Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
ANNEXATION CITED
AGA|NSTPOL|CEMEN
Loss of Revenue Under New
System in Arlington Held
Cause of Elimination.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent OF The Star.

HOUSE, Va, october 31.-Following a
conference with Judge Howard w.
Smith, during which time it is under
stood that they discussed the opposition
to their previous announcement that
the three temporary policemen would
be dismissed November Is, the board
of county supervisors yesterday had a
long conference with Commissioner of
Revenue Harry K. Green, who informed
| them Just what the loss is to be in
revenue through the annexation OF a
part of Jefferson District by Alexandra.
After the conference with Green, 3D.
ward Duncan, chairman OF the board.
made public the following figures, citing
the loss as the reason that the govern
ing body does not at this time feel
justified in increasing expenses through
the permanent employment of the extra
policemen:
The assessed real estate value of the
annexed portion of the county Is So
285, $50; tangible personal property,
$409 ,450, and public service concerns,
81, 400 7l. This makes a total of S.
1881, exclusive of new Improvements
for 1929. For county purposes, or the
administration of the county govern
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and other items for which there are
special assessments, there is a tax rate
Of rs cents on the 500 of valuation.
This makes a minimum loss to the
county for the purpose of government
of $3S,395.35 annually.
Reason for Boards Action.
While the county will be relieved after
January l Of the cost of constructing
and maintaining roads and schools,
Duncan pointed out, there Is little or
no difference in the cost of administer
ing the government, since there were
no officials especially employed for the
annexed territory.
Tina is the reason" Duncan de-
clared, that the board decided to stop
the pay of the special policemen after
November Is. However, we are to have
another conference with Judge Smith
on November IA. If the people of
Jefferson District will have confidence
IN me l VIII work this thing u to
the satisfaction of every one. When
this term expires I will have been a
member Of the board of supervisors for
"a years and ! am not now, Just be-
cause my home Is being taken into
alexandria. going to desert them and
their causes"
at h suggestion Of Ashton C.. Jones.
a member Of the board of directors OF
the Arlington County Chamber of Com
merce, the board instructed the secre-
tary to write to Gov. Harry F. Byrd and
ask him to set the latter part of No
Vember as the time for the conference
that he recently announced he would
call for the purpose of perfecting def !
mite plans for an approach or APP
proaches to the Arlington Memorial
Bridge.
The secretary was instructed to in
form the governor that any date he set
would be acceptable to the board.
Members Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, Virginia
Park and Planning Commission, Airing
ton County Zoning Commission and
Arlington County Chamber of Commerce
are also to be invited to attend the
conference, 1t wa said.
80. Oil Permit Granted.
In view of the fact that the coming
commission had already acted favorably
on a application Of the National Oil
Co. for q permit to erect an oil storage
plant on the property to be acquired by
the company from the N. Auth Pro-
vision Co. on Columbia pike, the board
granted the permit.
Inc Doaro, at the suggestion of
County Directing Engineer C. L. Kin
nier, followed the recommendations of
the coming commission with respect to
the application Of j. c. Boss for a
permit to erect a moving picture theater
In, Cherrydale. Boss has protested the
setback required by the commission.
Other business transacted at yester- !
days meeting was as follows:
A contract for the installation of an
oil-burner heating system in the Clar-
endon Health Center wa awarded to
William E.. Wolff of Clarendon. The
price was 1856. The Commemorative
attorney was instructed to draw an
ordinance prohibiting the keeping of
hogs or dog kennels in the county. The
secretary was instructed to write to the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone Co.,
requesting them to place their cables
underground along Mount Vernon ave- !
nue. from Frazier avenue to Columbia
pike.
Supervisor E. C. Turnburke of Wash
ington district voted to restore to Will
liam Miller of the engineers office the
$500 yearly that was recently cut from
his salary, but wa voted down by the
two other members of the board.