Evening star., 1947-01-05


rates in Montgomery County with
those in the District.
Bill Drafted 10 Permit
Fairfax 10 Decide on
Wafer System Bonds
Legislation has been drafted by
Virginia State Senator Andrew W.
Clarke under which Fairfax County
would be authorized to issue bonds,
approved by referendum, for the
establishment of a central water
supply and the installation of lat
eral sewer lines, it was announced
last night, 4. -.
A request for such legislation was
made to Senato Tor ,Elarks nd 4as4
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Supervisors % dra o tpretidins
for a bond issue W{tllU IN referen1
dunn, if possible, to speed issuance
of such bonds. The group met yes
terday and decided that such pro-
vision would be unlawful.
Amendments Also Urged.
The committee requested its rep
reSentatives in the Legislature to
re-enact legislation passed in the
1916 session as a special act appli-
cable to Fairfax County.
The committee also recommended
several amendments, by which bonds
would be payable in so years instead
of 81, with the right to call the bonds
beginning with the 25th year, or
any time thereafter; and giving
the county the right to contract
with any agency of the Federal
Government, private firm or cor
poration in regard to the construc-
ton, repair, maintenance and opera
tion CT public facilities. The right
to contract with the Federal Gov
ernment for public grants for capi-
tai improvements for public facilities
in any Of the existing sanitary dis
tricts or any district that may be
created also is urged.
The committee recommended that
the measure be made an emergency
act, stating "it is our purpose to
proceed with the provisions of the
act as soon as possible"
Bond Referendum Necessary.
Senator Clarke said yesterday be-
fore leaving for Richmond that he
will introduce the proposed legisla-
tion unless the Assembly adopts a
rule barring local bills at the special
session.
Members of the committee
stressed the point that if the bill is
approved, the county still will be
required to call a referendum of
county voters on any bond issue
proposed.
A study made by a Chicago engi-
neering firm, it was said, listed three
sources of water supply as follows.
An independent source by which
water would be taken from the
Potomac at the mouth of Difficult
Run, through filtration plant.
Supplies received directly from
Dalecarlia reservoir in the District
of Columbia, via an independent
supply line across the Potomac.
Arlington Possible Source.
Supplies from Arlington County
mains, provided a proposed bill be-
fore Congress is adopted, allowing
Arlington to sell water.
Fairfax now has two sanitary
districts. No. includes the heavily
populated area adjacent to Arling-
ton County line, from above Falls
Church and extending to the Alex
andria line. No. district Is al
Accotink, on the Richmond highway
which now is supplied by water pur.
chased by the county from For
Belvoir.
Two other districts, No. 3 anc
No. 4, are proposed. The latter il
now the subject of a petition being
circulated in the Annandale area
The No. 3 proposed district woulc
cover an area including the COM
munities of Mclean, Chesterbrook
Franklin Park, Tyson's Corner anc
Vienna.
Some Federal Sewers available.
Within district No. / and pro-
posed districts No. 3 and 4, the COM
mittee said, there are between 70
and 80 square miles. This is the
critical area in which development
has been projected, but which now is
curbed by lack of water.
Federal trunk sewers are avail
able in district No. /, it was said
but not in No. and 4. An extension
of the laterals is all that is needed
in No. l district, it was added.
The engineers report, it was indi-
Gated, lists the cost in the three
districts for supply, treatment
transmission and storage at approx
mately $1,000, 900. Added to this, the
report said, would be another ST.
100000 for six-inch and smaller
mains to serve homes and provide
fire protection for all communities
in the three districts.
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