Evening star., 1947-12-08
Water Program
May Bring Suit
byFa||s Church
3 Officials Protest
County's Agreement
On Arlington Mains

The town OF Falls Church is plan.
nlng to take any legal action neces.
sary to prevent Arlington Count,
from extending its water mains ints
territory now served by the town
Councilman j. X. Mccarthy, heat
OF the towns water and sewer. de.
partments, said town officials ar,
greatly concerned" about the agree.
ment which the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors last week yotee
to enter into with Arlington County
to permit Arlington to run a watel
line into Fairfax County. The line
would serve the Kings Kitcher
housing development near Sever
Corners on Lee boulevard and the
Virginia Heights development neal
Baileys Crossroads.
Warn Of Legal Action.
Councilman Mccarthy said a
committee consisting of himself
Town Manager Roy Dunn and
Town Attorney La Rue Van Meter
conferred with Commemorative
Attorney Hugh B. Marsh on Satur.
day and urged the county not tc
go through with the agreement. The
group said the town already has q
water line into the Seven Corners
area and that the Kings Kitchen
development has figured prominent
ly In estimates for the proposed
addition to the Falls Church water
system. Mr.. Marsh was warned
that the town would be forced to
take legal action to preserve its
interest. It might even resort to
annexation proceedings, the group
said.
The Town Council will consider
revised proposals for a municipal
water system tonight, when citizens
are expected to state objections to
the Fairfax County Board of Sup
ervisors' decision.
Town officials said approximately
$500, 900 has been cut from the orig
inal estimate of $1,60o,0O0, under
the revised project proposal.
Disadvantages Seen.
Some residents expressed belief
that Fairfax County's arrangement
would put "the squeeze" on Falls
Church. They said Arlington would
be allowed to lay mains to develop
ments Fall Church would like to
serve with its projected system.
These developments would be a
major source of revenue, and hence
an important consideration in de-
Gliding the pending question.
Falls Church officials said the
town already has 6-inch line along
Lee boulevard from Seven Corners
to Lee Boulevard Heights, passing
through the same territory Arling-
ton would use to serve the Kings
Kitchen multiple housing develop
ment. Kings Kitchen is on the
Greer property, part of which is in
Arlington and part In Fairfax.
Bond Issue Given Impetus.
Il Is proposed that Arlington,s
water lines In Fairfax would be-
come Fairfax property If the
county ever establishes It's own sys-
tenn.
Advocates of the Falls Church
system said today the supervisors
decision may give impetus to the
proposal for water system bond
issue referendum, lest delay prove
costly to the community. Falls
Church now buys water from Ar
lington.
The proposals to be submitted to
the Council tonight were revised
with the last month by Mr.. Dunn,
Mr.. Mccarthy and Mr.. Van Meter.
Their plan calls for construction of
a 24-inch main to Chain Bridge and
one reservoir. They eliminated pro-
posals for an alternate connection
across the Potomac River to Dele
carlia reservoir and a pumping sta
ton and a second reservoir in Falls
Church.