Evening star., 1946-01-25
Assembly Due
.ToGet Boundary
Measure Today
Speedy Possoee
Seen; Wor Voter
Law Is Repealed
BY ALEX r. PRESTON,
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT


RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-With
The impetus of Gov. Tuck's recon-
behind it, legislation ap-
proving the District of Columbia
Virginia boundary today appeared
headed for speedy passing by the
Assembly, thereby settling
a dispute of many years standing.
The proposed boundary, in addi-
ton to putting the Washington Ma
tional Airport, now part of the
District, in Virginia, also would set
tie boundary questions relating to
other built-up lands on the Virginia
side of the Potomac River. 1t would
put the George Washington Me-
mortal Parkway leading to Mount
Vernon in Virginia, as well as other
plots built up since the original act
fixing the line at the high-water
mark. -,
Senator william D. Medley, Ar
lington, who has been checking the
constitutionality of the proposed
law for the last several days, said
he will send the measure to the
Presidents desk when the Senate
conveneS at noon. Senator Andrew
w. Clarke, Alexandria, will affix his
signature as a co-patron of the
measure, since his home community
also is involved in the issue. Most
of the territory which has frequently
been under dispute since the Fed
eral Government retroceded what
Is now Arlington County to Virginia
100 years ago, lies within Senator
Medley's area, however.
Concurrent Jurisdiction.
Under terms of the Federal act,
known as the Randolph bill, the
United States will reserve concur
rent jurisdiction over land between
the new boundary and the mean
high water mark as it existed Janu.
airy "a, 1871, except as to the WASH
ington National Airport in which
exclusive jurisdiction shall lie with
the United States in a manner SINH
lar to other norlmilitary Federal
reservations. Virginia reserves the
right to tax gasoline and oil con-
sumed by automobiles, however, and
to serve criminal and civil process
on the airport land. Also enforce
able on the airport are Virginia's
laws relating to sale and consump-
tion of alcoholic beverages.
The Federal Government retains
concurrent Jurisdiction over all
lands of the George Washington
Memorial parkway which is planned
to ultimately extend from Great
Falls to Mount Vernon.
s Senator Clarke introduced a bill
yesterday to extend to the Alexan-
dria City Council authority to pass
ordinances providing for retirement,
pension and death benefits for city
employees.
The council had formerly request
ed such legislation on motion of
Councilman John w. Tulloch in De-
cember. Senator Clarke proposed to
extend Alexandria the same privi-
leges for setting up such system as
were allowed certain other cities by
the General Assembly in 1912.
Elected Officials Omitted.
! BY provisions of the act the coun-
ell may lin its discretion, estab-
lish and maintain in such manner
and to such extent as it may deem
desirable" the pension and death
benefit plan for all city employees
except those officials elected to
office. Permission is given, how
ever, to extend the plan to employees
Of two elected ofhcials-the COM
missioner of revenue and the treas
urer.
The council would be empowered
to appropriate public funds, to re-
quire contributions by participants,
Or use other methods not prohibited
by law to create the benefit fund.
1t also would establish rules and
regulations for investment, admin
lstration and amount of allowances
which would be exempt from State,
county or municipal taxation and
not subject to garnishment.
Council would retain the right to
amend or alter the plan but in no
case could such changes reduce
accrued benefits to any participant.
Additional candidates for City
Council and other offices to be filled
in Alexandria in the June IL cleo
ton have been afforded an op-
portunity to file their candidacy by
virtue of new law now in effect.
War Vote Act Repealed.
The House yesterday agreed to
Senate amendments to the Hopkins
bill to repeal the War Voters Act.
thus re-establishing April 2 as the
primary date and 60 days in ad-
vance of the primary as the deadline
for filing. Party committees must
legally advertise intention to hold
such primaries five days in advance
Of the filing deadline.
Designed to meet an emergency
in municipalities other than Alex
andria that failed to comply with
the War Voters Act, the bill was
given highest priority and rushed
through both Houses. It was signed
by Gov. Tuck yesterday afternoon,
the first bill to be signed by the new
chief executive.
Among new legislation on the SEN
ate side was bill setting up a boiler
inspection law as result of an in
terim study by the advisory legis-
latlve council. The patrons are Sem
ators Glenn Jordan, Richmond, and
Edward Breeden, jr., Norfolk. Sem
ator Clarke previously has voiced
strong support of such measures
since, he asserted, Northern Virginia
is the dumping ground" for defec-
tive boilers because the District.
and West Virginia all have
stronger regulations.
The new measure is similar to
legislation which died in committee
in 1914 and requires regular inspec-
ton of boilers except those which
are insured and low pressure types
in homes.
An amendment to the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Act to limit to q
gallons per month per person the
sale of liquor after the end of ra-
tioning was proposed by Delegate
Stuart Campbell, Wythe, and came
as an amendment to the Crockett
bill, which would end rationing
May /.
The Campbell proposal actually
would have the effect of giving vir.