Evening star., 1923-05-30
SPECIAL ELECTION
/. PROBE IS ORDERED
Clarendon Citizens Believe
Voting on Bond Issue
Can Wait.
to The Star.

esecial Dispatch to The star
CLARENDON, Va, May 30.-A thor
ouph investigation of the reported
,Ian of the board of supervisors OF
Arlington county to call a special
e,action in August looking to the
authorization of bonds for water ana
sewers in zones and 10. as deslg-
mated in the Jesse sanitary law, was
ordered by the Clarendon Citizens
Association at its regular meeting at
clarendon Citizeps' Hall last, night.
p Payne. VINO brought the mat
Ter TO the attention of the assoclation'
and others favored taking some actlon
that would nip the proposal IN ,ue tue
bud. contending that BOND issue
sponsored by the present governing
administration could have no chance
of success; that to hold the election
in August would be an unnecessaI!
expense when the matter could be
voted on lust as we'll at the regular
election in November, and that II
would serve only to delay the people
in getting together on plan more TO
their liking.
Definite stand Deferred.
After further consideration, how
ever, it was generally agreed tnat
everybody wanted water ana sewers
d
sociation should be deferred until the
matter has been carefully welsheo
and the water and sewer committees
which was ordered to investigate
makes its report at the next meeting.
rrhe Importance of the question, IL
,r.s decided, demanded the enlarge
ment of the committee. and president
a II Taylor. who presided, added the
names of +. l.. Sharp, y. Y. Payhe ahd
7. Thomas Manning TO the hst' WhiGii
formerly was composed OF H.
Hough, chairman; j. NJ. Walsh and
II. c. Saffell.
Light Company Scored.
The alleged policy of the electric
light company in cutting on ssrkiI .iIf
regardless of circumstances, IL pliis
are not paid twenty days after rem
dered, was bitterly scored by r. L.
Sharp. who declared 1t was an out
rareous condition that a public serE-
ice corporation should be allowed 10
hold such a whip over its patrons
heads. He cited case wnera con
sumer, who had never failed TO take
advantage of the discount. hsd peen
threatened with the cutting on OF ms
service when he had let, through an
oversight, his Dill run o'er 'Ae "'
Mr. Sharp also criticized the COM
pany for it's recent step In changing
its rates without giving the PUBIC an
,nnOrtunlty 1Or nedIiH6.
snited in the association adopting a
resolution urging the state corpora
tioD commission to stop the company
from making changes, either TO the
advantage or disadvantage of its
patrons, without due public notice.
Carnival Plans.
J. Frank Snyder. chairman of the
annual Clarendon carnival, announced
that the big affair would be held this
wear from August % to september 8.
With a view to making the carnival
more of a success than last year. the
committee is allowing itself plenty
of time on the arrangements. A
meeting of the committee, Mr.. snyder
stated. would be held at Clarendon
Citizens' Hall tomorrow evening, and
all members are urged to be present.
The public utilities committee, was
<nstructed to renew it's fight, which
failed last year, to have the board of
supervisors and the railroad company
Get together and improve the cross
ing at Alexandria and Washington
avenues.