Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
SECESSION PLAN
GIVEN APPROVAL
Arlington Board Supports
Falls Church Group
on Petition.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
STAFF CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, June l8.-Ef1orts on the
part Of 81 Of the qualified voters Of the
portion of Falls Church lying within
Arlington County to withdraw from the
corporation Of Falls Church were today
given the approval Of the county
board, which instructed Common
wealth's Attorney Lawrence w. Doug
las to make an answer IN conformity
with the boards stand. The board au-
thorized additional street work and
let q contract for the installation Of
water extensions.
pathy of the board with the with
drawal efforts was offered by Chairman
Harry A. Fellows, who Is resident OF
the portion of Falls Church lying in
Arlington County. The resolution
states that it is the belief Of the board
that the granting of the petition that
has been filed in Circuit Court would
be to the best interests Of the county
and would avoid many matters Of con-
troversy between the county and the
town of Falls Church resulting from
the overlapping of jurisdiction.
States Attorney to Appear.
Commonwealth Attorney Douglas is
instructed in the resolution to appear
at the hearing that is scheduled for
July 8 before Judge Walter T.
Mccarthy.
Acting upon the recommendation of
County Manager Roy S. Braden, the
board authorized the awarding of con-
tracts for as much Of more miles of
street surfacing as can be prepared
for by the county before July /. Con-
tracts for the actual resurlacing will
be let with a proviso that any streets
not graded by the county by the time
the Byrd road act becomes effective
shall be disregarded. Braden stated
that the resurfacing this year Is being
done by contract at half Of the cost
of last years work.
Garbage Contract Delayed.
Following a lengthy argument over
the fact that the bidders for the
countrywide garbage and trash collec-
ton systems had been informed that
they must bid on the basis of the pre-
vailing wage scale OF 40 cents an hour,
a fact that the lowest bidder disre-
garded the board decided to re-adver-
tise for bids for these collections, max
ing no provision either for wage scale
or that local labor be used. The new
bids will be opened at a meeting June
"a. Board Member Fred A. Gosnell
moved that the contract be awarded
today to Harry Whitehead. low bidder,
but the motion was lost by Q vote of
3 to 2.
Robert H. Forman presented the
board with the draft OF a proposed
ordinance which will permit the
American Legion to sponsor amateur
boxing bouts in accordance with an act
Of the last General Assembly. The
ordinance will be acted upon after
June 81, when the act becomes effective
Seek Bridge Approach.
c. F. Rauth appeared for the Rosslyn
Precinct Civic League to request that
some immediate action be taken with
respect to the construction OF an ap-
proach to the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. He was informed that the mat
ter is under consideration and will be
acted upon as soon as arrangements
have been completed for free rights of
way for the proposed Wilson Boule-
ward extension. II these are not avail
able another route will be selected.