Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-04
Fairfax Budget
Scheduled for
Hearing April 7
Urbon-RuruI Fight
Seen on Increase
In School Funds

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In School Funds
Estimated expenditures for Fair
fax County during the fiscal year
beginning July l, as itemized in the
tentative budget to be given a public
hearing at 10 am, April 2, are listed
at $239, 948.21. The total represents
an increase of $18,39994 over the
current years estimate, according to
County Executive Secretary r. M.
Loughborough.
The tax levy needed to raise this
amount will be 80 cents per 500
valuation, decrease of three cents
from last year. The fire levy fund
would require an additional levy of
II cents and the police retire
ment fund levy, / cent, bringing
the total rate to 40 cents per 500,
exclusive of levies for school pur-
poses and district road bond in
debtedness.
The school budget calls for an
outlay of S1,744,7 1929, an increase
of $701 1858. The school budget,
If adopted, would result in a school
tax levy of So 40 per 500, an increase
of II cents. Should the supervisors
adopt the tentative budget the total
tax rate, exclusive of road bond in
debtedness, would be $3.50, the high
est in the county's history.
The only remaining road bond
debt is one in Mount Vernon district
which will require a Accent levy,
decrease of cent from last year.
The public hearing will be held in
the courthouse. The County PTA
Federation is making a vigorous
campaign for the tentative school
budget, while farm residents are
expected to oppose the proposed tax
increase on the ground that it will
place too great a tax burden on
farm property.
A 1-cent levy raises S2,873.25 in
taxes, based on a collection of IS
per cent.
Road Recommended.
The Board of Supervisors has rec
commended to the State Highway
Commission that 9.31 miles of roads
and streets in the county be included
in the States secondary highway
system, beginning next July /.
This includes $40 miles Of unim-
proved roads and streets, and 1882
miles of improved streets. Under
State law, the county is allowed to
recommended 51a miles of road in
the unimproved classification, and
II miles in the improved class.
Final action will be taken by the
commission following a public hear
ing which probably will be held in
April
Roads recommended by the board
in the unimproved class, include:
Centerville district - Section of
Old Manassas road, so mile.
Falls Church district--Cross, Col
vim and Clifton streets, Central
avenue, Ridgewood road; Monroe
street. Dale and Marshall drive, to-
tai mileage, liza miles.
Mount Vernon district First
street, Groveton and extension of
Route ITO, Gum Spring, total mile
age Al.
Providence district - Hubbard
street; Highland road; Sixth street;
Hit and Springvale avenues; extern
sion of Route 804: Rhode Island,
Maryland and California avenues;
Maple lane, and extension of Route
1893, total mileage, $50.
Improved classification: Falls
Church district-Farlingto Twen-
ty : eighth and South Dinwiddie
streets, Twenty-ninth road, South
Columbus, Thirtieth and Thirty first
streets, total mileage, SO; City Park
Homes, Westmore road, Chestnut,
Jackson and Oak avenues, two loops,
total mileage, SO.
Mount Vernon district - Fair
Haven, South street, South Court,
Belleview avenue, Hillcrest drive,
Fair Haven avenue, Massey court,
Byrd avenue, Rixie avenue, Fort
drive and Park place, total mileage,
187.
Providence district - Sherwood,
Walnut, Greenwich and North Oak
streets, total mileage, 80.
Club Schedule.
Meetings of five Home Demon
stration Clubs and four All Clubs
have been scheduled in Fairfax
County this week by Mrs. Harriet
r. Gordon, county home demonstra-
ton agent.
The Vale Home Demonstration
Club will meet at l pm. tomorrow,
Dranesville Club, 1870 pm. Tues
day; Lincolnia Club, l pm, and
the Lorton Club, 100 pm. Wednes-
day, and the Lebanon Club, 1:30
pm. Friday. Plans for outdoor
home Identification will be dis
cuSsed.
The Fairfax All Club will meet
at 10 am. tomorrow, Forestville
Club, 1880 am. Tuesday; Lincolnia
Club, IL am. Wednesday, and the
Lorton Club, II am. Friday.
Veniremen Selected.
Veniremen who will be selected
for jury duty at the Fairfax County
Circuit Court terms for the year,
beginning this month, were drawn
by the county jury commissioners
last week. Approximately 300
names of county residents were
drawn.