Evening star., 1948-01-18
Arlington Maps
5-Point Program
For Legislation
Board Adopts Cannon
Proposals, Except
For Revenue Bills

For Revenue Bills
A five-point Legislative program
for consideration by the current
session Of the Virginia General As
sembly was adopted yesterday by
the Arlington County Board.
All but one of the resolutions
adopted by the board were intro
duced by the newest member, Mrs
Florence Cannon, former chair
man Of the Arlington Civic Fedora
tion's Committee on Revenue and
Expenditures of the County Gov
ernment The other resolution was
introduced as "a substitute to one
of Mrs. Cannon's.
The program placed the County
Board on record as fayoring a
referendum on the matter Of nom
partisan primaries for school and
county board elections; giving the
board permission to make appro-
priations for hospitals and war
memorials; favoring State payment
of proportionate share OF retire
ment contributions for State county
employees. and favoring re-enact-
ment of the 1888 public works Act.
Skips Revenue Question.
In addition, the board decided to
leave the question of revenue meas
ures up to the discretion of the
Arlington delegation in the Gen.
eral Assembly.
Mrs. Cannon introduced reso-
luton asking legislation to enable
the county to levy license taxes
on business, professions and utili-
ties. Prior to the opening of the
General Assembly last week, the
Arlington delegation announced it
was considering" the possibility of
empowering the County Board to
levy taxes similar to those levied
by cities. Such taxes are largely
of the type proposed in Mrs. Can
mons resolution.
AS q substitute resolution, Basil
M. DeLashmutt moved that the
board leave the entire matter of
revenue up to the delegation and
not make any specific recommended
tions. This was adopted by Al
vote, with Mrs Cannon dissenting.
Re-enactment of the Public Works
Act would give Virginia single law
under which local jurisdictions
could issue bonds for various cap
ttal improvements rather than have
to provide for each project under a
separate statute. Under the boards
resolution, the act would not re-
quire contribution by the Federal
Government as the original act did.
Roads Program Backed.
In other actions, the board agreed
TO participate to the extent of more
than $3.50, 900 with the State IN the
improvement of Fairfax drive and
South Glebe road, and reafirmed
its decision to ask the State to ap-]
propriate $125 600 in matching funds
for land acquisition In Unit 3 OF the
George Washington Memorial park
way.
In addition, the board agreed to
give county employees pay increases
effective February l., the exact
amounts to be determined in con-
ference Friday night, and, for the
fourth time in less than a year,
voted down a proposal to establish
a local housing authority.
Cost of the roads program will be
amortized over a four-year period
and will cover improvement OF Fair
fax drive from North Barton street
to North Glebe road, and South
Glebe road from Columbia pike to
Shirley highway.
The board stood on it's action at
its last meeting asking for the $l25,-
600 for the parkway, after Mrs. Can
non moved that only $4,000 be re-
uuested. She contended that the
county may not be able to provide
matching funds and that part of the
contribution might have to be re-
funded. Mrs. Cannon also said
there are other important projects
which must be completed and that
the parkway can wait" If necessary.
Her motion was not seconded.
The proposal to establish a local
housing authority was made by Mrs.
Cannon, who asserted that sooner
or later the board will have to have
an advisory group to act for u.s."
Mr.. Dugan seconded Mrs. Cannon's
motion, which was defeated 80.
Updegraff Presents Plan.
George C. Updegraff, president OF
the Ballston Citizens Association,
presented q program of public i'm
provements which his group recon-
mends be provided for in the 1s48-
40 county budget. The program in
cludes a storm sewer with catch
basins In the vicinity of Eleventh,
North Utah and North Taylor
streets and q number of sidewalk,
curb and gutter and storm sewer
projects.
In addition the association asked
better street lighting in the Ballston
area, and a playground for small
children.
Also appearing from the Ballston
area in support of the recommends
tions were George M. Davis, 1915
North Stuart street and Maurice
Dugard, 1908 North Stuart street.