Evening star., 1923-08-21
VOTERS
STUDY SEWER PLAN
Sanitary Commissions Form
ed to Investigate Move for
Which Bonds Asked.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


CLARENDON, Va. August 2l-
Representative of civic organizations
in communities affected by the pro-
posal to float a bond issue of ap-
proXimately S1.3O0.O00 to establish a
modern sewer system in sanitary
zones six and ten of Arlington coun-
ty met at Clarendon last night and
formed what is to be known as the
sanitary commissions of districts six
and ten. The purpose of the new or
ganization is to make a careful study
of the proposal for the benefit of the
people in their respective communi-
ties in order that all may vote in
telligently when the special bond
election is called. r. +. Plymale OF
Fort Myer Heights was elected pres
ident and y. ID. Mitchell of Clarendon
secretary.
While sa.timent among the dele
gates seemed to be strongly in favor
of the establishment of a sewer sys-
tenn in the designated territory. It
was the consensus of opinion that
more definite information of detail
nature should be made available be-
fore the people are asked to express
their opinion at the polls. 1t was con-
tended that the proposal would be
doomed to defeat IL put to an election
under the present plan.
Ask Court to Act.
Being of the opinion that the sani-
tary engineers survey report, which,
il was said, was based on petition
of EallSton citizens, headed by Maj. f..
w. r. Ewing. did not fully comply
with the requests made in the petit
tion and having been informed that
the court would. in the near future,
allow public hearing on the question
before setting a date for the election.
ha IN
to refer the matter back to the board
of supervisors. This acion will be
asked Of the court, it was said, to give
the voters an opportunity OF obtain
detailed information regarding the To-
cation of sewers. the amount of pipe
to be laid and costs of construction.
The present report, ii was said, throws
no light on the questions.
The appointment of two commit
tees, a legal committee and an engi-
neerS' committee, were authorized by
the meeting. The former. which will
consist of Maj. +. W. r. Ewing, as chair
man, Hugh Reid and Fred l.. Sharp
and any other legal talent that may
later join the commission. was in
structed to handle the matter of having
the proposal referred back to the
board as well as to interest itself in
all legal phases of the case that may
develop when the proposal is reopened.
The engineers committee is charged
with appearing before the board to
seek enlightenment on details of the
project of which the people will want
to know before they go to the polls.
This committee consists of r. =.
Hough. as chairman: Harry Saffell, y.
D. Mitchell. T. c. Johnson, W. E. Nc
Shea and Hough Johnson.
The next meeting of the commits
sion. it was announced, would be sub
ject to call of the president and after
he has been notified that the com
mittees are ready to report. Each
association in the territory affected
by the proposal will be entitled to
three representatives on the commits
sion.
Those present at last nights meet
ing were: Mrs. c. NJ. Rogers, Henry
Gilbert and Maj. E. W. r. Ewing of
Ballston; Alfred Berger. Hugh Reid,
T. c. Johnson, c. A. Candee. F. NJ
Windbridge and H. a. Spellman of
Thrifton village; r. P. Hough. C. r.
Taylor, Fred l.. Sharp, Harry Saffell
n. d. Mitchell and J. Thomas Manning
of Clarendon; B. Z. Gilbert, r. +.
Plymale and r. d. McPhearson OF
Fort Myer Heights.