Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
ARLINGTON COUNTY NEWS

CLARENDON, Va. January (Spe-
ciaD.--The infant year promises
great developments for Arlington
County Foremost of interest
among the civic workers is the pro.
posed modern water supply system.
installation of which is expected in
the Summer. With water assured
the minds of the citizens are begin
ming to concentrate mere on the
question of improved sewer facil-
tiles and much progress is expected
in clearing up insanitary conditions.
Progress is looked for on several big
boulevard proposals. A citizens
commission has been formed to de-
termine if the county should have
new form of government or have the
laws amended to make the present
more effective. The commission has
been conducting it's Investigations
for several months and it is expect
ed will have something definite to
report in the near future.
According to members of the board
of water supply the county in a few
days will have cash in hand for its
$4,000 water bonds, contracts for
which recently were made. De-
mands Of several citizens organiza-
tons that the money when received
be deposited in Arlington County
banks have been met with assur-
ances by the officials that this will
be done as far as possible. The en-
tire issue of bonds, signed and certi-
fed to by T. w. B. Middleton of the
United States Mortgage and Trust
Co. of New York, was yesterday de-
livered to E. Wade Ball, county
treasurer, in the presence Of Super
visors Turnbuke and Ingram, Asa E.
Phillips, engineer in charge of in
stallation of the system, and William
H. Duncan, clerk of the court. The
bonds were later turned over to the
Alexandria National Bank and the
Citizens National Bank of Alex
andria, who, it is understood, will
deliver them to the purchasers, later
turning over the funds to the county
treasurer.
Federation to Meet.
Adoption of a constitution and
election of officers are expected to
be the paramount features of inter
est at the regular monthly meeting
of the Arlington County Civic FEEDER
alton to be held Tuesday night at
the courthouse. Judging from the
procedure at the last meeting when
officers were scheduled to be chosen.
no little fight is looked for in the
elections. The offices of president
and vice president were filled at the
last meeting when objection was
raised over the manner of procedure.
A motion was adopted vacating the
elections after several constitutional
questions had to go unanswered be-
cause that important document could
not be found. The elections were
postponed until after adoption OF a
new constitution. A committee ap-
pointed for this work will have its
report ready for Tuesday night, it
is said.
An impressive ceremony marked
the installation of officers of Co
lumbia Lodge, No. 2s5, F. A. A. NJ,
Wednesday night in Masonic Temple
here. The officers are: w. Leonard
Golden, master; Eugene M. Moreland,
senior warden; DR.. J. A. Whitehead.
Junior warden; William c. Wibert,
treasurer; Jesse w. Rohrback. secre-
tary; Freeland F. Chew, senior
deacon; Timothy Sullivan. Junior
deacon; J. B. Swecker. tiler: L. C.
Dodd, senior steward, and Albert
Dyer, junior steward. William w.
Livingston, retiring master, was pre-