Evening star., 1942-04-15
Ar|ingtonC
Residents 0. K,
War Budget
Tentative Droft
Contoins Drastic
Changes From AZ

Arlington County's first tentative
war budget" met with practically
no objection last night at a public
hearing In the county courthouse.
SO little criticism was forthcom-
ing from county residents who at
tended that the hearing was ad-
journed a fun hour and a half be-
fore the blackout began.
Edmund D. Campbell, chairman
Of the County Board, emphasized
that drastic changes had to be
made. since this is our first war
budget"
Mr. Campbell mentioned the in
creases in appropriations for po-
lice and fire protection as typical
Of the changes which were deemed
necessary.
Capital Improvements Cut.
Naturally, the budget had to be
cut somewhere to compensate for
these increases. The main cut was
In capital improvements, for we
felt that this was where q cut would
do the least harm"
As now drawn by County Man
ager Frank c. Hanrahan, the budget
provides for an outlay of Salts, ,076,
an increase over 1942 of $135, ,381.
The principal increase is for schools
The 1921 800 school appropriation
is almost $4,000 more than this
years figure.
Five new policemen and two-way
police radio boost the police budget
$l5,175 to $ll0,350.. Seven new fire.
men also are provided for in a fire
department budget Of $87,005, a
$22 ,965 increase.
The budget includes a $4,000
general contingent fund" but
makes no direct appropriation for
county defense activities
Tax Rate Unchanged.
According to the tentative budget,
the 1912 tax rate, $270 per 500, re-
mains the same.
The board has only two more
meetings scheduled before April 80,
deadline for approving the budget.
The few complaints that were
voiced last night we're mostly In re-
gard to capital improvements.
Everett Mcintyre asked that
streets be laid out and asphalt paw
ing tblock topping) laid in Colonial
Terrace. He also asked that Quinn
street between Kay boulevard and
Lee highway be surfaced and that
Eighteenth street be widenedAsbe-
tween Oak and Quincy streets. sT
c. L. Kinnier, county engineer,
told Mr.. Mcintyre that the tentative
budget calls for az miles of new
county roads. Seven miles were
provided in last years budget.
Completion Of the paving of Pol
lard street at Twenty-second street
was requested by C. S. Cobbins, rep
resenting the Cherrydale Citizens
Association. Julian D. Simpson, as
sociation president; H. E. Riley and
G, p. st. Clair also spoke in favor
OF the Pollard street project
Asks More Sidewalks.
Mr.. Simpson also asked the board
to consider building additional side
walks in the county. since gas and
rubber shortages would greatly in
crease the number of pedestrians.
Walter F. Unseld appeared to ask
that the bitches on Fourteenth
street from Court House road to
Fort Myer drive be eliminated and
curbs aid.
0. w. Menk of the Revenue and
Expenditures Committee of the Ar
lington County Civic Federation,
told the board members that his
group favored the proposed increase
in policemen's salaries. and sug-
gested that the figure be increased
from 6 to 10 per cent. He also ap-
proved a salary increase for county
teachers and proposed that county
fire inspector be provided for in the
new budget.
Extension of South Quincy street
was advocated by Ernest E. Clulow,
jr., vice president of the New Ar
hngton Citizens Association.