Evening star., 1933-01-08
ARLINGTON PROUD
OF SOUND FINANCES
Board Told Possibility of
+ Avoiding Borrowing for
Pay Rolls.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
January Announcement of the
sound condition of the county's
finances, receipt of an invitation from
the State Fee Commission to appear
before that body next Tuesday regard
ing recent salary adjustments made
here requests for the installation OF
two additional traffic lights and a re-
port of progress on the proposed
Southern" approach to the Arlington
Memorial Bridge featured today's meet
ing Of the county board.
While it had been expected that 1t
would be necessary for the board 70
borrow additional funds on January 15
with which to meet its pay rolls and
other obligations, Braden stated that
it is now believed possible to avoid the
borrowing of funds at least until Feb
Suary /. The water fund owes the other
county funds approximately $4,000, he
said. and large collections on quarterly
water bills are expected during the
month. Also the county expects between
$4,000 and $4,000 in gasoline taxes from
the State during the month.
Previously Invited.
Members of the board had previous
" been invited to appear before the
State Fee Commission regarding base
salary increases in the Office Of the
county treasurer and commissioner OF
revenue, but were forced to decline be-
cause of the absence of several ofhclals
County Manager Roy S. Braden and
Chairman Harry A. Fellows were deslg-
mated to represent the board at the
meeting, which also will be attended by
County Treasurer Charles T. Jesse. :,
F. E. Mann of Cherrydale appeared
with a petition requesting the lnstalla-
ton of traffic light at the lntersec-
ton Of the Lee Highway and Mackey
street, claiming that traffic is SO heavy
on the Lee Highway that it is difficult
for pedestrians living on the north 10
reach the school and business houses
on the south There have been many
accidents at this point, Mann declared.
The board agreed that light was
necessary and authorized the two OIL
cials who are going to Richmond on
Tuesday to take the matter up with
the State Highway Commission, the Lee
Highway being a State road.
The board was in receipt of two let
ters from the Arlington County Civic
Federation, one asking the installation
of a traffic light at the intersection OF
the Lee Highway and Glebe road and
the other protesting the proposed re-
modelling of the clerks office to make
room for the county treasurer. 1t took
no action upon the first request, but
invited representatives to attend a
meeting that will be held here at IL
o'clock Monday morning for a further
discussion of the clerks office problem.
The meeting will be attended by the
county manager, treasurer, clerk and
a special committee of the Bar Asso-
citation.
Progress on Approach.
Chairman Fellows said that unusual
progress is being made in securing of
the necessary rights of way through
Government property for the southern
approach to the bridge and expects that
Congress will pass the necessary legis-
lation to permit the construction OF
the road by the State through property
owned by the Federal Government.
Two protests against the 6o-foot set
back on the Lee Boulevard were re-
ceived, both property owners claiming
that in view of the 200-foot right OF
way the: deep setback is unnecessary.
The protests were referred to the Board
of zoning Appeals.
The board announced that 1t would
comply with request by County Mana
ger Braden for the appointment OF
building code commission OF five mem
bers by the next meeting SO that pub
lie hearings on a proposed county pulld-
ing code may be started Immediately
after the preparation OF the budget
has been completed.