Evening star., 1950-01-20
Fairfax Citizens Ask
10 Act as
Trash Service IsCut

The Fairfax County Federation
of Citizens Associations last night
requested the Board Of Supervisors
to take immediate action to avoid
"a countryside Uttered with trash
Part of the service by a private
collector was terminated this week
when dump near Baileys Cross
roads was ordered closed for al
legged violation of the zoning ordi-
nance. This left 1000 residents
without trash collection service
the federation was told.
The federation's action, taken
on motion Of j. L. O'Brien of Wal
nut Hill, included a recommended
ton that the supervisors make
provision for collection of garbage.
Harold A. Ward of fremont
Gardens told the group at the
meeting at Annandale School that
trash has lined streets of his area
near Falls Church for several days.
Dump Ruled Illegal.
Guy M. Bayes of Chesterbrook,
president of the federation, said
that c. B. Runyon. probably the
largest collector of trash in the
county," had discontinued his
service except In the city of Falls
Church and the town of Herndon,
Mr.. Runyon said he was forced
to take the action, Mr.. Bayes re.
ported, after Herbert F. Schu.
mann, jr., acting director of plan.
ming, had advised property
owner who was permitting the
dumping Of trash on his land that
he was violating the zoning ordi-
nance.
At the Board of Supervisors
meeting Wednesday. a delegation
OF citizens from Washington For
est, near the Baileys Crossroads
property used as a dump, termed
the installation "a fragrant vio-
.lation of the zoning ordinance"
and demanded action by the
board.
The acting chairman of the
board, Morris w. Fox, of Dranes-
vile, told the delegation that Mr..
Schumann had been requested by
commemorative Attorney Hugh
B. Marsh to issue a warrant for
the arrest Of the owner Of the
property, If dumping Of trash
there was not discontinued i'm
mediately.
Warned on Fire.
Marcel Pfalzgraf. county IRE
warden. said he had also warned
the owner Of legal action if an
attendant is not stationed to guard
a fire burning continuously at the
dump.
A similar warning, the fire war
den said, has been issued regard
ing a fire burning in a trash dump
near Hybla Valley Airport.
Mr.. Runyon, who is a member
OF the Board Of Supervisors, from
Falls Church district, asked the
commemorative attorney if he
might be able to get by" if he
continued to use the dump until
he could locate another site. Mr..
Marsh said that If Mr. Runyon
did so, warrant would be issued
for his arrest.
Mr.. Fox asked Mr.. Runyon and
Arthur I. 'Shaffer, Mount Vernon
district supervisor. to intensity q
search for a county trash dump.
Proposals Approved.
In other actions, the federation
went on record as favoring Fed
eral or State legislation per-
mitting employees to participate ir
partisan political activity in Fair.
fax County.
Also approved was a proposal by
Mr.. Ward. former president oi
the organization. asking State
legislation authorizing appoint
ment of Virginia representatives
on proposed Washington area
planning commission.
In a report on legislation pend
ing in the General Assembly, Mr.
Ward attacked a proposal by State
Senator Andrew w. Clarke for
reorganization of the county gov
ernment, as lone of the most anna
teurish attempts that can be
imagined"
The bill is supposed to provide
county manager form of gov
ernment, Mr.. Ward said, but ii
should be known as the "no-man-
ager PLAN
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