The Washington times., 1930-12-04
BOARD RENEWS
GAS PERMIT
COMPTON

ARLINGTON. Va, Dec, A.
Abandoning the position taken
On Saturday, when a permit to
lay gas mains in Arlington county
was refused to the Rosslyn Gas
Light Company, the Arlington
County Board of Supervisors to-
day granted an extension Of the
permit to lay mains for the
period ofa month with the under
standing that the gas company
would Immediately repair the
roads which have been left In bad
condition as a result Of their
work.
The sudden change Of attitude
on the part Of the board came
after an address of State Senator
Frank L. Ball, who protested
against revoking the permit.
Senator Ball said:
"The matter of rates in the
county shOuld not influence the
board In making It's decision In
the matter Of the permit. The
proper body to. consider rates
Is the State Corporation Com
mission. And as for complaints
which have been received by
the board In regard to COndi.
tiOn of the roads, can tell yOu
that no great public improve
ment is ever. achieved without
incOnveniencing someone"
WOodhead Speaks
Senator Ball was followed by
Mr.. F. A. Woodhead, superinten'
dent Of construction for the gas
company, who explained that be-
cause of the large number Of ap-
plications for gas, the company
might have been a little negligent
In refilling their bitches, but in
every instance where complaint
has been filed, he said, the work
was gone over and put in shape.
When he explained to the board
that only $500 feet of pipe re-
manned to be installed, the
board agreed to extend the per-
NIT until December 81 to allow
the completion of the work.
At the opening of the meeting,
Commemorative Attorney w. C.
Cloth told the board that the
State Corporation Commission
had tentatively designated Janu-
ary 20 as the date for the hear
ing on the new rate schedule Of
the Rosslyn Gas Light Company,
which was branded as being exor'
bitant by the Arlington Public
Utilities Commission.
Kephart Offers Services
In preparing the county's case
for this hearing, Mr.. Cloth told
the board that 1t would be neceS-
sary to hire a Statistician to pre-
pare figures and statistics demon
strating the unfairnesS Of the
proposed rates.
At this point, c. I. Kephart, sec.
fetarys Of the Arlington Public
Utilities Commission, volunteered
his services in this capacity, tell
ing the board that he had already
gathered enough data to uphold
the commissions side. Mr.. KEEP
hart pointed out the reductions
given by the gas company did not
really affect the average house.
holder in the county, but only re-
duced the bills of large consumers
In as much as the reduction does
not affect those using under $3.75
worth Of gas per month.
REDUCTIONS GIVEN
"A. @. Wood, president of the
Rosslyn Gas Light Company, who
followed Mr.. Kephart at the hear.
ing, merely told the board that he
Thought the board would find 1t
helpful to secure outside help in
preparing its figures" and closed
by stating that the company had
given substantial reductions in its
rates and had nothing to fear at
the hearing.
Efforts will be made to have the
hearing at the Arlington court
house rather than in Richmond,
where the State Corporation Com.
mission usually holds It's hearings.
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