Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

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lined a six-point program de-
signed to recondition the
Streambed. He noted a 1854
study showed a swollen Four
Mile Run can carry 10 million
gallons Of water per minute.
Mr.. Richards today said Ar
lington's six-point program
would be carried out in close
coordination with any similar
activities in Alexandria and
Falls Church. -
Six Points Of Attack
The six points of attack are:
/. Conduct a survey of the
Four Mile Run basin to de-
termine what further dyking
and channel improvement is
necessary.
2. Seek public land where
heavy runoff can be channeled
and temporarily stored in sod
embarked collecting basins. MIR.
Richards said that one Of these,
for example, might be feasible
in the Bluemont Junction area
on Wilson boulevard.
3. Prepare q runoff retention
and erosion prevention plan
for public lands. This would
include, he said, planting rye
grass and hundreds Of seed
lings" on open slopes.
4. Try to tighten the county
coming ordinance to prevent
further building on privately
owned land in the flood plain. !
iThirty-one acres on the banks
of Four Mile Run between
Shirley highway and U. 8.
Route l now are publicly
owned and vacant, he stated.
S. Solicit aid and advice from
Army Corp. Of Engineers and
. the Soil Conservation Service.
6. Consider adding flood
control projects to those to be
financed by bonds which the
county may seek in q Novem-
Der referendum.
Red Cross Helping
Victims of the flood we're
urged to discuss their needs
with the Small Business Admin
istration or the Red Cross.
) SBA has set up a special
office in Hayman's apparel
} shop, 1908 Mount Vernon ave-
, nue., to handle loan applications
! by residents and businessmen.
The representative will be there
! today and from Wednesday
through Friday next week.
In special cases the Red
Cross may be able to provide
direct grants. The Red Cross
emergency office is in st. Rita's
School at West Glebe and
= Russell roads.
The Red Cross office will be
open until 6 pm. and will
reopen at 8 am. tomorrow.
Would Widen Channel
Philip B. Hall, director of
Public Works for Alexandria,
said the only way to end floods
in Arlandria would be to tear
the section down, fill in the
! ground to q higher level and
then rebuild. Since this is
impossible, officials concen-
, trated on the channel widening
project and its financial
aspects.
Meanwhile, workmen con-
tinued pumping water and,
. clearing away mud. The water
rose 5 feet over an eight block
area during the flood Tuesday
night. Thirty-one businesses,
100 apartment families and 8
private homeowners suffered
substantial losses. Arlandria
has been declared q disaster
AREA.
Mr.. Hall said the flood con-
troll project would widen the
channel, from which the water
rose is feet, and involve new
bridges across U. s. Route 1
Jefferson Davis highway and
in the Potomac Yards Of the
Richmond. fredericksburg u
Potomac Railroad. -,
Widening Of the channel
from Commonwealth avenue TO
U. s. Route would cost $780,
900, including land acquisition,
and an additional $500, COO
would be needed to widen the
run from the highway to the
railroad property.
In 2 Jurisdictions
The two existing bridges in
Potomac Yards, he said, were
constructed in 1905 and span
a 40-foot channel.
Alexandria City Manager Al
bert M. Hair. jr., said the
distressed area Is in both his
city and Arlington County, and
each jurisdiction would pay
l2z per cent Of the widening
project.
The proposed U. s. Route I
bridge. he said, would cost an
estimated 100000 to $500,0OO,
which would be borne one-half
by the Federal Government.
three eighths by Virginia and
one-eighth by Alexandria. The
city has about $4,000 in q
] contingency fund that could