The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-10
CLARENDON CIVIC
SOCIETY SCORES
COUNTY RULERS
Citizens Association Also Votes
{ To Fight Fee System-char-
ter Plans Discussed.

/ Clarendon Citizens Association spent
q large part Of its meeting last night
again denouncing the Arlington
county supervisors for their alleged
neglect in giving improvements TO
this section.
So heated did the debate become
Mt one time that IL was suggested that a
committee be appointed to lay the
failure of the supervisors in making
the proper return of receipts and dis
bursements before Circuit Judge Brett
und request him to charge the grand
Jury on the matter.
At nearly every meeting in the rcst
two months the supervisors have been
bitterly assa;led for their failure TO
make returns rs required by l,w. At
the last meeting of the Citizens Asso.
citation a resolution was adopted and
forwarded to the Supervisors request
ing them to make a statement accord.
ing to the statutes. No answer to
the resolution has been received.
DeLashmutt Is Attacked.
Supervisor DeLashmutt who rer-
! resents this section on the county
hoard received an especially severe
verbal lashing from George H. Nc
Crillis.
McCrillis declared that he had
pointed out the terrible condition of
Taylor avenue to Supervisor DeLash-
mutt and that the latter asserted he
would have 1t fixed.
Regardless of his promise he hasn't
attended to 1t, although an automo-
Tile sinks to its hubs in passing"
said McCrillis. "If he cannot be
gotten there any other way we ought
to put a rope around his neck and
drag him there"
]. Thomas Manning told the Associa.
ton that he and other members had
attempted to be present at a meeting
of the supervisors and tell them per-
sonally of their alleged neglect. but
that they were never able to find
the county rulers in session.
We'll, them" said President Taylor,
well write him a letter and see II
we can't get him to let us come to
his house. Well beard the lion in his
: den. think about the only way to
punish Mr.. DeLushmutt Is to remem-
Ter him on election day. He won't
. listen to us now. but we can, and
will, fire a broadside into the ballot
box that will make him remember us
for some time to come"
b. Fee System Assailed.
Another matter which brought forth
considerable debate, was that regard.
ing the abolition of the fee system
for State officeholders.
j. G. Forrest. of Cherrydale was
present at the meeting and brought
a petition against the system which
he requested be circulated throughout
Clarendon. The petition declared that
the system was vicious and Anticipated
and that in some instances court
clerks were receiving more salary
than the governor of the common
wealth as a result"
By unanimous vote the associa.
ton voted to have the petition placed
in circulation. 1t was stated that both
Senator, oliver and Representative
Smith, representing Arlington county.
were against the fee system.
Forrest also spoke vehemntly
against the adoption Of the proposed
100000 bond issue for school pur.
poses. President Taylor told the men,
intendent Of schools, would be present
at the next meeting and explain the
attitude Of the county board Of educa-
ton on the matter. and requested
that debate be reserved until that time.
New Charter Up Soon.
A p. Payne a member Of the COM
mittee on incorporation of the town
told the association that he had been
10 Richmond recently and that the
petition asking for a separate charter
- would undoubtedly be called before
the supreme count about January 20.
With this knowledge President Tay-
Tor appointed members Manning,
chairman; Sharpe, Payne, Bennett and
Porter as a committee of five to draw
up plans for town government which
would be submitted to the association
for approval in the near future.
G. H. Greathouse, of Fort Myer
Heights, publisher of The Common
( wealth and for many years a resident
Of Arlington county. told the associa,
tion members what great strides Clar-
endon had made in the past few years
He recalled the time years back when
the citizens association consisted of
only three men which met in the old
engine house, and lauded the o-gan-
ton. Greenhouse declared that Fort
Myer Heights stood ready and willing
TO assist in any way.
A resolution adopted by the county
supervisors and forwarded to the