Evening star., 1920-02-12
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.

A bill providing that Alexandra
county be incorporated as a sanitary
district, to be known as the Arlington
sanitary district" for the purpose of
general improvements. which has been
presented to the house of delegates at
Richmond by the county delegate
Charles T. Jesse. and a substitute bill
drawn by committee appointed by the
Alexandria County Civic Federation
were discussed at "A special meeting of
the latter body. expressly called for
that purpose. at the court house TUESDAY
evening. President Frank c. Campbell
presided over the meeting, which was
considered the most important and
largely attended meeting ever held by
the federal ton.
Pursuant to a request of the feder-
alton, Mr.. Jesse agreed to suspend ac-
ton on the bill until 1t had been con-
sidered by the federation, but advised
that he would not have the bill amend
ed unless the proposed changes met
with his approval. He said he would
arrange meeting with the committee
OF the legislature which has the bill for
any delegation of citizens of the county
VINO cared to make an effort to have
the measure amended.
The question arose as to whether or
not the meeting would vote on the sub
stltute bill as a whole or act separate-
ly on the few sections where changes
were proposed. 1t was decided on vote
to proceed in the latter course
Mr.. Jesses bill provides in part that
a commission composed of the board
of supervisors, the all time health of
ncer and the county engineer be ap-
pointed to make investigations and
promote various Improvements, such
as water, sewerage. drainage. lights.
streets, police and mosquito eradica-
ton The commission would have the
power of levying taxes and petition
I m la r,r-ff FIR sl,at
for work proposed.
The substitute measure recommend
| ed the elimination of all improve
ments with the exception of water,
sewerage and drainage on the ground
that the board of supervisors already
nave the power to arrange and ne
| gotiate for the other improvements.
| When put to a vote it was decided
| not to make any recommendations
! concerning this part of the original
measure.
| Change of the personnel of the com
mission suggested in the substitute
measure was the next question acted
on. After long discussion indorse-
| ment was given recomme tions
which would have the commission
! consist of three representative citi-
zens and the board of supervisors to
act concurrently. the three non Official
members to be appointed by the circuit
| court of Alexandria county or the
| Judge thereof and to be selected from
| a list of nine men. three from each
district. recommended by the Civic
| Federation, who in turn will make
their selection on the recommendation
| of the several citizens associations In
| the DISTRICTS. They will serve without
| compensation and for a period of two
! years.
The remainder of the bill. which
| goes into detail as to the duties OF
| the commission and to the method to
! be used in raising and expending
/ money on various projects, was ap-
1 proved.
| The bill provides that an amount
! not exceeding ten thousand dollars
year provided for in the regular an
nuaI levy shall be at the disposal OF
/ the commission. subject to the judg-
ment and approval of the board of
| supervisors.
! Another clause in the original bill
which was approved by the fedora
I ton provides that nothing contained
| in the act will affect any Incorporated
I community now existing or which
/ may hereafter be created.
The bill is the outcome of a sug-
gestion made to Mr.. Jesse by Repre-
! sentative r. Walton Moore that the
/ county should be in a position to
! negotiate with authorities of the Dis
! trict of Columbia or the United
/ States for water in case the amend
ment offered in the United States
! Senate by Senator Swanson to lnclude
! Alexandria county in the new Dis
! trict of Columbia water bill is adopt
ed by that body.