of Lorcom Lane.
Consideration of Bills Limited.
It had been planned to set the
budget bill for consideration to-
day. but because of the large num-
ber of amendments, Chairman H.
H. Adams of the Appropriations
Committee asked that it be made
special order of businessstomor-
row so that members would have
an additional day to study pro-
posed changes.
Further indication Of the ap-
preaching end of the session was
seen in the approval of joint
resolution limiting consideration
of bills after Monday. Thereafter,
neither branch may act on legis-
lation originating in it's own house
except for local bills. those pro-
viding revenue or those recon-
mended by the Governor.
Would Require School Sites.
Delegate Edwin Lynch of Fair
fax introduced a bill authorizing
the board of supervisors of his
county to require subdivision de-
velopers to set aside adequate sites
for schools, parks and Fairgrounds.
The supervisors, by ordinance,
could set up procedure to be car
ried out under the Fairfax County
Planning Commission.
Bills passed by the Senate in
cluded one by Senator Fenwick to
permit Arlington to name addi-
tional judges and clerks Of elec-
tions to take care of heavy voting
precincts.
The Senate prepared to vote
finally on the Hillard Senate bill
to require that installment plan
contracts spell out the various
interest, finance and other charges.
1t beat down yesterday, 18 to Is,
an amendment to exempt car
dealers from the bill, and advanced
it to position for passage.