Evening star., 1932-01-03
Jobs ARE SLASHED
BY COUNTY BOARD
New Arlington Officials. in
First Session, Abolish
Five Offices.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

,tiun Ct the various governmental de-
paFtnents under its direction, the new
bounty board. meeting today for the
first time. abolished five Offices. thereby
automatically diSrniSSing as many en-
ployes. The board also adopted a
systematic method Of procedure for
meetings raised the pay Of three law
enforcement officers and formally named
Roy S. Braden as county manager.
The most important office abolished
was that Of directing engineer. which
has been occupied for the past several
years by G. L. Kinnier. The abolition
takes effect March 81, at which time
Kinnier will sever his connection with
the county. The position paid $4,000
annually.
A like fate was shared by Kinnier' S
secretary. Mrs John Agnew, whose
services are dispensed with as of Janu-
aTy Is. Upon this same date the posi-
tion Of general foreman" will be
abolished and Harry Whitehead. who
has long held the position, removed
from the employ of the county.
The abolition of the office of auditor
was retroactive, in that it was to take
effect as of December 81. j. R. Hutchi-
son was the employe removed through
elimination of this office.
Zoning Officer Also Out.
The fifth position eliminated was
that Of zoning administrator, which has
been held since its formation by Robert
H Forman. The duties Of administer
ing the coming ordinance are trans
ferred to the county manager and the
present fees are retained until further
notice The fees. instead of going to
the zoning administrator, will be placed
in the county fund.
BY order of the board, the county
manager becomes clerk of that body.
The maximum annual salary to be re-
ceived by his secretary is $500. An
automobile was purchased for the
county manager.
Meeting dates for the new board
were fixed for the first and third Sat-
urdayS in each month, with provisions
made for calling special meetings at
any time during the interval.
The new rules set the method Of
procedure for each meeting. This Is
as follows: Calling the roll, reading
and acting upon the minutes Of the
last meeting consideration and action
upon the docket and, last, the offering
of ordinances, resolutions and petitions,
and other new business.
Every proposed ordinance must be
read upon presentation. No ordinance
may be amended, suspended or repealed
except by an ordinance regularly intro
6uced and passed, nor shall any section
Of an ordinance be amended unless the
whole section shall be re-ordained. No
ordinance shall be considered at the
meeting at which it is introduced If OBJ
lection Is made by two members Of the
board.
No ordinance or resolution appro-
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$lo0, imposing taxes or authorizing the
borrowing of money shall be passed,
except by q majority of all the members
elected 70 the board.
. T' Salaries Raised.
Upon the recommendation of Sheriff
Howard B. Fields, the salaries of Mrs.
Pauline A. Smith, deputy sheriff, and
A D. Langley, part-tiTne special oflcer,
were raised from $50 to S75 monthly.
y Harry Miller, traf1c officer who has
completed his three -month probationary
period, was raised from Sl25 to $3.50
monthly to place him on the same plane
with the regular members of the force
All other salaries, the board announced,
will remain as they are until further
notice.
A request by Judge 3 M. Hedrick Of
the new County Court for salary of
SITS monthly for A. B. Eaton, who to-
day was appointed bailiff of the court,
was taken under advisement and will be
taken up, along with a number Of other
matters, at a special meeting that will
be- held at the court house at 7 o'clock
Monday night Neither Judge Hedrick
nor Sheriff Fields evinced any enthu-
siasm over the suggestion that 4 ,n"m-
ber of the police force be designated To
assume the duties Of bailiff, the Lormer
declaring that the position was one re-
quiring the full time of the appointee
and the latter objectfng to any mem
Der Of his force taking orders from any
one other than himself.
.,-..- Eight Foot Patrolrnan.
Sheriff Fields asked the board to take
8 under consideration a request for the
: appointment of eight foot petrolnen
who could be stationed in the various
business sections at night. Members Of
the present force are working day and
night, he said. and are not In a position
to properly protect the stores and other
business houses at night. The salary
for such a position should be 500
monthly, Fields said
The request was met with the rep y
that it would be given serious consider
alton after the present financial con-
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determined The county manager was
instructed to have a financial statement
Immediately prepared, the board claim
ing that it does not now know what
funds are available for the administra-
ton of the county's affairs.
The question of the constitutionality
Of the act by which the form of govern
ment was changed was brought up IN
p connection with the appointment Of a
- clerk Through his attorney, Amos C.
Crounse. William H Duncan. county
clerk, expressed the opinion that the act
does not provide that he act as clerk OF
the new board, and Commonwealth s
Attorney Lawrence w. Douglas. who
agreed with this view, was instructed to
Cooperate to the fullest extent possible
with interested taxpayers and their st-
torneys in the conduct of 4pprUpriat2
proceedings testing The legality Of the
new form Of government, to the end that
final determination of the question may
be obtained from the State Supreme
Court of Appeals" Crounse and Capt
Crandal Mackey volunteered their as
sistance in carrying this matter to COM
pletion.
ReEoning Put Aside.
On motion of Board Member Fred A
Gosnell it was voted to take no action
on the rezoning applications + Secre-
tary Of Labor William N Doak and the
Mcmillan g. Spaulding Construction
Corporation, "or or any other applica-
ton for re2oning," until they have been
considered by the Beard o. Zoning Ap-
pesis and the recommendations of that
body referred to the board
1t was voted to permit the completion
Of all curb and gutter construction al
ready under WaV IN Virginia Highlands
and Aurora Hills under contract from
the Board of Supervisors. but to pro.
hibit starting Of any new work, whether
it was considered in the original con.
tract or not, The board was informed
by Kinnier that 25,8oS feet Of construc
ton have already been finished anC
that there are 2,800 feet more to be laid
He recommended completion, and Bra
den affirmed the recommendation.