Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-14
Fairfax Board
Votes Site for
Sewage Plant
New Alexandra Lend
Will Be Bought Over
Association Objection

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The Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors has authorized the
purchase of a site near New Alex
andria for a sewage disposal plant.
BY a 4-to-2 vote, the board yes
terday authorized Sanitary Engi-
neer James j. Corbalis, jr., to
acquire the land between Fort
Hunt road and the Mount YER
non boulevard, adjacent to the
Belle View Apartment project.
At a previous meeting the
board had received petitions from
the New Alexandria Citizens AS
ISOLATION and the County Fedora
ton of Citizens Association. re-
questing that a different site be
found for the disposal plant.
Engineers. however, said no site
could be found as satisfactory as
the New Alexandria location. They
said the plant will not create a
nuisance in the area.
Vote Against Measure.
Voting against the authorize
ton were Arthur I. Shaffer, rep
resentative from Mount Vernon
district. and E. C. Sheads, of Lee
district. Mr.. SheadS said he would
like to defer the matter, pending
a ruling by the Attorney General
as to whether funds from SAM
tary District No. / can be used
for a joint sewage treatment plant
with Alexandria.
Mr.. CorbaliS said a ruling al,
ready has been obtained from the
Commonwealth's Attorney that
the funds could not be so used. He
said that, to enter a joint agree
ment with Alexandria, Fairfax
would have to wait until the bonds
mature in 1858 and sell them to
an authority formed to operate
the joint project.
The board authorized invita-
tions to Gov. Battle, the State
Superintendent of Instruction,
and the Attorney General to visit
Fairfax County's schools, and to
Highway Commissioner James A.
Anderson and other highway Of
f1cials to inspect the county's
roads.
Hubert Gerken, Vienna dairy
farmer and a member of the
School Emergency Association, re-
quested the invitations to the
Governor, Attorney General and
school officials.
/ Hopes for School Aid.
i Mr. Gerken said he feels some
aid might be given the county, If
State officials could be made to
see the school problems as they
, exist.
Previously, W. T.. woodson,
county school superintendent, had
: received approval by the board
of an emergency loan not to ex-
coed 100000 for the purchase
of school sites. If made, the loan
would be repaid out of a sos
. million bond issue. now being held
up by court action.
Mr.. Woodson pointed out that,
if school locations in the rapidly
growing sections are not ac-
quired when they become avail
able, they sometimes are lost for
good. The county. he said, al
ready has lost considerable money
in its failure to buy sites as areas
develop. y
Edwin Lynch, county member Of
the House of Delegates, concurred
in suggestion by Mr.. Shaffer that
Commissioner Anderson be asked
to view the county's road system.
Mr.. Shaffer said the roads are in
such deplorable condition that,
unless some measures are taken,
many will be impossible by
spring.
Road Funds Lost.
Explaining that Fairfax County
has outgrown the factor which de-
termines State road funds allo-
Gated the area, Mr.. Lynch esti-
mated the county has lost 81
million in road funds during the
last 10 years.
In other actions, the board APP
pointed Elmer Andrews as MEM
Der of the Northern Virginia Park
Authority, referred a request that
talnNh0Na rates in the cn1IYtv ho
equalized to the county Public
Utilities Commission and denied
request by j. L. Bradford to con.
struct slaughterhouse near
Highway in the Browns Chapel
area.