Evening star., 1934-02-17
MORE LAND ASKED
|. FOR SCHOOL Jobs
Fairfax Committees Told to
Procure Lorton and Gen.
I treviIIe Tracts.
special pispatch 70 The star.

Special DlSpatCn 70 Inc star.
FAIRFAX, Va, February IT.-Au-
thority to proceed at once with the
acquisition Of necessary land for the
new Lorton School and additional
land for the Centreville School, which
is to undergo extensive improvements
as a part of the five-year building
program adopted by the School Board
some time ago, was vested in the
building committees of the two prof.
ects at a special meeting of the Fair
fax County School Board yesterday.
The building committees, including
board members Joseph w. Murphy
and John T. DeBell for the Centre
vile project and Vernon M. Lynch
and Mrs. L. I. Dolph for the Lorton
project, were empowered by the reso-
luton to pay whatever they consid-
cred a reasonable price for such land
case where owners refused to sell or
asked an exhorbitant sum, the COM
mittees were told to move to have the
land condemned.
Immediate Action Recommended.
Because public works grants of 80
per cent of the total cost of each of
the projects have already been ap-
proved, the board felt that work
should get underway without delay to
avoid any possibility of having the
grants withdrawn. Application will
be made for the remainder of the
money necessary to complete the con-
templated work from the State liter
airy fund, repayable over a 30-year
basis, just as a straight public works
loan. The cost of the Lorton building
is set at $4,000 and the Centreville
improvements will cost approximately
$50,
Following a request from the Board
of Supervisors that the tentative
school budget for 1934-35 be COM
pleted not later than February 26 the
School Board devoted a portion of
its time to consideration of school bus
routes. A tentative set-up similar to
the one In use this year was outlined
by w. T. Woodson, division superin-
tendent of schools. In his pIan
Woodson provides for IS cour " owned
buSSeS, 10 privately owned ones and
two routes to be covered by electric
trolley lines. He recommended that
provision be made for two new busses.
Instruction, largest single item
which will amount to nearly S132, 900.
Is expected to remain about the same,
although the board has tentatively de-
cided that four additional teachers,
three in the elementary department
and one in nigh school, will have to
be included to care for the rapidly
growing enrolment throughout the
county. In general, it was not believed
the new budget will vary much from
the one for the current year which
calls for approximately $4,000. in
Guiding both State and local funds.
Serious thought was given to the
probable amount local schools might
expect from the State, and in order
to express to the local legislators
what is considered the general senti-
ment in the county, the board directed
a telegram sent to Senator John w.
Rust and Delegate John G. Mackall
requesting their support on Gov.
Peerys tax redistribution and mini
mum school programs Members of
the board felt that should the tax
program recommended by Gov. Peery
be passed by the Legislature, the
county would receive at least an ad-
ditional amount from the State suf-
ficient to offset the 80 per cent cut
in State funds which the county has
suffered
The board planned to complete its
tentative budget at another special
| meeting February %. Vice Chairman
of the Board F. w. Robinson of
Herndon presided over yesterdays ses-
sion in the absence of Chairman John
T. DeBell, i'll at his home.