Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-14
BUS L|CENSEFEE
BY TOWN OPPOSED
Falls Church Council Urged
to Seek Extension of Mu-
nicipa|ity's Limits.

Special ihspatch 10 ne St3T.
FALLS CHURCH. Va. February IA
The collection of a $50 license fee for
each bus operated within the limits If
Falls Church is not in the power OF the
town council. inasmuch as the buses
traverse the Sta:cma!ntained Lee
Highway and not town-maintaired
streets, Chairman Daniels of the coun-
ell committee appointed to investigate
the matter reported at last night S
meeting Of the town council.
The bus line owners refused. he said
To reinstate the former scent fare for
hauls entirely within the town limits,
claiming that this made their service
between Falls Church and the East End
merely a feeder for the competing street
railway line.
In the matter of eliminating the
practice OF turning the buses by back,
ius around the corner Of Broad and
Washineton streets at the present
terminus in Falls Church, Mai. Daniels
reported the bus line as willing TO en-
tend lis service up Broad street 10 the
West End.
Plan Is Protested.
This brought vigorous protests. Coun-
Gilman WeStcott OF the FIRST ward oe-
Caring that this would involve using
town maintained streets TO an extent
that would cost the first ward alone
many times any possible gross revenue
that might accrue 10 the town treasury
If the bus line were made to pay sou
license fee for each vehicle.
In the absence Of Mayor Moncure.
Councilman Knowles Of the third ward
presided. Miss Matte Gundry. who re-
tired from the council after the election
Of last June. again represented the tillro
ward in place of Carroll Y. ShreVe,
whose seating after a special election.
following a tie vote at the regular eIec-
ton. was declared invalid by the FAR
fax County Court last week. The coun-
Gil decided TO ask a ruling from the
ATTORNEY general Of the State as 10 the
procedure proper 10 decide between
Shreve and his opponent. James Scoll
both Of whom received i97 votes al INC
regular election
II Town Clerk EawXElurSt IN the amount
OF $1,000.
Counciinlen Daniels, Westcott and
Sale were appointed as a committee TO
confer with the school board in steps
20 be taken on bill recently introduced
In the State legislature whereby all
AUTHORITY over public schools would be
vested IN the State board CT education
and al local school boards abolished.
improvements Are Sought.
Councilman Daniels urged the council
70 take steps TO insure the towns get
ting the benefit OF any legislation tnat
might be sought TO provide sewerage
facilities He pointed OUT that mas
much as the town hes partly in Ar
linGton and partly in FAIRFAX County.
and is also il four different r3agisteria!
districts. the question Of provlc!ng funds
for either water supply or sewers vas
an almost impossible one unless the
town charter is amended. Former
Mayor Fellows also addressed the coun-
Gil on the subject. and urged the ex-
tension OF the corporate Limits OF the
town both toward and away from
Washington with a view 10 thus in
c-easing the population 10 point where
the obtaining .of CITY charter would
be possible. He said that he favored the
Inclusion OF the Fairfax County portion:
O: Falls Church in Arlington Courty's
Greater Virginia City" proJect. This
latter suggestion aroused scaDt enthusi-
esm among the coanc!imen representing
wards Tying u Fairfax County.
Councilman Knowles told the council
thai the town road board. Of which
he IS chairman, has pledged 500 10 ce-
fray half o. the cost Of i25 trees which
have been ordered and which VIII be
planted II a sparsely shaded por,:or Ut
the East End. The other half has been
pledged by East End property owners 10
q committee. headed by Phil A. Nourse.
which made canvass last week.
Al unusually large number Of cfti-
Zens attended the meeting and several
OF the visitors urged council action on
the Shreve-Scot. controversy.