Evening star., 1947-08-21


Line Is Held by FWA;
Bonds Moy Be Asked
The Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors yesterday named a COM
mlttee to negotiate with tho Federal
Works Agency for purchase of the
Holmes Run Valley trunk line
sewer, now leased by the county
from the Government.
If terms are agreed on steps will
be taken to hold bond issue refer.
endum to obtain funds to buy the
trunk line. The election would be
held early next spring.
The trunk line was constructed by
FWA during the war and was leased
by the county about three years ago,
All funds collected from charges
assessed users of the. line, above the
cost OF maintenance, go to the Gov.
ernment.
Total Cost S1,800, 900.
G. Hubbard Massey, county con.
sulting engineer, stated Yesterday
the total cost of the project, in.
cluding several lateral lines con-
structed by FWA, was estimated at
81 100000. He recommended that
an offer of approximately $3.50 900
be made for the trunk line and the
laterals. He cited figures to show
that the project would be self-lioui-
dating from fees collected. Tbs
present service charge Is 50 month.
Members of the committee who
will begin negotiations are G. Wall
lace Carper, board chairman; SUI
pervisor Burns NJ Gibson, r. M.
Loughborough, county executive
secretary, c. Cooper Dawson and
Mr.. Massey.
commemorative Attorney Hugh
B. Marsh said that according to a
recent ruling of Attorney General
A. P. Staples, the county could not
contract to buy property unless the
total cost was paid within the cal
endar year, unless the proposal is
submitted to the voters in referen.
dunn.
Sewage Plant Proposed.
Board members indicated the
voters at the time of the referen-
dunn also will be asked to approve q
bond issue to construct a sewage
disposal or treatment plant.
The board approved the request
of the County School Board to
apply for State literary loan of
$25,000 to complete the colored ele-
mentary school at Falls Church,
now under construction. The cost
of the project was underestimated,
according to Supt of Schools w. T.
Woodson.
The board requested Mr.. Marsh to
get ruling from the Attorney Gen.
eral on whether the county could
adopt an ordinance requiring public
utilities to put power lines under
ground.
This action was taken after the
board adopted resolution present.
ed by Omer Hirst of Annandale, rep
resenting group of land owners
opposed to the construction of a
high power line across the county
by the Virginia Electric g. Power Co.
Lot Fees Are Increased.
The board adopted resolution
increasing the fees for approving
subdivision plots from rs cents for
each plot to IS for the first 10 lots
and SO cents for each additional lot.
The fee for multiple housing plots
was increased to so cents for each
dwelling unit. The resolution was
adopted at the request of T. j.
Stockton, planning engineer.
The board granted six rezonins
applications and reversed a decision
OF the Board of zoning Appeals.
The applications were those of
the Tyler Corp, Tyler Park, urban
residential to general business, for
a shopping center; Bias G. Garcia,
Engleside, suburban residential to
general business; H. E. Reid, Falls
Church district, suburban residen-
tial to rural business.
I Vance E. Blevins, Braddock road,
agricultural to rural business; Inez
Cushard and Robert P. Burrus,
Fairfax Circle, rural business to
general business for. a tourist hotel;
Blanche Houtz, Providence district,
rural residential to general business,
and James H. Beattie, Mclean,
suburban residential to general
business
The decision Of the Board of Zon-
ing Appeals in refusing an excep-
ton to the setback law in indsutrial
areas to Edgar D. Turner, for
property on Cameron Farm, was re-
versed by the board, and industrial
firms located there will not be re-
quired to set back from the build
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