Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
CUT IN OVERHEAD
HELDNOT JUSTIFIED
Civic Federation Adopts Res
oIution for Inquiry Into
Salary Reductions.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON. w., September A.
Justification of the action Of the board
of supervisors In abolishing several
county Offices and In cutting salaries
Of other employees, was questioned last
night when motion offered by Thomas
r. Mechem of Ashton Heights, at a
meeting Of the Arlington County Civic
Federation, directing the executive
committee Of the organization to in
vestigate the reasons for the reduction
of $500 ir the salary of Harry H. Mil
Ter, head bookkeeper of the county en-
gineers Office. was adopted. The mo-
ton asks for a report at the october
meeting of the federation.
Retrenchment in overhead. accord
ing to the board, was made necessary
because of loss of revenue through an
nexation by Alexandria City OF a large
portion of the county.
Reason Not Satisfactory.
Mr.. Mechem and Hugh McGrath.
speaking on the motion, declared that
the reason advanced by the board Tor
the drastic salary cuts does not seem
to be a satisfactory one in view OF
the fact that the county's revenue Will
not be affected by the annexation OF
territory for several years to come, II
at all. They pointed out that the
county will receive this years taxes
from the annexed area and besides VIII
collect 100000 from alexandra as
oavnent for the territory. Mr.. Mechem
declared that the step taken by him
Was unsolicited on the part of Muller
Mrs, Florence E. Cannon. the fedora
tion's delegate to the Institute of Pub
liz Affairs held recently at Charlottes-
Vile. was highly commended for a de-
tailed report on the affair, which dealt
! with her impressions OF the gatnerihs
and important subjects consioetsu.
George M. Yeatman submitted
Anal report on the county cleanup
rannaipn. which he headed, ana ne
ond members of his committee received
a vote of thanks for their EFFORTS.
For COOPERATIVE Action.
A plan for cooperative action pc
tween the federation and the ArnIiS
ton County Chamber OF Commsrce, s SUI ~
y,ojtted by Mr.. McGrath on oenalI oi
ths execiltive committee was adopteo
I1v the meeting. 1t provides that con,
4Sct an mart of the federation snaIl
Ne made through the executive COM
xnittee in the following manner
"Connmittee reports and recommenda-
+ions will be submitted TO the 1eoeIa-
fion in the usual manner IN resuiai
session for such action as may pe ue-
terSsjy1ed upon: the executive commit
tee will then communicate tne ac'i =.
~ the federation to the board OF OIL
rectors of the Chamber OF Commerce
Tor such action as that body may oe-
sire to take; in the event OF disagree
,1ent the executive committee OF the
federation is authorized to confer or
otherwise communicate with the ocaro
IF directors of the Chamber OF Com
Tnerce with a view to working out q
Man agreeable to both bodies, sucn
T,lan to be referred back to the 1eo.
Grafton for the final determination OF
that body; .h.r
communications from the Chamber
of Commerce will come to the feder-
alton through the executive committee,
and IN the event the federation dis
agrees with any action taken by the
Chamber of Commerce the same pro.
cedure will be- followed as outlined
above 40 far as communications from
the Civic Federation to the Chamber
of Commerce are concerned:
provided, however, that the Iore-
going procedure Is not intended to pre-
vent the informal working together ana
cooperation of committees OF the
federation with committees OF the
Chamber Of Commerce, but Is intended
only to lay down a method of procedure
to be followed after committee reports
and recommendations have been sub
mitted to the federation for action"