Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08

Civic Federation Authorizes
Further Study by Better
Government Body.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
CLARENDON, Va. June S.-The
fight for Incorporation Of Arlington
County, which suffered reverses at the
last session of the State Legislature,
: was resumed last night when the Ar
lington County Civic Federation, at
its monthly meeting, authorized fur
Their study of the question by the Bet
ter Local Government Commission.
This action is embraced in a reSo.
luton offered by Arthur Orr of Lyon
, Park. 1t follows: Resolved by the
Arlington County Civic Federation,
the Chamber of Commerce concurring.
That the Better Local Government
Commission be instructed to report to
the respective bodies at an early date
what legislation on the subject of in.
corporation of Arlington County, or
the enacting of an enablig act permit
ting the voters of the county to de-
termine the question of incorporation
at an election to be held at any time
in the future, 1t is desira BILE to seek
to have enacted at the next regular
session of the General Assembly,"
In offering his resolution Mr.. Orr
stated that the previous proposal-an
incorporation referendum act-did not
fail on it's merits. I'VE are made to
the General Assembly because it was
a general BILL and that body had
taken a stand not to consider bust
ness of that character at the special
session." he said.
Looms as Election Issue.
The question of incorporation now
looms as a burning issue in the COM
ing November elections. Charles It.
Jesse, who refused to support the ref
erendum measure in the House Of
Delegates after it had passed the Sem
ate, by another motion was elm
mated from the Better Local Govern
e ment Commission, which sponsored
: the bill. The maker Of the motion
stated that "inasmuch as Mr.. Jesse
is not seeking reelection to the Office
OF delegate. he is not entitled to a
place on the commission" The mo-
ton provides that all candidates for
the House be made ex-off1ciO members
OF the commission. 1t is understood
that the federation desires to know
Just how the candidates will stand
on the incorporation question before
the election takes place.
Following announcement that the
county has an anticipated income for
1928 of approximately 100000, of
which but $500, 900 has been budgeted
by the board of supervisors, the COM
mittee on county revenue and ex-
penditures was instructed by vote to
ascertain what the board has in mind
in adopting such a budget. 1t was
pointed out that the board has budg
eted only the anticipated income from
local revenues, making no provision
for the returns on earnings of the
Health Department: fines from viola
~ 1kxya
etc. and the taxpayers are entitled to
know and should know what is to be-
come Of these funds.
Opinions having differed as to vari-
our features Of the county'S water sup.
ply system. great progress on the in.
stallation of which, 1t is said, is being
made, 1t was decided to invite En-
gineer Asa E. Phillips to the next
meeting of the federation to explain
the matter in detail.
Gas Rate Inquiry.
The public utilities committee was
instructed to inquire into the reason
for the gas rate being so much higher
in Arlington County than 1t is in
Montgomery County, Md, and the
District of Columbia, and to work for
reduction in the local rate.
The Arlington County Chamber OF
Commerce was commended in a reso.
luton offered by c. r. Taylor of
Clarendon for its efforts to have the
county exercise the law passed by the
special session of the Legislature pro-
viding for the appointment of zon-
ing commission. President r. e. Ply
male, who presided; A. J. Webb and
G. L. Kincheloe, speaking on this &C.
caSion, urged the members of the fed
Grafton to attend the public meeting
10 be held under auspices OF the
Chamber OF Commerce tomorrow eve
ming in the Cherrydale Auditorium,
when a concerted move is expected to
be made to have the board of super
visors take necessary action looking
to the formation of the commission.
Mr.. Kincheloe pointed out that the
closeness with which the county came
to having slaughterhouse eStab-
lished in its midst should be a warn
ing to the people Of the immediate
need Of coming regulations. 1T is the
duty Of every citizen to be present at
the meeting tomorrow evening"" he
said.
1t was voted to hold a special meet
ing Of the federation at the Lyon Park
community house Tuesday evening,
June 81, for exclusive consideration
Of the federation'S new constitution
and bylaws.
President Plymale reported that the
citizenship drive conducted by the
declarations of Arlington and Mont.
gomery Counties and the District of
Columbia, resulted in a gain of 638
members to 16 citizens associations in
the county, bringing the total men,
bership Of these organizations to
49,