Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-16
STEP IS TAKEN
FOR WATER MAINS
Falls Church Council Ap-
proves Extension of. System
Into Town Limits.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpRtCn TO Inc 0JaT.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, August 49,
What is expected to be the first step
toward installation of water and sewer
mains in the town of Falls Church was
taken this week when the town coun-
Gil passed an ordinance authorizing the
board of supervisors Of Arlington County
to use the streets and alleys OF the town
for the purpose of laying water mains
and lateralS:
The plan was presented to the coun-
Gil by Harry A. Fellows of East Falls
Church, former mayor of the corpora
ton and now chairman of the commit
tee on internal improvements and zon-
ing, and member of the executive and
special sewer committees of the Airing
ton County Civic Federation.
Mr.. Fellows, who has been working
on the extension of the Arlington County
Church for the last year, told the
council that the Arlington County
Water Board now appeared to be will
ing to extend its water mains at least
as far as the Arlington County line,
provided the town council made pro-
vision for use Of the streets. The line
as now laid stops at the corporation
limits.
May DO Work This Fall.
The present plan is to extend this
8-inch main at least as far as the Fair
fax County boundary line. with laterals
off the main line to subscribers in the
Arlington County portion of the town.
A petition also will be forwarded to the
Secretary of War asking him to grant
the Arlington County Water Board au-
thority to deliver water in the Fairfax
County portion of the town as well.
It was the opinion of Mr.. Fellows that
if the water board acted favorabiy as
expected and If sufficient subscribers are
obtained in Falls Church, extension OF
these facilities will be undertaken this
Fall. The extension will be financed
similarly to other communities in Ar
lington County, the water board de-
livering the water main, the citizens
paying a tax of 81 per front foot up TO
100 feet and a $40 charge for tapping.
The water rate of $24 per year, payable
quarterly, entities tn consumer TO 49,
900 gallons of water per year.
A motion by Councilman Charles
Gage that action be deferred until the
September meeting and committee OF
three be appointed to study the terms
of the ordinance failed for want of a
second and the ordinance was ap-
proved.
A second ordinance enacted by the
council requires all trains on the WASH
ington g. Old Dominion Railway and
Arlington Fairfax Railway to stop be-
fore approaching Washington street
Gee Highway in either direction.
CastIeman Not a Candidate.
The council approved the payment of
the costs incurred by the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors in the Appellate
Court at Richmond In the suit brought
by the council against the supervisors
to restrain them from assessing taxes
on town real estate to pay the bond is
sue for the Falls Church-Annandale
road and Columbia pike. The suit was
lost by the town in both county and
State courts.
r. A. Castleman, town clerk-treas-
urer stated that he would not be a
candidate for reelection when his term
expires August 81. He also reported that
he had reached the conclusion that 1t
was not his duty as town treasurer to
enforce the collection of delinquent
taxes by seizure and force.