Evening star., 1946-11-10
County Board
|Defers Action
On HanraI1ail
Amendment Offered
To Retirement Law
To Include MANAGER

" NSlsbCIICIt Inv
To Include Manager
The question of the resignation
of Arlington County Manager Frank
G. Hanrahan yesterday was cou-
Piled with a proposal to include him
in the benefits of the retirement
system.
The County Board voted to defer
action for 10 weeks on an amend-
ment to the retirement ordinance
to include Mr.. Hanrahan. The mo-
ton, made by Board Chairman Ed.
mund D. Campbell, followed re-
quest from the Civic Federation for
more time to study the proposal.
Mr.. Campbell said he had made
the proposal, following an custer
move which was defeated by q 80
vote, because 'in light of the divi-
sion Of the County Board on the
retention of the county manager,
I thought it would make it easier
for the county manager to resign"
The motion to oust the manager
was made several weeks ago by
Board Member Basil M. De LASH
mutt and seconded by Mr.. Camp
bell.
New Member Next Year.
The chairman yesterday said hs
favored postponement of the retire.
ment proposal because Mr.. Hanra-
han had stated he did not intend
to resign and because there would
be q new board member on jan
uary /.
Mr.. Campbell was referring to
Daniel A. Dugan, who was elected
last Tuesday.
Board Member F. Freeland Chew
said he had always favored inclu.
sion OF the county manager in the
retirement plan and that the ques-
ton Of retention or Dismissal was
not even remotely in my mind"
Board Member Leo G. Lloyd, sec
onding the motion to defer, cited
two other retirement systems in
the State, zone in Roanoke and one
IN Norfolk, both of which include
their managers"
Objection by property owners In
Tara, residential section on North
Washington boulevard, to location
OF playground for colored children
near the community resulted in
board action resembling previous
authorization to negotiate for the
site and directing the Planning
Commission to seek other locations.
81 Names on Petition.
DR.. A. Rex johnson, 1707 North
Greenbrier street, presented peti.
ton signed by 81 residents of Tara,
protesting the proposed playground.
: Gilbert L. Hall, member of the
board Of directors of the Arlington
Hospital Association, also filed q
protest.
G. d. Kinnier, county planning
engineer, said attempts were made
to find other locations, but that de-
velopment cost of the Tara site was
less than any others.
Two ordinance amendments were
approved. The first altered the
building code to permit erection Of
Quonset-type buildings. The Sec
ond changed the retirement ordin-
ance to grant police and fremen q
$40 per month minimum pension at
the end of Is years and increasing
"a per month for each year there
after up to Is years. Previously, the
scale started at $50 per month at
the end Of IS years.
A motion by Mr.. lie Lasl1mutt to
appropriate $500 from the gen.
eral contingent fund for construc-
ton. work on Walter Reed drive
south Of Columbia pike was dead
locked with 2-2 vote, after E. r.
Newell, county auditor, reported
there is only $29, 900 left in the
fund out of $4,000 set up July /.
A substitute motion to make the
project a budget matter also was
deadlocked by 20 vote.
To Be Carried Over.
These two motions, along with q
proposed rezoning application which
also was deadlocked on a 20 vote,
brought previously unobserved law
to the boards attention. Common
wealth's Attorney Lawrence w.
Douglas told the board that in oases
Of. tie vote the matter has to be
carried over to the first meeting at
which the full membership is pres
ent. Previously, it has been board
custom to consider a motion or ap-
plication lost on tie votes. Mrs.
Elizabeth Magruder, the fifth men,
Der, was absent yesterday because Of
illness.
One application for rezoning was
granted yesterday, while two were
denied. The one approved was that
of Lyon Properties. Inc. to reclassify
property in the 1900 block of Lee
highway from residential to general
commercial.
Those denied involved property in
the $500 block Of North First place,
from residential to residential apart.
ment, and 1926 Wilson boulevard,
from residential to local commercial.
The one deadlocked on % vote
was the request of Catherine M.
Leissler to rezone property at 2201
Lee highway from residential apart
ment to local commercial.
Two use permits were granted, ono
for service station at South Wayne
and Uhle streets and the other for
q livery stable at 1921 Lee highway.
Two others, for nursery schools at
1918 Lee boulevard and 6215 North
Washington boulevard, were ex-
tended for one year.
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