Evening star., 1947-08-03
Arlington Board
votestoEmp|oy
zoning Expert
St. Louis ConsuItunt
Engaged for Survey
At Cost Of $500
By Robert C.. RoIIinus
By Robert c. RoIIinas

The Arlington County Board voted
yesterday to employ a planning con-
sultant to survey the master zoning
plan and coming ordinances.
County Manager A. r. Lundberg
announced that Earl o. Mills of st.
Louis, had been engaged for $500.
He Is expected to report within two
weeks.
The program, Mr.. Lundberg said,
Is expected to eliminate the volume
Of changes in zoning."
The study will require six to eight
months, it Is believed. The county
will furnish clerical and staff assist.
ants.
After hearing Charles r. Fenwick,
chairman Of the Legislative Conn
mtttee Of the Virginia Health and
Medical Care Council, and Judge
Hugh Reid of the County Court, the
board voted to request DR.. Joseph
E. Barrett, State commissioner of
health, to have located in Arlington
a mental hygiene clinic which the
Federal Government proposes to
establish, should the clinic be a.io-
Gated to Virginia.
Pressure From Maryland,
Mr.. Fenwick said the United
States Public Health Service has
funds for demonstration clinic In
the Washington area and that DR..
Barrett has agreed to its location In
Arlington. Mr.. Fenwick said he
understood Maryland authorities
were working to have the clinic To-
Gated in Maryland and that action
on the part of the Board was some
what urgent"
The Board set at $4,000 a year the
salary Of general registrar and in
formation clerk, thereby fulfilling
only partially a request Of John w.
jackson, chairman Of the Electoral
Board.
No action was taken on a request
for quarters and space for the
records and equipment Of the Elec-
toral Board but Mr.. Lundberg said
later a proposal for small addition
to the Court House between the
clerks office and the old building
probably would provide sufficient
space.
An increase Of IS per day for
judges and clerks of elections in all
voting precincts was approved after
the Electoral Board requested that
amount for officials In the Cherry.
dale and Ballston precincts. Off
cials In those precincts had applied
for the increase because of the long
hours worked in the May 27 special
election. The increase, which will
be effective for Tuesdays primary,
brought to SIS the daily pay for
ofi1cials. Board Member Harry w.
Cuppett estimated 1t will cost ths
county about t4oo more each elec-
Itnn.
sAn appropriation, not to exceed
$500, was voted for the costs of filing
exceptions by the Public Utilities
GounEnission toth6 16ycrt 0f an In
terstAte Conrietcs J0fnnaission ex-
amfnef recommending increased bus
fares for the Arnold Line. The
Board also decided it had no obiec-
tions, in view Of the short time re-
naming, to member of the PUG
being employed to file the excep,
tions.
$500 Transfer Approved.
The board authorized transfer of
$4,000 from one account to another
to pay for plans for third-floor ad-
dition to the courthouse wing and
estimates of the cost. Mr.. Lurd-
berg said If costs were high, con-
struction of another wing probably
would be better. The board also
authorized plans for the small ad.
dition between the wing and the old
courthouse building.
An amendment to the retirement
ordinance was adopted making ELI
gible employees Of the treasurer,
commissioner Of revenue, Common
wealth's attorney and sheriff and
$4,000 was appropriated for the re-
tirement fund. MIR. Lundberg re-
ported the county had received q
s22,779 refund from the Virginia
Electric & Power Co., in accordance
with Q recently executed contract.
He said the School Board also had
received an adjustment from vepco.
A report by the State Commiss
sioner Of Correction on an inspec-
ton Of the county Jail called at
tention to "the need for new Jail
and also for a lookup under the
control and supervision OF the po-
lice department to be used for tenn
porary detention of prisoners" The
report said the present obsolete
jail Is inadequate to serve its in.