Evening star., 1923-06-26
ARLINGTON DUMP
SITE CONDEMNED
State Board of Health to Be
Appealed to by Resi-
dents.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON, Va, June 90
Charging that Washington is using
Arlington county as dumping
ground and that a supervisor is
financially interested in one of the
dumps and because Of this latter fact
and despite numerous protests against
the practice other county officials are
letting the nuisance go unabated,"
Edwin Clark, justice of the peace of
Jefferson district, addressed a meet
ing of the Clarendon Citizens Asso-
citation, urging action by county
residents.
The dump in question parallels the
Old Washington-Alexan road near
the Highway bridge, and is the first
thing to greet the eye and nostrils of
visitors in passing through the
county's principal entrance, Mr..
clark stated, Recalling the visit of
hundreds of Shriners into the county
Gurlng the recent convention. Mr.
Clark asked: Wasn't that a beauti-
Iul sight for them to see and a fine
haa,r lession or our county to carry
oacK TO their homes with them?"
Declared Health Menace.
Declaring that the dump was the
greatest evil existing in Arlington
county, Mr.. Clark said to allow its
continuance would be a great mem
ace to the health of all county citi
Iehs; not to mention the discomfort
obnoxious odor.
Mr Clark said 1t was his opinion
tnat an epidemic of measles that
srlpped the county several years ago
couio pc @ laid at the door of the dump.
4 fa1 hoe
seem TO be any restriction as to the
Snaracter of refuse placed on the
gum bbamp. Dead animals. he said, have
a well known fact that Washington
produce merchants use the dump for
the disposal of decayed vegetables.
n1an Ihis filthy stuff" Mr.. Clark said. "is
riaced on the dump and burned and
the smoke that emanates spreads to
an sections of the county, endanger-
ing the health of every resident"
To Ask Dump Closed.
The dumping. ground. according to
from the Richmond, Frederiskcburg
and Potomac Railroad Company.
me association. acting on Mr..
Ciark's suggestion unanimously
Ing, of letters to the president, gem
eral manager and local attorney of
the railroad company and the chair
man of the state board of health de-
President C. r. Taylor, who pre-
sided, assured Mr. Clark that the
Clarendon Citizens Association would
do everything possible to eliminate
the nuisance He stated that con-
dftions at the other entrance to the
county, via the new Georgetown bridge,
were just as bad, but that a movement
was already under way to remedy them
Several angles of sewer proposals
for that part of the county en-
lie I'D
The water and sewer committee of
the association reported that no in
formation of a definite nature could
be obtained at this time relative to
sanitary zones 8 AMI 10. but that
Judge Samuel G.. Bent had advised
that no action be taken on any
petition until the people had had
every opportunity, to become thor
oughly acquainted with all details.
The proposal of the Clarendon Com
munity Sewer Corporal ton to create
a separate zone for the section it
serves, petition for which has been
filed, was also debated. there being
division of opinion as to the ad-
visibility of such a move.
Candidates to Speak.
At the suggestion of A. p Payne,
member of the association and
candidate for the house of delegates,
1t was deciued to invite the candi-
dates for both the state house and
, senate to address a special meeting
of the association. to which the pub
LID will be invited. This action was
taken to give the citizens of the
county an opportunity to obtain the
views of the candidates on several
big public questions.
A. Frank Snyder general chairman
of the annual carnival arrange
ments committee, announced that there
would be meeting of the committee
this evening, and urged all members to
be present.