Evening star., 1954-12-28
ArlingtonBoar
Acts 10 Build
New Center
Architects PIons
Ordered; Old Building
Burned in Hurricane

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Preparation of architects plans
for q new Arlington Recreation
Center to replace the building
destroyed by fire during~Hurri-
cane Hazel last October has been
ordered by the. Arlington County
Board.
The board, meeting at the
Court House last night, asked
that the plans be drawn for the
site Of the old center at North
Third street and Park drive. The
architects will be requested to
present plans for construction of
first unit, and also for future
expansion.
Pay Raised for l,20O.
In other business, nearly $685.
900 was appropriated to give
salary increases averaging be-
tween 5000 and $500 to about
1900 employees coming under
jurisdiction Of the county mani
ager.
One hundred policemen and
81 firemen will receive $100
annual increases. The changes
were recommended by Jack H.
Foster, county director of per-
sonnel, as a result of pay scale
study. The same study brought
agreement between the County
Board and School Board in CO.
ordinating salaries and person.
mel policies.
Acquisition of the Worthing-
ton Oil Co. property on George
Washington Memorial Parkway
at Rosslyn was approved. The
price of $4,000. to be paid the
present owner, the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation. is far
below earlier prices asked for
the property.
The States payment Of half Of
the $4,000 is conditioned on
credit by the Federal government
for this amount of Virginia's
contribution to extension Of the
parkway. The County Board, in
its action last night. requested
reimbursement by the Federal
Government for half OF the
$4,000 it authorized. Arlington
has been paying one-fourth Of
the cost of acquiring land for the
parkway.
Ask Disposal Site Views.
The board also decided to ask
the Fairfax Board Of County
Supervisors for It's view on ac-
QUESTION of site for disposal Of
Arlington incinerator residue on
a Fairfax tract.
The property Is 100 acres
owned by George l.. and Blanche
I. Frye on Route 622 north Of
u. s. Route /, west of Hybla
Valley Airport and south Of 0
large tract owned by the Bureau
Of Public Roads.
r. M Writ. county director Of
public service, and F. H. Doe. jr..
head of the sanitation division,
said in q report that sites now
being used will be filled soon or
will create nuisance close to
heavily populated areas.
Board member George NJ.
Rowzee. jr., moved approval Of
the resolution after County
Manager A. T. Lundberg said
all other possibilities have been
explored. Mr.. Lundberg said
one site considered is In Stat
ford County. accessible by rail
from the county incinerator.
Deny Rezoning Request.
The board denied a request
for rehearing of a board action
rezoning property in the 1900
block of North Culpeper street
for apartments. Board member
Wesley w. Cooper abstained.
The board chairman. Mrs. Leone
Buchholz. was absent.
Reappointed to the Board Of
Equalization of Real Estate
Assessments were Homer Bauer
man. James r. Harris and Ralph
sKimble.
Charles H. Purcell, jr.. a mem
ber Of the Zoning and Land Use
Committee, was named an alter
nate to Max Wehrly on the Ma
tional Capital Regional Planning
Council.
The board was informed Of
the resignation from the Plan
ming Commission Of James l..
Sundquist, who is moving from
the county.
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