Evening star., 1947-02-06
Fairfax 10 Give
Teachers $500
Extra for Term
County Supervisors
Appropriate $37,851;
$340, 900 Loan Voted

fdlrIaX COunty ScnOOl reacherS
were given a salary increase Of
5000 each for the remainder of the
school term, through a special ap-
lpropriation of $37,1 by the County
Board of Supervisors yesterday,
isupplementing an appropriation Of
$37, 1851 at the special session Of
the General Assembly last month.
While the county was not re-
iquired to put up more than 80 per
cent, or approximately $1,000, to
obtain the State fund, Supt. Of
Schools Wilbert II. Woodson re-
Iquested the additional amount.
The 80 per cent required, plus
the State appropriation, would have
given the teachers $3.50 each for
the rest of the term.
| The motion to allow the appro-
priation of the fund was made by
B. N. Gibson and seconded by Her
bert Blunt. This action was taken
after failure of a motion by Morris
w. Fox for an appropriation Of
$11 ,407.00 now, with provision for
a study regarding the additional
amount.
Request For Loan Approved.
The board also approved the re-
quest of the School Board to file ap-
plication for State Literary Fund
loan for $340, 900 for additions at Mt.
Vernon and Falls Church High
Schools and Franconia Elementary
School. y
The board proposes to erect six
additional classrooms at each of the
two high schools and three addi-
tional classrooms and a library at
Franconia.
After a hearing lasting several
hours, the board voted unanimously
to sustain the decision of the County
Board of zoning Appeals granting
an application for a multiple hous-
ing project on the Grear property
near Falls Church.
The appeal to the Board was
filed by Mrs. Anne wilkins and
other property owners adjacent. to
the project who objected that it
would detract from present property
values and would result in further
pupil congestion in the county
schools.
Amended Appeal Fails.
John S. Barbour, attorney for
the compliments, attempted to file
an amended appeal which cited nu-
merous alleged illegal proceedings
relative to filing of the original ap-
plication Ny the developers. His
appeal was rejected at the sug-
gestion of State Senator Andrew
w. Clark, counsel for the applicant,
Kings Kitchen.
The Falls Church Town Council
also. opposed the project. A state
ment by Donald wilkins, one Of
! the objectors, cited present school
, problems and said that in his opin-
ion few would benefit by such prof.
J, ects. The question had created q
controversy in the Falls Church
\ area for several months.
The board also upheld the deci-
sion of the Board of Zoning Appeals
permitting James G. Estep to divide
an acre lot on Blakes lane into two
parcels.
Zoning Applications Granted.
}; Deferred rezoning applications
granted by the board included those
of M. E. Edwards of Weyanoke, sub
urban residential to rural business;
Jefferson Village, Inc, urban to gen.
eral business, and Max Stein Of
Cameron Park, business to indus
trial.
The board granted the Welfare
Department supplemental appro-
priation of $700 for hospital expenses
for INDECENT patients. A proposal
presented by Karl York, represent
ing the Arlington Hospital, regard
ing a disqualification contract be-
tween the county and the hospital.
was referred to the Welfare Board
| for study.