Evening star., 1941-04-15
Annexation
Census Voted
In Falls Church
First Move Made
Toward Taking in
Adjacent Areas
B, q Staff Correspondent of The star.

BY q staff Correspondent Of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, April Is
A census of Fairfax County territory
adjacent to Falls Church was
ordered by the Town Council last
night as the first step in study
to determine whether the interests
of the town and neighboring popula-
ton would best be served by annexa-
ton of such areas.
Mrs. Margaret Vosbury was named
to conduct the survey, which would
cover. among other areas, all Of
Sherwood, the development along
Great Falls street, the Greenway
Downs and Devonshire Gardens
areas, the territory west on Lee
Highway to National Memorial
Park, Sleepy Hollow, Ravenwood,
that portion of Hillwood outside the
town, and extending down Lee
Boulevard to take in Lee Boulevard
Heights.
Most of these sections already
receive town water service and some
are connected to the town sewer
lines.
Results of the census will be made
available to planning experts of the
League of Virginia Municipalities.
who will make recommendations
after a study of all factors in the
annexation question.
Fireworks Sales Banned.
Among number of other actions,
| the Council voted to prohibit the
| sale of fireworks in the town as
requested by the Parent Teacher
Association, and approved a sug.
! gestion by Councilman j. H Nc
/ Carthy that Federal defense funds
be sought TO provide for new well
and 1000, ,000-g gallon reservoir, need
ed because of the rapid increase in
population of the Falls Church
! area.
The Council also approved a reso-
luton of the Federation of Fairfax
County Citizens Associations asking
/ the State Corporation Commission
to order Improvements in bus serv-
ice, and adopted a resolution asking
the commission to effect a reduc-
| ton in power rates in the Fairfax
| County area as requested in petit
tions signed by residents of the ter
ritory. Copies of the power resolu-
ton were ordered sent the County
Board of Supervisors and the di-
rectors of the Virginia Public Serv-
ice Co.
The citizens federation bus reso-
luton requested that Communication
| tickets be available at the rate Of
| 10 for S1.50, that more dependable
schedules be maintained, 20-min-
ute schedule with through service to
Hillwood, improved equipment to
/ prevent breakdowns, express buses
for at least one-half the runs and
service over Lee boulevard.
The resolution criticized "exces-
sive fares, frequent schedule changes,
| frequent breakdowns and slow run
ming time"
Fire Safeguards Discussed.
An ordinance setting up new re-
quirements for rooming and apart
ment houses and convalescent homes
to eliminate fire hazards was tabled
pending a conference with the fire
marshal. Offered by Mr.. Mccarthy,
it would require flreproof furnace
rooms in all two-Story frame ROOM
ing or apartment houses and fire.
proof furnace rooms and halls and
outside fire escapes for structures
three stories or more.
The council was asked by the
Hillwood Citizens Association to
write Representative Howard w.
Smith for assistance in obtaining
house-to-house mail delivery, the
requirements for which the town
now meets.
Chairman Charles Kellogg of the
Finance Committee sponsored a
resolution to provide for an audit
of the towns books by the State
Auditing Department He also sug-
gested that Falls Church join in
the cleanup week movement.
In discussion of State plans to
widen Lee highway from Broad
street to the junction with Hillwood
avenue, Mayor B. N. Gibson re-
vealed that revised plans call for a
traffic circle at this intersection.