Evening star., 1949-02-27
Arlington Board
Shelves Request
ForSchooIF Funds
100000 Deficiency
Expected to Receive
Consideration Later
By Robert c. RoIIinqs

The action marked the thirc
time in less than year that the
board refused to give additional
funds to the school system. The
first time was last spring wher
the board cut the school budget by
100000 and the second time wa:
two weeks ago when County Board
Member Alfred E. Frisbie proposed
that 100000 be allocated for the
School Board.
Mr.. Frisbie'S motion failed of a
second when other board members
said no request had been received
from the school group. Mr.. Fris-
bic offered the resolution in keep
ing a promise made when he. voted
for the budget cut. II III
Formal Request Made. y
Last Tuesday, the School BOARD
voted to make the formal request
for 100000 in view of the stand
taken by the county board. OF
the total, $4,000 would be used
to improve lighting. $4,000 for
new water mains and $4,000 for
blackboard facilities in many
schools.
New hope for the appropriation
was given last night by Board
Member Daniel A. Dugan who
said that was what he had in
mind when he asked County
Manager A. T. Lundberg yester-
day to give the board a statement
at the next meeting on the status
of the county's unbudgeted sur
plus.
Motion Not Renewed.
Mr.. Dugan said the 100000
could come from that fund OF
from the revenue from new busi-
ness, professional and automobile
license taxes enacted recently.
Mr.. Frisbie yesterday did not
renew his motion of two weeks
ago after the school board request
was presented in a letter read BY
Board Chairman Basil M. d.
Lashmutt.
Meanwhile, the School Boarc
approved and prepared to submit
to the County Board a proposed
budget of s3.O65.156 for l949-50
as outlined at a hearing Wednes-
day. The proposed schedule is
almost s85O,0O0 more than the
current budget Of $2,2l7,0O0 and
the county is being asked to put
UP s2,577.156 of the total. Fol
this year the County Board made
o fiat appropriation OF sl,750,Ooo
$4,000 Asked for Hospital.
In other business, the County
Board heard John j. Anderson
administrator of Arlington Hos
pital. make an appeal for a S25,oOc
payment for emergency services
rendered by the hospital during
1948.
Mr.. Anderson said the hospita
is giving the service through its
emergency room. He said the
amount requested was for services
which were not payable from any
other source.
He emphasized that the amount
would not be grant. -. The hos
pital is soliciting Arlington ane
Fairfax residents in an attempt
to raise 100000.
Mr.. De Lashmutt referred thu
matter to Mr.. Lundberg to deter
mine the legality of such a pay
ment.
Parking Plan Studied,
The board took under advise
ment a Chamber of Commerc'
plan for an additional 100 parking
places in the Clarendon shoppins
district.
Under the proposal, Fairfax
drive, west from Clarendon Circle
to North Jackson street. would b.
graded, drained and surfaced ant
provided with center Sidewalk
strip against which so cars coule
be parked on either side.
Chamber Secretary Paul A. Hill
told the board that the right-of'
way of the portion to be used fol
parking is wide enough to provide
east and west traffic lanes in addi'
ton to the parking. He estimated
cost of the project at s15,800 ane
said parking meters in the new
spaces would bring in that amoun
within two years.
The board instructed Mr.. Lund'
berg to purchase running clothe!
for paid firemen of the Fall
Church department after Johr
Paul Jones of the Arlington
County Firemen's Association
said the paid men were usini
equipment purchased by the vol
unteef members. He said the lat
ter often are forced to fight fire
without the protection of the run
ming clothes.
Barber Ordinance Proposed.
An ordinance which would regu
late BARRIERS was suggested to tn
board by Attorney Frank S. Nor
gan on behalf of the County Bar
bers Association. The proposal
similar to one in effect in tn
district. 1t was referred to MI
Lundberg for report at the board
meeting, March IL.
Mr.. Lundberg was given author
ity to have a portion of the ia.
razed to make way for a mort
wing to the courthouse. The ia
will then be placed on the thir
floor of the new wing. Prisoner
will be held in the Fairfax ja
during the construction.
The board recessed until 8 pm
tomorrow when the propose
1949-50 county budget will be re
ceived from Mr.. Lundberg.
Church Luncheon Planned
noproka Luncheon will n