Evening star., 1945-04-29
Arlington Board
0kays $46,725
Water Main Bid
County Heads Defer
Action on Budget
And Tux Boost

Inc Arlington County Board yes.
terday authorized acceptance of {
SAC, 6,725.50 bid for installation of two
20-inch water mains across Chair
Bridge, connecting mains and 6
valve vault at the District end o1
the bridge. The contract wa.
awarded to the Tuller CONSTRUCTION
Co., low bidder.
This project, part of a $500 0O(
county water program, will connect
with Dalecarlia Reservoir in the
District from which the county OBJ
tains its supply. The work is to be
completed in 80 days.
Action on adoption of the 1945- 4e
county budget and an increase in
the local tax rate was deferred until
8 am. tomorrow. Midnight tomor-
row is deadline for adoption of the
budget and increasing the tax rate
Airport Death Proposal.
The board referred to County
Manager Frank C. Hanrahan and
Commemorative Attorney Lawrence
Douglas request by Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia that
the county concur with the District
In temporary plan to assure
prompt attention in cases of deaths
that occur at the Washington Ma
tional Airport.
Mr.. Smith recommended Virginia
assume jurisdiction in deaths that
occur on high ground or in the
airport's administration building
and that the District coroner's office
take jurisdiction over deaths that
occur on low, or FILL grounds" until
final settlement of the District
Virginia boundary dispute.
Last week the District Commis-
sioners informed Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald of the plan. The
Commissioners added that when a
person died recently at the airport
neither the District nor Virginia
authorities responded.
Sidewalk Recommended.
Board Chairman F. Freeland
Chew, chairman also of the Re-
assessment Committee, was granted
a request for a $1,000 appropriation
to retain two workers to set up new
land records in the Office of the
Commissioner of Revenue for use
by the assessors during next years
reassessment. The. committee plans
a conference Friday with a revalua-
ton consultant to determine the
'yardstick'' to be used for the re-
assessment s-4
A request of the Resurrection
Lutheran Church, North Washing
ton boulevard and Powhatan street,
for construction of a sidewalk was
referred to County Manager Hanra-
han for study and report. County
Engineer c. L. Kinnier has recon-
mended the 280-foot sidewalk, which
he estimates can be built for ST.
13675.
A petition from citizens of Oak
crest requesting immediate construc-
ton of county incinerator and an
enlargement of the sewage treat
ment plant was presented to the
board, which filed it for future ac-
tion.
Barricade Sought.
Another petition from residents OF
the area adjacent to North George
Mason drive and Twenty-fift
place requested completion of street
construction in the neighborhood.
They also asked that barricade be
erected along creek there to elm
mate danger.
1t was pointed out two automo-
biles have gone into the creek and
a young bicyclist went over the
embankment.
County officials said the streets
have not been completed by John
Douglas, contractor, and have not
been accepted into the county sys-
tenn. The matter was referred to
Mr.. Hanrahan for investigation and
report.
The board approved expenditures
for the last two weeks, including
a $32,573.32 pay roll. amounting to
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