The Washington times., 1924-08-22
ELECTION
DELAY To BE
SOUGHT
Court to Be Asked to Hold Up
Vote on Fund to Rebuild
Arlington Jail

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CLARENDON. Va; Aug. 3D.
Judge Samuel q. Brent, of. the cir.
cult court of Arlington county, will
be requested by the board Of super
visors to set aside temporarily the
order given for an election on the
bond issue Of $125,0O0 for new
jail, fiFeproof record room, remodel
ing the present Jail into q modern
office building and a heating plant,
said William j. Ingram, supervisor
from Arlington district. today.
Mr.. Ingram said he, with the
chairman Of the board, in discuss.
ing the date set, October L, are
Of the opinion that the time IL not
sufficient o-permit the urgent need
Of the new building to be placed
before the voters. The request of
the board will be presented to
Judge Brent through the clerk Of
the court, William H. Duncan.
Mr.. Ingram said that II the
voters will make an inspection Of
the present jail, built to care for
about twenty prisoners, white and
colored, and now housing as, many
as forty, there will be no question
az to the result of the election.
This small bond issue, said Mr..
Ingram, will In no way effect the
other improvements needed, such as
roads and sewers. Plans are now
being worked out, he said, that
will take care Of the sewerage Ques
ton.
Contracts to the amount OF
81, 800 were signed yesterday be
tween the officials Of the town
Of Potomac and the representatives
of the Buffalo Fire Appliance Com.
pany covering the purchase Of two
motor driven engines, one to be
a triple combination pumper and
the other a chemical engine.
Corporation Attorney Walter u.
Varney said last night. that the
contract calls for the delivery OF
the engines within sixty days.
Fire discovered in a clothes closet
about o'clock last night threat.
ened the home Of Sergeant George
w. Mitchell, Of Bancroft. Quick
action by the Arlington, Cherrydale,
Clarendon and Ballston, saved the
house with little damage said to
be about $500, covered by insurance.
At the regular meeting Of the
COrbett Citizens" Association held
last night at the home Of Mr.. F. s.
Drake, with President l.. H. Martin.
presiding, the outstanding business
was discussion Of roads for Ar
nngton District.
Delegates from the association
reported that tentative road
building program IL now before the
commission, one that will be at
tractive to the voters Of the District
and not greatly increase the taxes
Of the people.
In an effort to assist Arlington
County residents owning automo.
biles, r.. A. Long, from the office
Of the Motor Vehicle Commission at
Richmond, will be at the sheriff 3
office where he will fill out the re-
registration blanks for all who
apply.
Charged with being under the in.
nuence Of liquor, Louise Watson
anu GSUTHS II. AOIl6 poAA AtAASS w
$28.25 each in the Arlington county
police court yesterday. The sum Of
500 was forfeited in the police court
yesterday by ]. H. Graves and Ellen
Knox who were charged with
speeding.
The Methodist Church now under
construction at Aurora Heights Ia
progressing rapidly under the super
vision of ]. p. Bowman at cost
said to be about $1,000. The church
is being erected at the corner Of
Arlington avenue and Winthrop
street. ....-
Miss Emma Ward, social worker
and probation officer of Arlington
county left yesterday for Chariot
tesville to attend the Summer In
stitute Of Public Welfare which con-
vened yesterday and continues till
August 81 at the University Of Vir-
ginia.
Rumors are afIoat that a
women's Ku Klux Khan Is being
organized in Arlington county.
Judge Samuel G.. Brent, Of the
circuit court Of Arlington county,
is spending few days with his
friend, Judge Norton, at his farm
at Occoquan Bay.