Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
ARLINGTON COUNTY.

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The action of the board of directors
of the Arlington County Chamber of
Commerce at a recent meeting in ap-
| pointing a committee to investigate
proposed amendments to the state
constitution, which are to be voted
on by the people this fall, the COM
the chamber. indicates that with this
| body in harness" more interest is
| going to be taken from now on in af-
fairs that affect the interests of the
| county. How the citizens will vote
| on these important questions prob
ably will depend greatly on the rec
ommendation of the committee.
| Inc SIX amendments to be voted on
| are as follows: Whether or not the
state Will be allowed to issue bonds
non-residents of Virginia will be per-
mltted to hold Offices under municipal
governments; whether or not cities
and towns can change their forms of
government under a general law in
place of by legislative action;
lted to three school trustees and
whether women shall be allowed to
serve on these boards; whether or not
any county or district in the state
SAAiA NC empowered 10 increase the
school levy to such an amount as NAV
De deemed necessary to pay school
teachers, and also a provision for the
enforcement of compulsory education.
Complaints against employees of the
county scavenger service, the condi-
llon OF the roadway through Rosslyn
and over the Aqueduct Bridge and
several other questions which the cit
izenS OF the county are vitality in
terested in were considered at
meeting of the Arlington County
Civic Federation at the courthouse
tuesday evening.
A. j: Porter. who reported for the
special committee appointed to in
vestigate the scavenger question,
stated that the committee had failed
the proper health department author
ltles. A letter from Health Officer
Cox, giving reasons for not granting
me committee a hearing, was read.
He declined to appear before the
committee as constituted, and found
!he proposed hearing was to be con-
quoted DR.. Cox. in his letter, re-
quests that all persons having COM
plalnts In the future report them at
once by phone to his Office and he
VIII see that they are carefully
Following discussion of the poor
condition Of the roadbed through
Rosslyn and the alleged dangerous
condition of the flooring of the Auue-
quot Bridge. it was voted that the
secretary write to the quartermaster
at Fort Myer requesting that instead
OF making temporary repairs a good
road be built from the bridge to
Murpny q Ames' lumber yard. The
secretary was also directed to COM
sionac with the District Commits
SIoners asking that a new fiooring he
ia1a on the Aqueduct Bridge.
me transportation committee was
eeIected to inquire into the reasons
I0r the delay in building of the street
R ioin,gslae the Washington Virginia
courthouse station to the Military
aoao, which work. it was stated. the
company has been ordered to do nv
a 0ecree of the court.
"A new makeup of committees as
c nnUTnGed by President Frank G.
and bridges. j. W. Roherback. NAV
Wood-Woodmont; Joseph Clark. Ar
!ington: F. L. Sharp, Clarendon: In.
Ian Tapp. Bancroft. Transportation.
w w. ". Poultney. Fort Myer Heights:
per Barefoot. Public safety. A. +
Porter, Clarendon. H. J. Ord. Virginia
highlands; w. w. Smith, haywood
Woodmont. w. K Handy. Bancroft.
Schools. H. s. Elkins. Aurora Heights:
OdHoeS,--MayWOO WOOdmOnt:
a. p. Payne. Clarendon; 1. N. Rich.
Fort Myer Heights. Legislation, w. c.
Shelley. Arlington; H. H Butler, Vir-
ginia Highlands: w. C. Wibert. Ar
Hngton. Sanitation. c. II. Crest
house, Fort Myer Heights; D. NJ.
smith, Ballston; l. c. Sherman. C1ar-
endon: Ways and means, r. E. Bah
cock, Bancroft: F. U. Sanderson, Ball
ston; H. M. Bradley, Bancroft.
The prospects of the erection of a
new post Office in Rosslyn seem ex-
cepttonally bright at this time The
Post Office Department at Washing
ton has sent out notices calling for
bids by September 2 for the new
structure and equipment. Specifica-
lions provide for not less than six
hundred feet of floor space. with light,
heat, water, closet. safe, two fire ex-
tinguishers and all necessary furni-
ture and equipment, including boxes
drawers, racks, ETC.. for handling and
delivery of mails. The rooms must be
fully protected by iron gratings and
wire screens. Blanks for bids will be
furnished by Postmaster Rixey at
Rosslyn and bids are to be sent to
Inspector w. b. Armstrong, Washing
ton. The site must be near the bust
ness center and not more than eighty
rods from the railroad stations.