Evening star., 1925-10-13
ARLINGTON WATER
COMMITTEE NAMED
Civic Federation Proposal
Carried 0ut-Modern Sys-
tenn to Be Planned.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON. Va. October "a
Formation of the Arlington County
water supply commission. recommend
ed In a resolution adopted by the last
meeting Of the Arlington County Civic
Federation, was completed yesterday,
when the board of supervisors at its
regular meeting at the courthouse
named its representatives On the com
mission. The resolution provided for a
representation from the federation
the Arlington County Business Men $
Association and the members of the
board of supervisors or citizens they
may designate to represent them. The
federation and the business mems rep
resentation had previously been APP
pointed. The commission will also in
clude the county superintendent of
roads and the Commonwealth attor-
ney.
Ingram to Serve.
w. J. Ingram, the member of the
board from Arlington district. will be
the only supervisor to serve on the
commission. Supervisor Duncan of
Jefferson district selected c. A. s. Sin
clair to represent him. While Super.
visor Trunburke of Washington dis
trlct chose G. &. Donaldson.
The next important move on the
proposition will be made tomorrow
night, when the commissonS entire
personnel will meet at Clarendon Citi-
zens Hall to organize and to lay out
plan OF action having as its OBJ
Jecttve the establishment of a mod
ern water system for Arlington
County.
A proposal offered by members Of
the Arlington County Medical Asso-
citation and Arlington Post. American
Legion. advocating the closing of the
county medical clinics and the turn
ing over Of the annual appropriation
for their maintenance toward the
erection OF a memorial hospital in
the county was submitted to the
board and rejected.
Committee Acts.
The matter was presented TO the
board by a committee consisting of
Drs. Welburn and Walton of the
Medical Society and r. Bleakley
James Of the legion post
The board requested Commonwealth lth
Attorney w. G. Cloth and State SEN
ator Frank l.. Ball to take the neces-
sary steps to bring about friendly
suit to test the constitutionality of
the Jesse sanitary law This action
should be taken, it was pointed out,
to eliminate the possibility of delay
should it be found desirable TO estab-
lish water system operating under
this law.
Citizens Body Acts.
The proposal to establish a modern
water supply was the chief subject of
a meeting of the Clarendon Citizens
last night.
H. c. Saffell. chairman of the Ar
lington County Civic Federation's rep
on the. commission which
also includes members of the Airing
ton County Business Mems Associa-
tion. the board Of supervisors. the
commonwealth attorney and the su-
pcrtntendent of roads, expressed the
View that there was sufficient inter
est in the proposal to make it sue
cess
Many residents. Mr.. Saffer declared.
are holding on TO the view that the
county can get water by drawing 1t
from either Washington or Alexan-
dria- This 1s a mistaken idea, he
said. declaring that neither place will
have a surplus in the next 10 years
sufficient TO supply territory outside
its own boundaries.
Mr.. Saffell stated that he was in
favor of a water system for Arlington
County all its own. lie expressed the
view that Arlington district should
work out way for water bonds. de-
claring that there were enough peo-
pie interested ITO make it a go. He
said he did not think it feasible to
grant a franchise for the establish
lnent of the system. as there was al
ways the possibility of the meter
charge getting beyond bounds of rea-
son.
Arlington district. with its $4,000 900
o. assessed valuations, MIR. Saffell
said. could easily afford to put in its
own water works. which he estimated
would cost between S500.00O and $780,
900. He expressed the view that the
entire project could be paid for In %
years.