The Washington herald., 1919-03-02
Across-the-Potom Nevs
CLARENDON AND OTHER NEARBY CON-
MUNITIES PLAN MANY CIVIC ACTIVITIES

an expense of $1,000 which has been
subscribed by the community.
The girls campaign will be under the
guidance of Miss Mary Seeger, a CO.
worker with Mr.. Conner.
Among those present was Mr., Dun
can, Commissioner OF Revenue, who
proved his reputation as q statisti-
clan by giving some figures about the
county which made those in attend
ance sit up and take notice. And
they took some notice, judging by
the rapid fire of question and
answers which were interchanged
Mr.. Duncan was there with the goods,
and made batting average equal to
Ty. Cobb's. An epitome of his fig
ures which make mighty interesting
reading. is as follows:
First, the road fund is fifty cents
on the hundred.
Second. assessed value of county is
so. .21, ,52s; Jefferson District, 6, $50, 7oS /:
Washington District, g. 963 1893; and
Arlington District. embracing CIaren-
don, real estate s36s2.6 COO; public serv-
! ice 500. S67, and personal property s235, =
$50. of which amount SIS, ,350.2S Is avail
able for road purposes. which, Incl
dentally. the road committee. headed
by Mr.. Dawson, was instructed to go
after before it escaped his memory:
the light fund for the county is $4,000;
/ court expenses for jurors and mile
age. etc, $1,000 Schools for District,
slS,990; county schools. 1892 13. and
roads for entire county. s37. .9so91 in
addition to which an automobile tax
! OF fifty cents per machine, and a
3 fpfrN ofI .InI ~. 81 N-I
eral and State Government, are avail
able. The road to Alexandria has
been turned over to the Federal Gov
ernment, thus relieving the county OF
expense of maintenance. as also will
be the Cherrydale Road and Column
! bia Pike. thus making more money
available for the county roads. which
will be covered with Tarvla as soon
as weather conditions permit.
| The Future Citizens Association OF
Clarendon was organized recently.
James w. Tucker being elected as
president, with John Phillips, vice
president. Paul Sullivan. secretary,
and Ward Miller, treasurer, and COM
prises forty-fve citizens under elgh-
! teen years of age, their slogan being
Build up; not tear down" The
association has provided them with
a library and recreation rooms, and
| the boys promise to conduct them
selves as little citizens and look out
for the old home town while daddy
! is at work. They and the Boy Scout
Troop No. SO will be little ferries on
the job for civic welfare.
| o. L. Briggs, chairman of house
numbering committee, has sent a no
tice to all residents calling attention tC
the direction of mail to insure house
toulouse delivery which will be inau,
| gurated SO soon as the metal street
signs are placed in position. AS the
! carrier has a daily distance of nearly
twenty miles to cover. the house mum.
bers which are provided by the citI-
zens association should be placed ir
a conspicuous position. This require.
ment, together with street designatine
signs, and resurfaclng of the streets
was cOnd ton precedent by the post.
al authorities to representatives Of the
| Clarendon Citizens Association, who
fought for this mail delivery before
the service was granted.
| The telephone company has placed
all wires underground and will move
! INTO lneIr ne" headquarters, the two
story brick building at Wilson bouIe-
ward and Clarendon avenue, early this
summer by which time the new post.
toh1ice. authorized at the last meeting
Will be completed and ready for oc.
cupancy. This new building also will
contain an auditorium. a moving pic.
ture theater. and association rooms
and library. The stores provided al.
ready have been leased, another chair
store handling groceries and up-to-
date garage with automobile acces.
sories and a branch of a Washington
/ hardware establishment being the
! prospective tenants.
| The new fire alarm system is now ir
working order, being a gift of the tele.
phone company. Fire call is Rosslyr
%. In case Of fire notify central anG
@ forget 1t. She will Immediately plus
in the fire circuit which automatically
sound twelve-inch gong on the fire
: house, which will continue ringing un.
! I'll receiver is taken from the hook
whereupon all communication in Alex.
andria County will be cut of, and the
! telephone service placed at the dis
] posal Of the fire chief. until released
by him. The same system is in vogue
at Cherrydale. which community has