Evening star., 1946-02-22
Action Deferred
On Arlington
Charter Bill
Committee Awaits
Amendments Offered
By County Group
BY Alex R. Preston
Stay StoH Carrsx,ona.nt

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ton County into city until amend
ments suggested by Arlington resi-.
dents can be put in form for con.
sideration.
A dozen representatives of Arling
ton County civic and trade organi
cations presented their views yes
terday to the committee. The meas.
ure was introduced by Arlington
Delegates j Maynard Magrudel
and George Damn.
Shortly after the Arlington hear
Ing, the same committee killed, b,
a vote Of to S, bill of Delegat,
Edwin w. Lynch, Fairfax, designed
to protect his county from annex.
alton oy Alexandria and Arlington
should it become a city.
Budget Bill Approved.
Earlier in the day, the House O.
Delegates unanimously passed ant
sent to the Senate the record $319,.
el7,S65 budget bill which included
an appropriation to complete tht
second unit of the George Washing.
ton Memorial parkway. This ap.
preparation is only $1,000 but il
will be used to match a similar
amount already authorized by tn,
Arlington County Board, which viii
be pooled with $4,000 from tht
Federal Government to complete
the parkway project from Key
Bridge northward to Spout Run.
Other amendments to the appro.
priation bill included:
An increase by 1892 in the State.
share of the annual salary of the
Corporation Court judge for Win.
chester, who now receives $500 from
the Commonwealth.
School Fund ALLEGATION Changed.
An appropriation of $12,O48, 1884
for the first year of the biennium
and $12,648 1886 for the second, max.
ing possible the distribution o1
school funds to localities on an av-
erage daily attendance formula tt
replace the existing teacher unit
basis. In addition, 100000 is ap.
propriated for the first year of the
biennium to prevent a number o1
localities including Arlington, Fair.
fax, Clarke, Shenandoah, Prince
William Counties and the City oil
Harrisonburg from sustaining any
losses during the first year.
Other legislation authorizing the
new method of funds distribution
has been introduced.
An increase by $8 500, 600 to a total
of $12,500,000 of State and. Federal
funds combined for the annual ex-
penditures on the secondary road
system.
Highway Fund Increased.
An appropriation Increasing from
100000 to 81 100000 annually the
States share of maintaining primary
highways through cities. This in
crease is predicted on other legis-
lation increasing from $2,500, to
$4,000 per mile the annual State
contribution for such maintenance
casts, beneficial to Alexandria and
the proposed City of Arlington.
An increase by $3.50 annually to
. total of $500 each year for the
Potomac River Basin Commission
of Virginia.
An increase from $500 to $4,000
annually for acquisition of surplus
Federal property, as implemented by
a joint resolution sponsored by Sen
ator Andrew w. Clarke, Alexandria,
Fairfax and Prince William.
Dispensing with constitutional
readings to speed its course, the
House yesterday passed unanimously
a bill authorizing the development
operation and administration of
housing projects for World War II
veterans.
Immediately Effective.
This measure, which now goes to
the Senate, is designed to encourage
such housing facilities by authoriz-
ing any housing authority of the
State or subdivision to take ad-
vantage of Federal grants, utilize
Federal housing properties, and
negotiate loans from political SUBJ
divisions of the State. The bill
carries an emergency clause to make
it Immediately effective.
While the House spent most of
yesterday considering budget bill
amendments, the Senate continued
to clear its calendar of noncontro-
versial measures. Among bills given
final approval were legislation by
Delegate Norman c. Bailey, Orange,
to bring cattle guards, used on
farms in lieu of gates into the cate
CORY of lawful fences" so that prop
erty owners would be afforded ade-
quate legal protection.
Realty Bond Bill Passed.
A bill sponsored by Delegates Ma
gruder, Damn, Lynch and w. Sell
den Washington, Alexandria, to au-
thorize local governing bodies tc
require real estate statesmen to post
$1,000 bond and brokers $2,500 bono
was passed by the House and sent te
the Senate. The measure had beer
requested by the governing bodies Of
Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfa,
in response to request from the
real estate board of the three 10.
calities.
Lester R. Conley served as spokes
man Of the dozen Arlington Count,
residents who appeared before tn
House committee on the charte
measure
He told the legislative study grou)
it is necessary to "see to it tina
the charter as adopted provides fo
a system of controls which will in
sure that the elected officials are re
sponsive to the wishes of the resi-
dents of the CITY,"
Criticizes Charter Commission.
He charged the Charter Commis
sion, appointed by Circuit Judg
Walter T. Mccarthy and headed b,
Commonwealth's Attorney Lawrenc
w. Douglas, had presented a plal
OF incorporation which includes tn
provisions desired U only smal
minority consisting of the politica
groups now in power and those VIII
stand to receive the largest persona
gain"
He listed four provisions tn
Arlington Charter Commission ha,
failed to include, in the proposes
plan of city government. They are
Nonpartisan elections.