Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
REPORT ASKS NEW
ARLINGTON SEWERS
Recommendation for Modern
System Made to Board
of Supervisors.
BY JOHN T. LIPSCOMB,
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.


CLARENDON, Va, February as
Establishment of a modern sewer sys-
tenn for Arlington County to meet the
present as we'll as all future needs of
the county, ultimate cost of which is
estimated at s3,65S,9s5, is recommend
ed in a report submitted to the board
Of supervisors in regular session at the
court house today by County Engineer
c. L. Kinnier. The estimates were pre-
pared by Thomas N. De Lashmutt,
sanitary engineer of the county.
Cost to meet construction for pres
ent-day needs is placed by the report at
S1,1lS,705. This would place modern
sewerage in all of the thickly populated
areas of the county. The estimates Tor
first construction provide only for trunk
line construction, six septic tanks and
facilities for treatment Of the enuent
from the tanks. The plan calls for two
outlets. the Potomac River ana -FOUR
Mile Run. Interceptors and disposal
plants are said not to be absolutely
essential at this time, and are provided
for in the estimates for future sewer
development.
The engineer suggests the floating of
the entire bond issue at once, so that
the money may be used as the require
nents demand.
Estimates Presented.
Estimates for a completed system for
the Potomac area are given by the en-
rlneer as follows: Immediate conStruc-
ton, $500, 90S: flve-year program, $751;
7o4; future program, Sl92,252; inter-
ceptor, s330,12l; disposal plant, $685.
600; total, s1,426,985. Those for the
Four-Mile Run area are: Immediate
construction, s627,807; five-year pro-
gram, s375,979; future program, $214,-
800; interceptor, $553,882; disposal
plant. $3.50 600. The septic tanks could
be constructed and maintained and the
efiuent treated for less than the IN
terest charges on the money required
for the establishment of the interceptors
and disposal plants, and all purposes
will be just as satisfactorily SerVeo' tIFe
engineer states.
The plan provides for taking into the
system of all privately owned and COM
munity sewers built within the last f1ve
wears or so under the supervision OF the
county engineers office.
Immediate relief from what was
described as deplorable sewer condl-
tons, caused by the over1ow on an open
sewer drain IN the Lyon Park section OF
the county, was asked of the board IN
a petition presented by Arthur Orr for
the LYON Park Woman's Club. The
petition was signed by 200 residents Of
the Long Branch area. 1t cites that the
condition not only is causing great de-
probation in property values put also
offers a serious health hazard. RELIEF
is asked for before the coming OF sum-
r1er, the petition expressing the fear
that nothing can be done as a result
of the proposed bond issue for COM
rlete sewer Syctcm for at least two
years Engineer Kinnier, instructed by
the board to looas into the matter. PROM
ised aid, declaring that a larger pipe
would be run from the Lyon Fitch
septic tank to the drainage pipe, and
that this would. he felt sure, result in
an improvement of conditions.
Building Improvements Asked.
Plan for remodeling the brick build
inss recently acquired for health CEN
ter for jefferson District was submitted
to the board, and approved. 1t is esti-
mated that the improvements will cost
approximately $500. Bids will be
asked for the work. which, besides in
Guiding all modern facilities for health
and dental clinic, will also embrace
quarters for a public library. Compile
ton of the improvements was assured
a delegation from Jefferson District by
April /.
The board authorized the purchase
of 1900 feet of fire hose at an average
cost of $1.07 per foot. The new hose
will be distributed among the volunteer
companies of the county as follows:
Clarendon, 1000 feet; Ballston, 1000
feet; Arlington, 200 feet; Cherrydale,
500 feet; Falls Church, 500 feet; Jeffer-
son, 1000 feet.f-.
Efforts of the fire departments to
have the county nay their gasoline and
oil bills are about to meet with success.
0f f1aa hai1
nous IN agreement that the depart
ments should have a regular appro-
priation for things which are essential
to the operation of the fire apparatus.
Engineer Kinnier was instructed to as
certain the. needs of the various de-
partmentS in this respect. At present
the departments are dependent on in
dividual donations and benefit affairs
for money with which to purchase
gasoline and oil.
New Jail Proposal.
A resolution from the Cherrydale
Citizens Association favoring the new
county jail proposal was read to the
board and ordered filed. The resolution
suggests that the necessary money
may be raised by bond issue or loans.
to be redeemed by special levy
Much time was taken up with dis
cussion of the rights of jefferson dis
trict with respect to the building of a
new high school there to replace the
one lost to the district through annexa-
ton.
G. o. Basham., heading a large dele
cation Of Jefferson district citizens,
made q strong appeal for full-fiedged
high school structure, declaring that
the people were entitled to 1t. 1T has
been suggested" he said, that we do
not have sufficient number of stu
dents in the district to warrant the
establishment of such q school. I want
TO say, too, that if we are given the
school we will supply the students.
Population follows school. and II a
first-claSs high school is established in
our district It wouldn't be long before
the need for it would become apparent.
AS it is, we are losing population"
The speaker looked with diSfavor on a
suggestion of Supervisor Hedrick that
it would be preferable from an eco
nomic standpoint to enlarge Washing
ton-Lee High School to a size to take
care of all county children rather than
tolpurchase new site and erect lower
rate high school in Jefferson district,
which Is all he said, that could be
hoped for at this time. He expressed
doubt that even that much could be
done without the citizens Of the dis
trict shouldering an additional and
high levy.
New School Proposed.
The citizens of Jefferson district pro-
nose to have the new school erected
with part Of the $500 900 received from
Alexandria for the annexed territory.
Chairman Edward Duncan announced
the matter Of establishing a school In
the district was entirely in the hands
of the school board and that the super
visors, who control the fund. are ready
10 make a settlement on the schools