Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
FEDERAL AUTHORITY
IN VIRGINIA FOUGHT
Arlington Supervisors Object
to Giving Power to Rule
Permits.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COUh1
HOUSE, Va, June 5.-Meeting yester-
day in special session the board OF
county supervisors passed a resolution
opposing the passage of joint reSolu-
ton introduced in the House Of Repre-
Sentatives to bestow upon the director
of Public Buildings and Public Parks
authority to deny building permits on
the Virginia shore of the Potomac
River At the same meeting the board
issued statement explaining in detail
the sewer bond issue, which will be
voted upon next Monday.
The resolution states that passage Of
such legislation by the Federal Con-
gress would be to infringe upon local
Virginia authority. The inclusion Of
park authority and considerations rela-
tive to that authority, IN determining
the use of navigable stream, is novel
and doubtful extension of the Federal
control over such waters" the state
ment reads.
Radical Change Noted.
Continuing, it says: This resolution
contemplates q radical change in the
statute law under which the chief of
Engineers the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia and the Virginia
authorities of Alexandria and Arlington
County have operated for 80 years in
determining and permitting the use OF
the river
1.-THE grounds under which the di-
rector of parks and buildings may
withhold approval of river front per-
rnitS are not stated, which leaves a
wholly arbitrary power in the hands of
this official The right of access to the
river of Virginia property owners may
thereby be destroyed. The authority of
Federal of1cials on the Government
property above and below the new Ar
iington Memorial Bridge is full and
SUFFICIENT Extension of their author
ity to privately owned river frontage
may be obtained by purchase, but not
confiscation of riparian rights.
Identification of the National Cap
ital is desirable, but cannot be an
emergency requiring the legislative Gre
alton of police powers"
Efforts of the Federal authorities to
supervise the issuance OF permits for
water front construction is thought to
have been brought about by the is
suance by the board of supervisors to
the Sun Oil Co. Of a permit TO erect a
large oil storage plant on the Virginia
shore just above the Key Bridge. The
permit was issued over the majority
disapproyal of the Arlington County
Zoning Commission.
Sewer Statement.
The following complete statement
WIFI I6SptCJ W pldIlS VI
tration, construction and operation OF
the sewer system under the proposed
Salts. 089 bond issue was prepared and
issued at the same meeting:
"General-The proposed bond issue
will cover the cost of the construction
of trunk lines through the various
drainage areas listed below, covering
approximately seven-tentr1s Of the area
OF the county and serving approximate
~ "a. 300 people of an estimated county
population of 10000. These trunk lines
will serve all of the built-up portions
of the county and the adjacent and
intervening territory.
Trunk lines: Gulf Branch-Serving
Golf Club Manor, Country Club Hills
and territory adjacent Donaldsons
Run-Serving Lee Heights and part
of Livingstone Heights. Windy Run
Serving part of Cherrydale. Spout Run
Serving part of Livingstone Heights
part of Cherrydale, Thrifton, Aurora
Heights, part of Lyon Village, part of
Park Lane. part Of Clarendon. Waver-
ley Hills, Clarenford and part of Ball
ston Rosslyn Branch-Serving part of
Park Lane. Colonial Heights and Ross
1yn. Rocky Run - Serving part of
Clarendon, part of Lyon Village, Fort
Myer Heights and Radnor Heights.
LubberS Run-Serving Waycroft, Me-
mortal Park, part of Ballston and part
of Halls Hill. Doctors Run-Serving
part Of Bancroft, Alcova Heights, Glebe-
wood, part of New Arlington, part of
BallSton and the area adjacent. Long
Branch - Serving Lyon Park, Ashton
Heights, Arlington, Arlington Heights
and Johnsons Hill.
Stream Trunk Lines.
Trunk lines along two streams,
names unknown - Serving Virginia
WY2~ 1aapak
trunk lines, along streams, names I'M
known. above Lubbers Run - Serving
East Falls Church, Overlee Knobs. Fos-
toria, Bon Air, Brandon Village and
Glencarlyn. Short trunk lines follow
ing streams, names unknown-Serving
Oakcrest, Nauck and adjacent territory.
Disposal Plants: In the amount
ceptor line up the Potomac River, and
two disposal plants, one located in the
vicinity Of RoSslyn, and one in the
vicinity of the mouth of Four Mile
Run. These disposal plants will only
be built in case 1t is necessary to do
30 In order to avoid the further pollu-
ton of the Potomac River. They will
be built only when, and If, we are re-
Quired to construct them.
Lateral Extensions: In the above
amount Of the bond issue is included
an item of $250,000 to assist in the
extension of lateral sewers on streets
where there are now no sewers. These
lateralS will be extended under author
ity of chapter 3067 of the acts of the
general assembly, which permits the
board OF supervisors to extend the
lateraS upon its own authority to re-
heve some insanitary condition, and
assess the property owners; or upon the
petition, signed by the owners of so
per cent of the frontage along the
street. If the petition is approved, the
other 40 per cent is assessed per front
foot the same as those petitioning. The
front foot assessment for laterals will
be $3.50 per front foot, payable Is cash
and ls quarterly, with interest as billed,
until paid On those streets where
there now is a satisfactory lateral sewer
1t will be taken over for operation by
the county with no front-foot assess
ment being made until such q time
as 1t Is necessary, on account OF UNI
satisfactory service, TO replace same.
Method and Construction.
Method of Construction: If this
bond issue goes through, we propose
to advertise for. and secure the services
of fully qualified consulting engineer,
TO plan, design, and advise as to the
construction of this sewer system We
also propose to let by contract TO the
lowest, competent qualified bidder all
this work. We further propose to ad-
vertise for bids for the construction of
laterals as it becomes necessary to con-
struct them.
Finance: In order to retire this
bond issue in SO years, as required by
law. it will be necessary to place a levy
of 80 cents per 500 valuation on all
the property in the county, and In ad-
dttion to make an annual service charge
against those using the sewers of $40