The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-30
ARLINGTON co
FIRE DANCER
DISCUSSED
Committee on Construction OF
New Jail to Meet in
Near Future

CLARENDON, Vas Jan, 3d.
William H. Duncan, secretary to
the advisory committee to the board
of supervisors in the matter of the
proposed bond issue for new jail,
record room, remodeling the pres
ent Jail into an office building. {,
and central heating plant, said to.
day the subcommittee on all will
meet at the court house at s
o'clock tomorrow night.
The committee, consisting of Mrs.
Catharine NJ. Rogers, Henry Thorn
as, James r. Williams, Mrs. Sam
uel f. Cooper, l.. H. Martin, G. L.
Adams. E. j. Skidmore, c. r.
Taylor, Joseph Haley, Mrs. Joseph
Haley, c. E. Daley, Mrs. G. H.
Gibson and Mrs. c. r. Taylor, &C.
cording to Mr.. Duncan, will meet.
organize and elect a chairman and
secretary.
The purpose of these various COM
mittees, he stated, is to make an
investigation as to the needs of
the Jail and to report to the gen.
eral committee which, it is under
stood, will hold meeting in the
near future.
Efforts to provide more modern
fire protection for Arlington county
was the principal discussion at
the meeting Of the chiefs of the
several departments of the county
with Commonwealth Attorney Will
liam c. Cloth and Sheriff Howard
B. Field at the court house last
night.
Assurance was given the COM
mittee, after much discussion. that
the board Of supervisors will be
requested at their meeting in Feb
ruary to pass a special ordinance
regarding false alarms and ordering
the stopping of automobiles APP
proaehing engine houses while
alarms are sounding.
The greatest danger of fires. said
Chief Jack Spates, of the Cherry
dale department, comes from the
collection of trash around business
and papers in the attics Of the
homes. He did not think any
special ordinance necessary. 1t
was his opinion that the health
department should see that all
places were kept in a sanitary con-
dition.
Those attending the meeting
were: Chief A. j. Spates, of Cherry
dale; Chief G. T. Rogers, of Balls
ton; r. F. Shoots, of Arlington,
and Chief Earle Drummer, of Falls
Church.
The American Legion Auxiliary
of the Arlington Post 139 will hold
a 500 and bridge party tonight at
the home of Mrs. A. J. Porter,
Clarendon avenue and Wilson
boulevard.
Commonwealth Attorney William
C. Cloth said today that beginning
with Sunday, February 1, all per-
sons operating automobiles, who
cannot give satisfactory proof that
they haYe complied with the law
and tried to get their 1925 tags.
will be arrested and subjected to a
fine.
At a special meeting of the Ar
Iington Citizens Association, held
last night, J. T. Collier presided in
the absence of the president. Doctor
H. C. Corbett. The plan for
trunk line sewer along Long
Branch, which the Government is
willing to aid the country in con-
structing, was explained by Captain
John T. Talman, sanitary engineer
for the county.
The plan was explained fully by
Captain Talman, who stated that
with the aid of the Government,
the trunk line will be the means of
serving not only the citizens of
Arlington, but Lyon Park, Ashton
Heights and a large part of the
southern part of Clarendon. The
Governments aid is due to the reA-
son that the trunk line will serve
Fort Myer.
The acting president appointed a
special committee headed by B. NJ.
Smith as chairman and including
y. Clyde Byars, Thomas j. De
Lashmutt, Harry Whitehead, and
r. T. Orrison to meet the committee
Of Ashton Heights and Lyon Park
at a special meeting.