Evening star., 1942-03-15
Arlington Plans
Boost in Budget,
Same Tax Rate
Schools $s21,3oo
Is Largest Item,
$4,000 Increase

Calling for an additional outlay o.
$685. ,381 but retaining the present
tax rate Of $2.70, a tentative Airing.
ton County budget for the fisca
year beginning July was before the
County Board last night.
Submitted by County Manager
Frank C. Hanrahan, the tentative
budget calls for expenditure ol
S2,775,076 compared to $2,639, sos this
year. Hearings on the new budget
will be held next month.
Largest item In the new budget
Is the appropriation for schools
1921 ,320. an increase of almost $780,
900. Mr.. Hanrahan said the school
budget had the approval of Fletcher
Kemp, county superintendent.
Keep Services to Standard.
Mr.. Hanrahan said that there were
many needed county Improvements
but that they should be withheld
since 1t is impossible ito anticipate
what may lie before u.s." Though
county taxes should not be in
creased in view of higher Federal
levies and increased living expenses
he asserted, sanitation, health and
other services should be kept up to
standard.
A prospective in county revenue
Mr.. Hanrahan declared. has been
equalized by loss of State gaso-
hne taxes. through curtailed auto
mobile use. and also the loss of
land to the Federal Government.
Changes in personnel recon-
nended in the budget include five
additional full-time policemen and
seven additional firemen. The in
creases in the police and fire de-
partments are s15,175 and s22 1865
respectively. The police budget is
sllo,35o, the fire department
budget is s87,005.
General Expenses Increase.
General government" expenses
are budgeted at 1923 ,202, an increase
Of $500. Mr.. Hanrahan explained
that some salaries had to be in
CdSSo W AllCSO OoboAoC SoiliE
ton. He emphasized the need of
maintaining an efficient organiza-
ton during the war.
Chief reduction in the new budget
Is in highway supervision, mainte-
nance and construction. The new
Hgure is s256520.27 as against
1865, ,509.85 in 1912, a decrease of
s10S .989.58 The appropriation for
traffic lights, however, is increased
from s4,l0o to s10,40o The total
highway appropriation remains
almost 100000 under the current
figure. The total for sanitation
and waste removal is s144,962, COM
pared to s120.215 this year.
Budget for the county health
department is increased slightly
over $1,000 to s35,9S3. The State is
furnishing the department with an
assistant bacteriologist and equip
ment.
Welfare Work Items.
The county's share of cost of
welfare work in the new budget is
s28,360.73. This, together with Fed
eral and State allotments, makes
S74062.62 for welfare. The county's
portion is approximately $1,000 over
the old appropriation.
Appropriation for county Libraries
IS approximately $1,000 higher than
the old figure. The new total is
s1o,SS5. The appropriation for
parks and Fairgrounds is reduced
S35 to s21,664. The budget provides
for s1l500 for insurance, an in
crease of $500.
The s35 900 emergency defense
fund provided for in the old budget
Is not included in the new one
However, the 1943 budget allows
s50,0oO for a general contingent
fund" The fund in the present
budget was S26602.
Other Budget Items.
Other items include: Interest
and retirement of bonds, $106,070;
maintenance Of equipment and
property, s4.25O, and printing de-
partment, $500.
Income from taxes Is estimated to
increase from $700,100 to s774,9O0.
Total of local sources of revenue is
anticipated to amount to s931,700.
The county's share of State
levies is estimated at S2l9,50 as
against S197.385 this year. A sur
plus of $4,000 also is anticipated.
The total general fund is expected
10 amount to s1,171, 200. The present
figure is s1.119.910. The sewer as
sessment is 100000 s23, ,595 less than
at present. The water fund is es-
timated at s62S,o0o, an increase of
s67,l00.
Sewer Contract Approved.
The county board approved a
motion authorizing a sewer contract
with the Federal Government, ex-
tending Arlington County sewer
lines to care for 160 defense houses
In Fairfax County at Falls Church.
A letter was read from Thomas
H. Mcdonald of the Public Roads
Administration asking that spec
ified streets in the neighborhood OF
the new War Department building
be closed. The Government is pre-
pairing to take over the section
known as East Arlington bounded
by Columbia pike, Arlington Ridge
road and Airport road.
The following streets are to be
vacated:
Seventh street between Airing
ton Ridge road and South Lynn
street, Eighth street between Ar
lington Ridge road and Airport road,
Ninth street between Arlington
Ridge road and South Joyce street
Lang street between Seventh and
Eighth streets, South Lynn street
between Columbia pike and Airport
road, South Kent street between
Columbia pike and Airport road
Airport road between Columbia pike
and Washington boulevard, South
Ives street between Columbia pike
and Airport road and all the alleys
in the area.
Not all of these streets will be