Evening star., 1948-03-10
Bill 10 Authorize
Arlington Auto
Tags Is Revived
Virginia Senate Group
Acts After Requests by
Mueruder and Damn
BY q staff Correspondent Of Tn. s.er


RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 1o.-Ths
Senate Finance Committee TODAY
revived bill to permit the Arling-
ton County Board to require auto.
mobile license tags for private auto
mobiles. The vote was 10 to 3.
Yesterday the committee took ac-
ton which usually signifies that
bills are dead when it voted to pass
by the measure indefinitely.
Delegate j. Maynard Magruder,
who with George Damn, sponsored
the bill. appeared before the COM
mittee today with Senator Charles
r. Fenw1ck to ask that the COM
mittee reconsider its action. All
of the legislators named are from
Arlington.
Called Companion Measure.
Mr.. Magruder and Senator Fen
wick pointed out that the bill is a
companion measure to one already
passed which authorizes the County
Board to impose license fees ON
business and professions. This au-
thority, together with power to issue
local automobile tags, heretofore
has been reserved only to cities in
Virginia.
The Arlington delegation said the
added revenue is needed for county
government expenses. They pointed
out, that next to Norfolk and Rich
mond, Arlington is the highest reve-
nue-producing locality in the State
and that the county government is
overtaxed by maintenance of sewers,
sidewalks and other similar improve
ments along State highways. Other
counties which are rural In charac-
ter are not put to this expense,
they said.
The measure now comes up for
final action In the Senate.
To Act on Fairfax Bill.
A bill to change the Fairfax
County subdivision law Is sched-
uled for action by q House Of
Delegates committee tomorrow. In
dications are that differences be-
tween Falls Church and county
officials have been ironed out.
Committee action yesterday also
included a vote to pass by indefi-
nitely-or kill-a bill to establish
the Monticello highway which
would have connected the Jefferson
Memorial in washington with the
third Presidents home at Char
lottesville.
N. c. Bailey of Orange, a mem
ber of the House Roads Committee,
said the vote of the committee was
unanimous. He said he did not
desire to explain why he opposed
the bill which already had passed
the Senate. Patrons Of the measure
were Senator Fenwick of Arlington.
and Senators representing the areas
through which the highway would
have passed.
Action Is Deferred.
The House Committee on Coun-
ties, Cities and Towns deferred anal
action on the Fairfax County mea-
sure because its patron, Senator
Andrew w. Clarke of Alexandria
and Fairfax was unable to leave
the floor Of the Senate where the
Governors reorganization program
was being acted on.
T. J. Stockton, Fairfax County
planning engineer, and La Rue Van
Meter. Falls Church town attorney,
submitted amendments which they
indicated would remove objections
by the town.
Senator Clarke had contended the
bill was designed to extend to Falls
Church certain controls over sub
division developments that previ-
ously had been reserved only to the
county.
Crowder Bill Killed.
The House Chesapeake and It's
Tributaries Committee killed the
Crowder bill imposing restrictions
on haul seining Of rock fish during
the spawning season. 1t had passed
the Senate and was introduced after
recent large catches of rockfish in
the Colonial Beach area.
On motion of Senator Fenwick
the upper branch approved House
amendments to his child labor bill.
The changes would prohibit en-
ployment of women less than 18
years of age as daytime messengers
by telegraph companies and no
women under 81 or boys under 18
for night messenger work.
The Senate approved a resolution
recommended by the Governor pro-
viding for a study to be made Of
State-supported colleges, with en-
phasis on those dealing with