Evening star., 1943-08-20
Fairfax Board
Favors Plan for
Sanatoriium
Committee Is Named
To Work on Proposal; ;
School Loan Voted

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School Loan Voted
The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors yesterday took steps to
cooperate with Alexandria City and
Arlington County in the proposed
plan to establish regional tuber-
culosis sanatorium for patients in
the Northern Virginia area by
naming a committee headed by
Supervisor Andrew w. Clarke as
chairman to confer with other
county and city officials studying
the project.
The need for a sanatorium in this
section was stressed by a commit
tee headed by Mrs. James E. Nickel,
member Of the Fairfax County Tu-
berculosis Association.
James H. Stone, member Of the
county health department, cited
figures to show that there are now
l6 patients in the county with ac-
tive tuberculosis who are in need of
sanatorium care and for whom no
facilities are available because OF
personnel problems in the State
sanatoria. Mr.. Stone said that three
patients have died in the county.
this year because they could not
be placed in sanatoria, and there
are 119 active cases of tuberculosis
in the county registered with the
local health department.
Donations Of Site Indicated,
DR.. William A. Browne, director
Of the Alexandria Health Depart
ment, stated that there are many
vacant beds in sanatoria throughout
the State, but patients are not be-
ing admitted because the institu-
tions do not have adequate person.
mel to care for the patients.
He outlined tentative plans to
erect a sanatorium in Arlington
County. on 7-acre site adjacent to
the new hospital being erected there
with Federal funds. He indicated
that the site owned by the hospital
association would be donated If
funds were provided for the build
ing. -..........
He stated that apparently there
has been sharp increase in tuber-
culosis in the State in the past year,
as the ratio Of active cases as COM
pared to deaths has gained from five
to one to nine to one. He attributed
much Of the gain to poor wartime
housing conditions.
In addition to Mr.. Clark, Burns
N. Gibson OF Falls Church was
named on the committee, and q.
Wallace Carper, chairman OF the
board. said that others would be
appointed within a few days. The
committee will confer with Alex
andria City and Arlington County
oflcials on the proposal.
School Loan Approved.
The board approved a request
from the County School Board for
permission to secure a temporary
loan not to exceed $50ID0O, TO meet
current bills and teachers salaries,
until receipts are received from
1943 tax payments this fall. School
omcials said that deficit exists In
school funds because expenditures
exceeded the 1942-43 budget.
Mr.. Stone informed the board
that he was preparing new county
ordinance for the control Of dogs.
which will be presented to the super
vlsorS in the near future. Under
the proposed ordinance the county
would establish a dog pound for
stray dogs and would prohibit dogs
running at large during the entire
year.
The measure IS designed to con-
troll rabies now prevalent in the
county. Mr.. Stone said that 10
positive cases of rabies in dogs were
reported to the health department
last month, and II so far this
month, and that a number of per-
sons have been bitten by the rabid
animals.
County Building Addition.
j. j. Corbalis, county sanitary dis
trlct engineer, reported that the
survey being conducted to determine
the need for lateral sewer lines in
Sanitary District No. /, being made
to secure data necessary for filing
an application for Federal grant
to construct the lines, is about rs
per cent completed.
j. Wilmer Smith, architect, pre-
sented preliminary plans for the
boards approval of a proposed ad-
dition to the county Office building.
The estimated cost of the addition
was placed at approximately $40, 900.
Action on the plans was deferred
until other county officials could be
conferred with.
The proposed addition would pro-
vide office space for the county po-
lice department, county clerks Office
and probably the School Board Of
flee. The board authorized the sale
OF five old police cruisers and the
purchase of five new cars to replace
them. 1t was pointed out that a
better price can be obtained for the
used cars by selling them outright
than can be secured by trading them
on new cruisers.
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