Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
ARLINGTON FACES
| MONEY SHORTAGE
County Fund 0verdraWn and
Deficit Is Reported in
Water Account.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, November 15.-That the
county treasury is in an unusually de-
pIeted condition, was revealed today at
. meeting Of the Board Of County su-
pervisors by County Treasurer =. Wade
Ball. Ball informed the board that the
county fund was overdrAwn $4,000 and
that. there was but e1S,ls7 In the water
fund.
With reference to this latter amount,
County Directing Engineer C. L. Kin
nier stated that As Of today the fund
owes approximately 333, 900, leaving q
deflcit Of approximately $4,000. It was
decided that It would be possible to pay
the warrants to the laborers who have
been employed in the water extensions
made during the past Two weeks, but
that all other obligations would have to
remain unpaid until further funds be-
come available.
Ball stated that there was no money
in the general fund for the payment Of
warrants for other labor but that he
had arranged to care for these warrants
pending the collection Of current and
delinquent taxes.
Additional Funds Problem.
The board today found itself helpless
to make any further water extensions
until additional funds have been re-
ceived and In the equally difncult posi-
ton Of being unable to borrow more
money to carry on this work.
There was Q general demand from all
sections Of the county to which the
water has not been made available for
1~A MwA 49, vtaAk
action 1t could 10 help the situation.
First, O resolution was passed which
will require cash for the $40 tappage
charge, doing away with the handling
Of the notes that have been permitted
In the past. A compromise was reached
on the suggestion that all cash would
be required for the front footage charge
by passing q resolution that only those
persons whose homes are located on
streets where mains have already been
laid be permitted TO take advantage of
the one-eighth cash rule. This Is due
to the fact that the county has already
spent the money for laying the mains in
front Of these houses 90 will not be put
to any further expense by the decision.
Another resolution provides that in
cases where there Ii no plumbing in
the homes Of persons desiring water that
. hydrant be installed and the rate be
e12 per year on the basis Of &c, 900 GAL
Ions, with en- additional charge Of 90
cents per thousand gallons over this
amount. The regular rate TO homes Is
S24 per year on the basis Of Q 20, 600
gallon consumption, with like rate for
the surplus.
Hopes for Solution.
Chairman Edward Duncan said that
he did not wish ct this time to have
passed resolution which would put all
installations and front-footaae charges
on . cash basis, stating that he hoped
to be able TO provide some funds and
that he would know just how the board
stood before the next meeting.
Kinnier made report on the water
extensions, showing the number Of feet
Of pipe that had been installed previous
TO July / Of this year and also the in
stallations since that time. According
to this report the pipe laid to July / to-
tailed $40, 800 feet, or ella miles, and
since that time II, Ala feet, or 7.e4 miles.
This Is an increase Of 1913 per cent.
Two letters were received by the board
from Robert II. Forman, soning admin
istrator. One outlined changes that he
thinks should be made in the ordinance
and the other stated that he could
not continue longer with the work
OF administrator without some sal
airy. The frst suggestion was turned
over to Commonwealth Attorney VII
liam G. Cloth, who was instructed to set
o date and advertise for o public hear
ing on the proposed changes. Action on
the second was postponed until the next
meeting to give Kinnier an opportunity
to estimate what it would cost his ONCE
man.
A contract for the installation Of
system Of storm sewers IN Ballston was
awarded to the McCreary Engineering
Co. OF Washington, the lowest bidders.
Reports on Fire Switchboard.
Walter U. varney, president of the
Arnngton-Fairfax volunteer Firemen's
Association, informed the board that he
had obtained an estimate from the
Chesapeake a. Potomac Telephone Co.
for the installation Of . special SWITCH
board in the Clarendon fire house. This
board, 1t Is thought, would greatly ia
cilttate the work of all the fire de-
pArtments In the county, preventing du-
plication on calls. The board would
cost $40. monthly, connecting all fire
houses in the county except the one in
Falls Church. No action was taken at
today's meeting.
An effort on the part Of Supervisors
Hedrick and Tllrnburke to make q set
Element with Harry Angle, contractor, in
the matter Of q suit for approximately
$4,000 met opposition by Chairman
Duncan and action was postponed I'M
til the next meeting. He0rick said that
he had at one time opposed the pay
ment of the money, but that later in
formation received by him led him to
believe that Angle was entitled to the
money. Duncan wants the matter
threShed out In court.
A contract for the purchase of 1850
the Eureka Hose Co. Members of the
Clarendon Department asked the pur-
chase Of much more hose but were in
formed that there were no funds avail
able.