Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
ALEXANDRIA HEADS
OPPOSE BALL BILL
City Council Adopts ReSoIu-
ton Asking Senator to With
draw Measure.
special pispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February al
City Council yesterday afternoon by
formal resolution requested State Sena-
tor Frank L. Ball to withdraw the bill
he has introduced in the State Senate
providing for park and planning COM
mission for the territory including this
city, Arlington County and portion OF
Fairfax County. The resolution was
passed unanimously.
Objects and purposes sought are not
properly matters to be legislated upon
by the State Legislature, according to
the opinion expressed by council, but
are rather matters to be worked out by
the Joint cooperation of the governing
bodies of the two counties and city al
fected.
The action was taken on motion by
Councilman T. j. Fannon, after Coun-
Gilman E. F. TIGER had requested that
the matter be brought before the body
and definitely settled.
Tells of Conference.
Before action was taken on the pro-
posed legislation City Attorney Carl
Budwesky told council of a conference
he had with Senator Ball regarding the
bill. Budwesky stated that the Senator
had told him that he realized that Alex
andria already possessed the powers
contained in the bill, and his object in
having the bill passed was to provide
for the future, as one day the whole OF
this area would be one. large city and
function as one unit.
1t was further stated that Senator Ball
felt that the same results cal De oD-
tanned bv cooperation between the UNITS
but that he believes they would never
agree. Senator Ball was further repre-
sented as believing that Alexandra is
interested in planning beyond ITS limits,
In reference to the cost OF the body
proposed, the Senator told him, accord
ing to Budwesky, that Arlington County
would share more of the expense than
Alexandria, due to its larger area. The
object of the bill is to lay out a master
plan for the whole territory and when
this is done the commission would cease
to exist, according to what the Senator
is said to have told Budwesky.
Senator Balls attention was called by
Budwesky to the fact that before council
would consider the bill it would have to
be amended to provide that no plan
could be adopted unless it was agreed
upon by all three units affected, and the
Senator agreed to this change, he said
Measure Unnecessary.
After hearing Mr.. Budwesky's report
Mayor Smoot stated that the proposed
legislation is not necessary for Alexan-
dria. that the city is willing to cooper
ate with Arlington and Fairfax Coun-
ties IN carrying out such plan, but it is
entirely unnecessary for the State to at
tempt to force the city into it. With it
goes extra taxes for which the city will
receive no benefit, the mayor stated.
The city has sufficient laws now to
carry out such work the mayor be-
lieves, and is not willing to give any
board of nine taxing powers or author
fly as is provided in the bill. It is his
opinion that the plan can be worked
out at home by mutual agreement OF
the three units and not in the General
Assembly.
Resolution Moved.
Councilman Fannon then moved that
the following resolution be adopted:
Whereas Senator Frank L. Ball has
introduced bill No. $40 in the Legisla-
ture of Virginia, the object of which is
to create a park and planning commits
sion for the territory including the City
of Alexandria. the County of Arlington
and part of the County of Fairfax,
and
Whereas. after due consideration of
the provisions of said bill it is the
opinion and sense of the City Council
of Alexandria that the objects and pur-
bill are not properly matters to be legis-
lated upon by the Legislature of this
State, but are rather matters to be
worked out by a joint cooperation of
the governing bodies of the two coun-
ties and the city affected;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by tbs
City Council of Alexandria that the
Hon. Frank L. Ball be requested on be-
half of the council to withdraw said
bill from the consideration of the Legis-
lature"
The financial reports for January
we're received. The general fund show
ed receipts of $819, 497.79, expenditures
of $500, 171.27, leaving a balance of
$259, 32652 on hand February l. In
cluded in the receipts are the proceeds
from the sale of bonds, while the ex-
penditureS include $500 500 paid Airing
ton County on account of annexation
The balance includes the unused por-
ton of the bond issue.
A deficit of S1,614.12 was shown by
the gas fund on February /, but this
was explained by the fact that the
January bills had not been collected
and that today the balance of the
fund is S3,820.92. The fund had re-
ceipts of s3,0O8.7S during the month
and expenditures of S4,622.90.