Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
FIRE PLUG WATER
is HEALTH MENACE
Arlington Health Officer Says
Emergency Spigot Supply
Contaminated.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP.
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE. May Notified by Or. P M
Chichester, county health officer, that
the water drawn from the emergency
faucets attached to fire plugs Is con-
taminated, the Board of County SUI
pervlsors yesterday ordered signs TO this
effect placed upon the faucets, users
being advised to boil the water before
drinking.
DR.. Chichester's report and, recon-
mendation that the use of the faucets
be either discontinued or that they be
connected directly 10 the mains resulted
in All impaSSi0ned plea on behalf OF the
Door people OF the county by Col. j. q.
Pepper of Bancroft.
Poor Would Suffer.
As vet there Is 40 relief from the
drought III SO far AS well water Is con-
cerned. Col Pepper declared "nd II the
faucets are discontinued the. ale nun
dredS Of poor people VINO would De en-
tirely without water, being unable imam
cialiy to pay the cost of having the
county water installed in their homes.
Col. Pepper WAS informed that the
county spent $50 900 last year III max
ing water extensions Tor drought We
Tins and that while the board had the
faucets installed Tor emergency pur-
poses only, there was no intention at
this time Of disseminating their use I'M
less substitute connections are Haue
County Directing Engineer G. l.. kln-
nier was instructed u have survey
made Of the points at which permanent
faucets should be installed. His report
is to be made at the next meeting OF
the board, at which time 1t Is expected
that hydrantS will be ordered Installed.
There are at the present time 70
emergency faucets throughout inc
county that are the sole source OF sup
ply for hundreds Cf people. The cost
Of permanent hydrants would be APP
proximately $50 each. Kinnier said.
DR.. Chichester explained That the
contamination came from Tie IRE hy-
drants. the cause Of which has been
undetermined the main supply. accord
ing to numerous tests by chemists Vi
the Federal Government being pure.
Oppose Bridge Approach.
Considerable opposition 10 the pro
posal to use most Of the Arlington dis
trict road fund Tor the construction oI
the Washington street approach 10 the
Arlington Memorial Bridge developed
at Yesterdays meeting. Several peu
tions for the construction VI roads ana
streets in various sections VI Arlington
district were presented, lne petIl'ohers
declaring that they would have no OBJ
lection to the bridge approach project
il It were not for the fact that Two
MANY other needed improvements would
suffer.
Supervisor B. M. Hedrick stated that
he was willing TO take title to ana
grade that portion lying between tht
Military road and Georgtto~n-Al Alex
anuria road Commemorative At
toruey William c. Cloth was Instruct
ed " proceed with the contracts Tor
the necessary land. which Is owned Dy
H. RoZier Dulaney and Miss Bessie
Christian.
Advocates Of the Washington street
project headed by r. L. Plymal@. presi-
dent Of the Northern Arlington County
Bridge Approach Association, declared
that they would continue In their
efforts to have the entire project COM
pleted by the time the bridge Is ready
to be opened.
Appointment OF another county po-
liceman was authorized. The super-
visor from Jefferson district opposed
the appointment until the other Two
members announced their intention Of
voting him down and then made 1t
UNANIMOUS.
Street Improvement Authorized.
A contract for the Strengthening and
widening OF KucEer avenue and Court
House road, Lyon Village connection
with Wilson boulevard. WAS awarded
to the Northern Virginia Construction
Co. The project calls for macadam
street. The cost VIII be 5l,l97.5O.
A permit was granted for the con-
struction OF public swimming pool on
the site Of the old amusement park at
the south end OF the Highway Bridge.
Specifications show that the pool Will
be 200 feet in length and W feet wide
and will cost approximately $55 600.
Filtered well water will be used. The
pool Is to be on property leased from
the Washington Airport.
The board took under consideration