Evening star., 1947-10-16
'P|ansApproved
For Bond Issue
Vote in Fairfax
Funds Would Provide.
New Sewer Line in
District No. |

In preparation for a proposed
election on bond issue to pro-
vide lateral sewer lines in Fairfax
County. Sanitary District No. l, the
County Board of Supervisors yes
terday authorized Assessor Lester
Oliver to prepare an assessment of
all property within the district.
The board will request Mr.. Oliver
to complete the survey by Janu-
airy l, 1948. so the information on
property values will be available
for a proposed election next spring
in the Groveton area, where it is
planned to establish subsanitary
district. -
When this information is avail
able, the board also will be able to
establish tax levies for sanitary i'm
provemerts within the whole dis
trict in lieu of a bond issue. Under
State law, funds for improvements
within the district may be obtained
through a bond issue or direct
taxes. !
Tax Estimate Authorized.
The board also authorized Coun-
ty Executive Secretary r. M
Loughborough to estimate tax col
lections next year al. 80 per cent
OF the total assessment in prepar-
ing the 1948-9 budget. For several
years, the estimate has been made
based on an 88 per cent collection
while last year SO per cent of the
total assessment was collected.
Revenue for the new budget will
be based on property valuation
of approximately $50,000,000, Mr.
Loughborough stated, an increase
of more than $5,l50,000 over the
valuation on which the revenue for
the current budget was based.
A request from the County School
Board for permission to make a
temporary loan of not more than
100000 to pay contractors now
making school improvements. while
awaiting funds from the State Lit
erary Fund, was referred to Com
ronwealth's Attorney Hugh B
Marsh for study. Mr.. Marsh had
pressed the opinion that the
ohool board was without authority
, make temporary loans until after
me /, 1948.
Resolution Adopted.
The board adopted resolution
resented by Supervisor Burns N
'7ibson, denying a published report
2ttributed to Supt. of Schools Will
BERT T. Woodson that the super
visors were showing concern over
the high cost of school construction
and were recommending cheaper
construction for the present. The
statement appeared following a joint
meeting of the two boards to discuss
school building costs problems.
The board granted five requests
fer rezoning, denied one and post
poned action on another.
Those granted were to Edwin c.
Worden, Anrfandale, suburban 'resi-
dental to general business, for a
lumber yard sADavid S. Boyer, Lee
highway, suburban residential to
rural business, for a shopping CEN
ter; two for Eakin Properties, Inc,
one site at Annandale-F Falls Church
road and Lee boulevard, rural busi-
ness and suburban residential to
general business, and the other at
Ida, agricultural to rural business,
both sites for use as shopping CEN
tiers, and w. S. Hoge. jr., Fairfax
Circle, rural residential to rural
business, for a motor court. With
the exception of Mr. Wordens ap-
plication. all met with the approval
of the County Planning Commits
sion.
The board denied the request of
Rufus c. Hamilton, Fairfax, to re-
zone tract from rural residential
to general business, to erect a
dance hall, and deferred action on
the application of George S. Seldom,
Falls Church, who was asking a
change from suburban residential
to industrial.