Evening star., 1950-08-10
Fairfax AIIots
$1,000 for Study
Of New Highway
Prince William Board
Will Be Asked Today
For Similar Survey

The proposed Monticello high
way between Washington and
Charlottesville got boost yester-
day as the Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors authorized survey
of Fairfax land that would be
involved.
The supervisors unanimously
voted to appropriate $4,000 for the
survey which will determine what
rights of way are needed along an
estimated 14-mile stretch in Fair
fax County.
Rufus Coldwell, representing a
committee of the highways spon-
sors, said the Prince William
County Board of Supervisors to-
day will be called on to make a
similar appropriation for surveys
in that county.
Survey Is First Step.
Mr.. Coldwell explained that
the survey was the first step to-
ward establishing a road through
Fairfax and Prince William
Counties which eventually would
become part of the proposed
Monticello highway. The plan is
to get the road established in the
secondary system, said Mr.. Cold
well, then have the State take it
into the primary highway system,
and expand it into Washington
Charlottesville expreSSway.
About 80 residents of the Cliff
ton area of Fairfax County ap-
peared with Mr.. Coldwell to in
dorse the proposal.
AS proposed. the road would
begin at the Edsall road clover
leaf now being constructed OH
Shirley highway, travel over part
of the existing Edsall road, use
part of old Braddock road and
require approximately 7 miles of
new road in Fairfax County.
Edwin Lynch, Fairfax County's
representative in the House OF
Delegates, told the supervisors the
survey appropriation would be
a good investment that would be
returned to the county many
times"
Near Airport Sites.
Mr.. Coldwell pointed out that
the road would pass through the
area in which four sites are being
considered for new Washington
Metropolitan Area airport.
The supervisors decided to visit
the State Highway Department
with Mr.. Lynch to ask for more
county road funds.
Supervisor Arthur Shaffer Sug-
gested that a $91, 900 county high
way deficit, which the State had
to advance. be Cancelled. The
supervisors claim Fairfax has not
been getting a fair share Of State
road funds because the ALLEGATION
in recent years has been based
partly on Fairfax's 1910 popula-
ton, which was about half of its
present total.
The supervisors agreed to de-
lay final ratification of the pro-
posed site for a sewage disposal
plant after nearby residents pro-
tested it would lower their prop
erty values.
Site Called Best.
Sanitary Engineer James j.,
CorbaliS, jr., said the proposed
site on Fort Hunt road just south
of the Belle View shopping center
was known at the time voters Of
Sanitary District No. l approved
a So million bond issue for sewer
project which includes the dis
posal plant. He said surveys show
ed the proposed site was the best
from an economical and engineer
ing standpoint.
Warren Granger, president OF
the New Alexandria Citizens AS
sociation, suggested several alter
nate sites-at Warwick, Westgate.
The Dykes or Hunting Creek.
c. C. Robinson of the National
Park Service said most of these
sites would be opposed by his
agency because they are on land
near the Mount Vernon boulevard
which it is planned to take into
the park system.
The supervisors appointed Guy
Church director of civilian de-
fense for Fairfax County. Mr..
Church is a retired Army officer
who is in the real estate busi-
ness in Falls Church.