Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Arlington Board Meets
Tomorrow 10 Draft
Anti-PoIIufion Plan
Must Have Program
To Present to State
Board on Tuesday


Faced with an ultimatum from
the State. the Arlington County
Board will meet tomorrow night
to draft a plan for ending the
county's pollution of the Potomac
with untreated sewage.
Arlington officials must be
armed with program when they
face the State Water Control
Board Tuesday in Richmond. The
meeting of the State body was
postponed until then to give Ar
lington time to get an anti-pol-
luton plan ready.
The county now treats SIS mil
lion gallons of sewage daily but
an estimated million gallons is
dumped untreated each day into
the Potomac River at Four-Mile
Run.
The board yesterday recessed
its regular meeting until 8 pm.
tomorrow at the courthouse.
Bonds to Be Proposed.
Mrs. Florence Cannon told
other board members yesterday
that she will propose at that time
submitting to the voters refer
endum on a $2,617,00 bond issue
to finance expansion of the
county's sewage treatment plant.
Under her plan, the plant would
L. m 90 l.
lon daily capacity at a cost of
So million. The $617.000 would
finance two new pumping sta
tions and some trunk lines.
The board yesterday voted to
pay Immediately the county's
$62,5O0 share of funds for land
acquisition in Unit III of the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway; named County Man
ager A. T. Lundberg director of
civilian defense and established
fire department trial board.
Also, the board passed a reso-
luton protecting job rights OF
county employees who enter the
armed services; voted $2,08l to
the Northern Virginia Regional
Planning Commission, subject to
similar action by other member
municipalities, and agreed to act
at tomorrow nights meeting on
membership of a five-member
Advisory Committee on County
Government ORGANIZATION and
Procedures.
S62,500 Requested by U. S.
The Federal Government re-
quested the $62,500 payment so
the Federal share could be ear
marked at once. The Federal con-
tribution matches the sum of
equal State and county appropri-
atoms. Unit III of the parkway
will extend up the Potomac River
from the present Spout Run
turmoil to Chain Bridge. Nor
mally, Arlington would make its
payment after taxes have been
collected in December.
Establishment of the Fire De-
partment Trial Board was au-
thorized by the last General AS
sembly. The members will be a
lawyer named by the County
Board, a citizen nominated by
the paid ,firemen and named by
the board, and a person chosen
by the two first selected. The
County Board agreed to act on
Its appointment on September 9.
On suggestion of Chairman
Daniel A. Dugan, the board re-
quested the County Pension and
Retirement Board to study pro-
posal to retire police and f1remen
on half-pay if they have served
rs years.
Exams to Be Reopened.
Mr.. Lundberg told the board
that examinations will be re-
opened for applicants for police
and firemen. There are vacancies
for 10 policemen and II f1remen,
including three at the Halls Hill
Department, the first Negro fire.
fighters authorized in the county's
history.
Mr.. Lundberg said that only
eight men passed the f1remen's ex-
aminations given recently. All
were white applicants. he said.
Mrs. Cannon said she also will
present for consideration tomor-
row night the question of 100
per cent valuation in real estate
assessing. The assessments now
are 40 per cent of the market