Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-03
FAIRFAX COUNTY
i. IN SEWER FARLEY.
Supervisors Name Committee
to Confer With National
Park Board on Problem.
snecial DISPATCH to The Star.

neer F. N. Larkin were yesterday ap-
pointed by the Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors a committee to confer
with members of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission in pre-
pairing a comprehensive and co-ordi-
mated plan for drainage and sewer Sys-
TENS in the National Capital and its
'environs.
1t is proposed to develop either sepa-
rate or combined sewer systems for
the different drainage areas, to study
the location, number and types of out
fall and treatment plants, the pollution
of streams, ground water, springs in
or proposed park areas, and to study
the open valley treatment Of streams
and similar problems of the National
Capital.
The committee will meet at 2:30 pm.
October IS in room 1913 of the Navy
Building, Washington. Included will
be representatives of the Washington
regional drainage and sewerage COM
mittee, the Maryland, National Capt.
tai and Virginia Park and Planning
Commissions, the Maryland State Board
of Health, Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission, supervisors of Arling-
ton and Fairfax Counties of Virginia,
mayor or city manager of Alexandria
and representatives of the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia.
Engineer Reports.
County Engineer Larkin reported on a
conference with P. ST. John Wilson, act
ing chief of the Bureau of Public Roads,
in regard to cooperation between the
Federal Government and Fairfax County
along the route of the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway. Owing to its lack
of coming powers, the board will be
unable at this time to adopt the ordi-
nanceS restricting the erection of bill
boards or unsightly structures along
the highway as requested by the bureau
The supervisors authorized the Federal
Government to improve the land owned
by the county at Mount Vernon by lay
ing roads or parks as desired, but re-
fused to transfer title to this land from
the county to the Federal Government
Chairman Reid reported that plans
for the Memorial Highway call, as out
lined by Mr.. Wilson. for at least six
outlets from the boulevard to surround
ing territory in Fairfax County, from
Hunting Creek to Mount Vernon. Ar
engagements to date have been made
for four private roads to tap the boule-
ward, and the county will be permitted
to make further connections II desired.
The Government plans to build parallel
roads as outlets for local traffic.
Park Extension IaDIeQ.
The board laid on the table for fur
ther consideration at a later meeting
a communication from Elmer o. Fippin,
secretary of the Virginia Conservation
and Development Commission. outlin-
ing a tentative plan worked out in CO.
operation with the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission for the
extension into Fairfax County of the
park areas planned by the commission
as part of the metropolitan area of
Greater Washington. This plan CEN
ed to the Federal Government six
months ago by A. Smith Bowman,
owner of several thousand acres in
Dranesville district. The tract lies
along Colvln Run, branch of Difficult
Run. According to Mr.. Fippin this Is
a beautiful wooded and rolling tract,
especially desirable for park purposes
If it can be co-ordinated with the Dis
trict of Columbia park system.
The plan suggested by Col. U. S.
Grant outlines the commissions pro-
posed Potomac River Palisades Park.
reaching up to and including Great
Falls and extending south from the Po-
tomac at Difficult Run to the Lees
burg pike. A narrow park area is sug-
guested from Difficult Run to its head
waters near Fairfax, thence across the
Creek and down that run to Fort
Humphreys, which Is already a forest
reserve and available for development
as a national park. Col. Grant points
out that this narrow strip OF broken
land would give a permanent bit OF
breathing space through this. territory,
through which ultimately a driveway
Mr. Flippin Stated that while the
State Conservation Commission was
anxious to see parks developed over
the State, it felt that the smaller areas
should be controlled by local agencies.
He pointed out that encouragement by
the supervisors of such park develop
ment in Fairfax County, with the land,
now of little value, donated to the coun-
ty for park purposes, would greatly
improve the real estate development of
the entire county.
Judgment Assigned.
The supervisors, on suggestion Of
Commemorative Attorney Wilson M.
Farr, adopted resolution assigning to
the heirs of the late c. Vernon Ford,
the Judgment for $38S.29 and cost OF
$41.97, rendered against Gilbert B.
Spindle in the suit filed some years
ago by the county against the Board
of Supervisors and others. The late G.
Vernon Ford was surety on the bond OF
Gilbert Spindle, member Of the Center
vile district road board, who was re-
quired by the court to refund to the
Centerville district road board the
money paid him for work done by his
teams on the roads of his district.
A motion by Mark Turner, that the
board indorse the appointment by the
Stat oef DR.. B. L. Poole of Herndon
for COW tester, when the bovine tuber-
cular eradication work is started IN
Fairfax County this Winter was killed
by a tie vote, Supervisors Reid and
Buckley desiring that final action be
postponed until November, to allow all
candidates for the position an oppor-
tunity to appear before the board. At
the last meeting w. HALEY of Lee Dis
trict, asked for the appointment of DR..
Malcolm of Occoquan. DR.. Poole show
ed to the board a letter from H. G.
Owens. State veterinarian. stating that
the work would start November l. and
the State department was expecting DR..
Poole to be appointed.
Road Police Arrests.
The report of the road police showed
1875 arrests during September with fines
of $835.5O and fees of 1921. Fifteen
arrests were made by Carl Mcintosh,
with fines and fees collected amounting
to $171; 81 arrests by Capt. Haywood
Durrer with $119.50 in fines and fees;
90 arrests by A. w. Mills, with cash
collected amounting to $685.. Mills stated
that during the two and one-half
months he has served on the county
force he has made 237 arrests and coll
lected for the county over 81 800 in fees
and fines, none of his arrests having
been appealed from the Justices courts.
The board allotted $40 month for
relief of the family of Wilbur Rogers OF
Gum Springs, who is now in the Fair
fax County Jail awaiting trial in Fed