The Washington times., 1936-04-30
ARLINGT0N'S
NEW BUDGET
ACCEPTED

ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE
Va, April 30.-Arlington county'S
annual budget for the fiscal year
beginning July was adopted here
yesterday by the county board of
commissioners with a $15,700 in
crease in its total expenditures
over the tentative budget as pre-
pared by County Manager Roy s.
= laden.
No increase in the tax rate Of
$2.70 per 500 valuation was made,
as the increased expenditures will
be met by cutting the appropria-
tons in other departments.
Largest among the increased APP
preparations were $1,000 for the
equity firemen and $4,000 for the
new assessment Of all real estate
which will be made between now
and the end Of the year.
Will Pay $500 Monthly
Payments to the firemen will
be made in inStallments of $500
per month and will be divided
among the eight departments in
the county, according to their pro-
portionate size and capacity.
Employment to seven persons
will be given through the appro-
priation made for the reasseSs-
ment, with six men scheduled to
make the assessments for salaries
totaling $4,000, and $500 being set
aside for a clerk to the assess
ment group.
A request from the police de-
partment for $4,000 with which to
employ five additional men for the
county force was cut by the COM
misSioners to $2,400 to employ
two additional men at $100 per
month each. This increase in the
police department budget will
bring the total to $50,480 for this
department.
Kinnier Is Clerk
With the services of County
Manager Roy S. Braden terminal.
ing today, the commissioners ap-
pointed County Engineer c. L.
Kinnier as clerk to the board
until successor to Mr.. Braden
can be selected from more than a
dozen applicants now being con-
Sidered.
Appointment Of an assistant to
the plumbing inspector was ap-
proved by the commissioners at
$135 er month. The appointment
was made by County Manager
Braden and given to B. F. Mark
art, Of Clarendon.
Three other appointments to be
made by the board as a result of
the recent countrywide investiga-
ton Of all departments will be
made in July, when the new bud
get goes into effect.
These, it was pointed out, will be
in line with the plan to create a
responsible head for every depart
ment in the county. Among those
to be made by the board between
now and July, will be heads for
the water, sewer and purchasing
departments. A fire chief for the
county will also be appointed at
this time.
Gets Two Members
Two additional members were
appointed to the electrical board
by the commissioners yesterday,
bringing the total to five: The two
new appointments were Clarence
Simmonds and T. E. McDonough.
Adoption of wage board to
determine upon salaries to be paid
county employees was also approved
by the commissioners. This board
will consist of the county manager,
chairman of the board and the
heads of the various departments. |
Other business included an order
to extend all county services into
East Falls Church upon the &C.
QUESTION of this territory from
Falls Church May /; connection of
the county water mains to those of
Falls Church as an emergency
measure for the two localities;
acquisition of the Cherrydale |
water s,stem conditioned upon the |
consumers agreeing to connect
with the county system, and ap-
pointment of an office engineer
in the engineering department.