Evening star., 1942-02-25
Falls Church
Moves 10 Annex
Fairfax Area
Formal Notice
Filed in Court
To Extend Limits
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Feb. 25.-The
town of Falls Church today filed in
Circuit Court formal notice of
motion for an order authorizing the
annexation of 2,l00 acres adjoining
the town limits.
In the face of a bill introduced
In the State Legislature Saturday
to block such a move, John A. K.
Donovan, town counsel, had notice
served on Commonwealth Attorney
Paul E. Brown and G.. Wallace
Carper, chairman of the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors, as re-
quired by law. The notice is re-
turnable April 20 when a date for
a hearing probably will be set by
the three-judge circuit court.
Prior to the filing of the court
proceedings group known as the
Citizens Committee Opposed to
Annexation announced it would
contest the move. The committee
will meet tonight to map plans.
Bill Would Block Proposal.
The bill introduced last week by
Delegate Robert j. McCandlish, ir.,
would block any annexation moves
by Falls Church or Alexandria.
The petition set forth the follow
ing II reasons for the annexation:
1. shortage of housing facilities; 2,
present and proposed system of
public improvements; 3, the fact
that a large part of the area is al
ready built up and is without suf-
f1cient sewers or other improvements
and that much of the area al
ready is served by Falls Church
municipal services; 4, that within
the territory involved portions are
thickly populated and dwellings
in considerable numbers need
better fire and police protection; S,
for many years suburban develop
ment and subdivision of lots in many
sections Just outside the town limits
are in line with inevitable growth,
and that sewage and drainage should
be one comprehensive system, saw
ing cost and waste of replacement.
6. Streets and parks can be laid
out more cheaply; 7, area has no
adequate sanitary provisions or gar
bage disposal; s. citizens are de-
pendent on town for social activities,
churches and places of amusement;
8, the area is part of the town ex-
cept as TO the town boundary: 10,
defense housing requires services of
town, will increase the town to
population of 5000 or more, making
the town seeond-class city, greatly
to the advantage of citizens in the
town and territory sought to be an
nexed. --.
Will Provide Services.
The town of Falls Church will i'm
mediately provide police and fire
protection and with all reasonable
speed all other utilities, the petition
sets forth.
The town will assume and provide
for reimbursement to Fairfax
County of just proportion of the
existing debt of the county, if there
is any, the petition states, and for
cost of improvements within the
territory proposed to be annexed
The tax rate on the land in the
Sr100-acre area shalPnot be increased
beyond the rate assessed by Fairfax
County for its purposes at the time
of the proposed annexation, except
upon petition of majority of free
holders of such territory presented
to the Council of the town of Falls
Church. All revenues derived from
taxation for five years shall be spent
on streets, sewers, water, street
lighting and other public improve
proposes.
However, the Town Council may
set apart sum equal to IL per cent
of the assessed value of property in
the annexed area to be wholly ex-
pended in public improvements as
may be needed in that area, which
then could be subject to the same
tax rate as other property in the
town.
Boundaries of Area.
A rough description of the ter
ritory to be annexed follows:
Starting at the Arlington County
line at West street, up Great Falls
street to Shreve Cor Haycock) road,
to National Memorial Park Gene
terry, to Lee highway, short dis
tance on Lee highway across to Lee
boulevard From there through
Westcott Nursery to a point at in
tersection of center line of AMMAN
dale road and Trips Cor Holiness
Run, follows the run (Holmes) to
Sleepy Hollow road, follows run to
q point marking southeast corner
of subdivision of Ravenwood, to
Alexandria, pike, to point
marking southeasterly corner of Lee
Boulevard Heights, and then to
point on Arlington County line.
The territory sought is on all sides
of Falls Church in Fairfax County.