Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
STEPS FOR WATER
SYSTEM APPROVED
Arlington Federation Acts
acknowledgements
Belt Line Fight.

CLARENDON, Va, May o.-Ap-
prevail of all that has been done on
plans for a modern water supply for
Arlington County was voiced at the
monthly meeting of the Arlington
County Civic Federation last night.
following which resolution was
adopted looking to full cooperation in
future.
Asa f. Phillips. consulting engineer
to the county water board. which Will
supervise all matters relative to the
connection of the county with the
United States Government supply at
Dalecarlia reservoir, authority for
which was recently granted by Con
Gress. and Harry &. Saffen, chairman
of the Arlington County Water Supply
Commission. spoke. The resolution.
which was offered by Arthur Orr of
Lyon Park, follows:
That the president appoint a COM
mittee of three. including the secre-
tary. to confer with Mr.. Phillips on
the best means of obtaining the CO.
operation of the various constituent
bodies of the federation to obtain
signatures TO applications for water,
and that this committee be instructed
to carry out the conclusions reached
after such conference with Mr..
Philips
Mr.. Phillips declared that the water
board is losing no time in aSCertaininS
the prospective users of the water
feature of the project which must
take precedence over other plans in de
termininG the possible number of sub
Scribers to the movement. their loca.
tion and the location and cost of the
mains. This information is necessary
to furnish basis for a bond issue.
he said.
system SeIf.SuStaining.
In answer to an opinion by Col.
James G. Pepper of Bancroft that the
interest and sinking fund on the bonds
would have to be met by taxation, Mr..
Phillips said:
There isn't any question in the
world but what the water system will
carry itself. Only the users of the
water will have to bear the cost of
installation of the system. This plan
is being successfully carried out in
thousands of communities and there is
not single. case on record where
funds had to be diverted to carry the
water. 1t can and will be done" Mr.
Phillips stressed the economical intro
duction of the system contrasting the
county's opportunity with other com
munities that had to include filtration
plants and pumping stations as part
of their investment.
NldlIIS lTdI the work Is completed
as far as the citizens commission is
concerned. Mr.. Saffell urged the citi-
Zens to give the water board and the
consulting engineer their wholeheart-
ed cooperation in winning favor for
bonds for installation of the mains.
You can talk about your regional
planning and your boulevards." Mr..
Saffell stated, but there is nothing
more important than water, and Ar
lfnSton County is not going to ad-
vance one step until it gets water"
Mr.. Saffell pointed out that the more
tapperS there are the less the annual
charge will be to the individual for
the service. and stated that the $40
mentioned on the application blanks
is the maximum price. II will not
cost more and may cost less. he said.
AS a means of determining the
sentiment of the meeting for the
water and ut the suggestion of Mrs.
f. L. Eacho, the chair requested all
who would connect with the system
II the water is made available to
rise, all getting to their feet except
a. few delegates from Jefferson dis
trict who are connected with the
Alexandria Water Co. system. and not
in a position at this time to definitely
decide if they would become users
Of the Arlington water.
belt Lille StdNu approved.
The Star is commended for it's
stand against the proposed Washing
ton and LoughborOugh belt line in
a resolution offered by Charles F.
Kincheloe and unanimously adopted
by the meeting Mr. kincheloe. who
led the county's fight against the
belt line. in offering his resolution
stated that The Star had performed a
work worth millions of dollars to the
people of Washington and its suburbs
of Maryland and Virginia The resolu-
ton follows:
Whereas, The Evening Star OF
Washington. d. c., through it's edi
torial and news columns. has actively
led the campaign against establish
ment of the proposed Washington and
Loughborough Belt Line Railway
through Arlington County, Va, and
the Maryland suburbs of Washington,
rendering invaluable service in Great
ing and crystallizing sentiment of the
people against this project: therefore.
BE Ii resolved, that this fedora
ton express it's appreciation of the
splendid service rendered by this
newspaper in it's opposition to the
said belt line railroad and that the
secretary of the federation be in
structed to transmit a copy of this
resolution to said newspaper"
Declaring that the lives of pedes
TRANS on the Lee highway are being
menaced hv automobilists encroaching
on the sidewalks, F. e. Mann of
CherTydale urged action by the fed
Grafton to remedy the condition. Upon
failure of the meeting to decide on
the best means of handling the situa
ton Mr.. Mann. who said that zone
automobile almost took my coat off
and people have got to jump fences