Evening star., 1928-03-08

| rights and privileges of the city under
other legislation already enacted or
proposed. without going through the
process of Incorporation.
McNcmar explained provisions OF the
bill in detaiE** He said that Arlington
County has a population OF appl oxi-
mately 10000 persons and an area OF
81 square miles and that metropolitan
| conditions exist there. The bill merely
authorizes, he stressed. special elec-
| ton OH the proposition to- incorporate
as city of the first class, and pre-
scribcs the form of government to be
followed in the event incorporation Is
decided upon at the polls.
The bill has been amended. he said,
SO that such incorporation would not
90 into effect until the pending an
neyation litigation is over The bill
has the support of the Civic Federation.
he said. and the federation is composed
of representatives from 35 communities
in the county
Jesse took the floor after McNemar
had finished his remarks and in reply
to q question from Mrs. SemoneS as to
whom he represented. declared he ap-
peared as a member Of defense counsel
ilf the annexation proceedings; The
board of supervisors had authorized
other counsel in the case to do all In
their power to defend the county in that
suit. he said. and his testimony, against
the hill was given ''as part Of that de-
fcnse.".
Says State Is Interested.
The former delegate asserted the bill
would seriously hurt the countys
chances of winning III" suit by alienat-
ing many friends Of the county resid-
ing in the territory which Alexandria Is
seeking Ia annex. These residents. he
said. would rather be annexed to Alex.
andria than become d part Of Airing
ton City He stated that Senator Ball
and Cloth Joined in this opinion.
The entire State is interested in the
bill because there would be no way to
get to Washington except through the
new city. and there was no assurance
that such a city would BE- able to MAIN
tain the highways as the State now is
doing Jesse said. He declared. moreover.
that the bill would leave the town of
Potomac without court. In the event
that town decided not TO become q part
of Arlington City.
NO political fetid is involved in this
matter" Jesse said. II supported Mr.
Reid for election. There was no
chance for the voters to express their
sentiments on incorporation during the
last campaign. because all of Mr.. Reid's
opponents were III favor of the bill"
Orr denied the bill was of general
character, He pointed cut that the
argument that the whole State was in
terestCd when part of the highway
system was taken into city would
apply in the present annexation pro-
ceedincs, for Alexandria would gain
control Of a portion of a State highway
under its proposal for expansion.
Varney denied Jesse's statement that
residents in the territory In litigation
preferred to become subjects of Alex
andria rather than of the proposed neN
city, A great majority Of the citizens
Of Potomac, he said. are In favor of
incorporation. The time is soon COM
ing. he declared. when Arlington County
will be c large city.
Mrs, Cannon charged that in op-
posing the bill Jesse cid not speak for
the people OF Arlington County. but
only for himself"
Members OF the delegation. in addi-
ton to McNemar. Orr. vavney. Mrs.
Semoi;es and Mrs. Cannon. were:
Carlton K. Lewis. County Supervisor
B. NJ, HeGrick. c. w. Harris, c. w.
Burger. MT and Mrs G. w Clever.
Mrs. L. c. McNemar. Mrs. Arthur Orr.
Mrs. y Rex Hunt. Mrs Joseph Haley.
Mrs. Sarah Carl, Mrs Hazel Davies and
Mrs. j. w. Dorsey.