Evening star., 1950-03-11
Assemb|yFaces
Bills With
Session Ending
Measures Affecting
Northern Virginia
Still Await Action
By Alex R. Preston
Siar S'off Correspondent

| SfaF Sfoff Correspondent
RICHMOND, Mar. 11.-Legis-
lation of Importance to Northern
Virginia still was pending today
as the 1850 General Assembly met
for the last time.
The States big two-year bud
get held the spotlight and among
other bills not yet cleared were
those dealing with annexation
and city charters. There were
many more.
The House worked last night
to clear its calendar for adjourn
ment. The Senate held it's long
est session. meeting until 6:15
pm. with the same objective.
Annexation Measure Up.
The annexation legislation
awaiting final action by the SEN
ate is the bill of Delegate j. j..
Williams, Henrico, which would
prohibit cities of 10000 popu-
lation or more from filing new
annexation suits until July l.,
1852, after the act is passed. The
suits could be filed, however. if
the city and county affected
agree on the suit.
The Senate yesterday passed a
resolution to create a commission
to study annexation problems,
which confront the General AS
sembly every two years. The idea
is that some plan be worked out
whereby representatives of rural
and urban areas can find ground
for agreement.
Here are some of the bills af-
fecting Northern Virginia areas
still awaiting Senate action: The
Boothe bill to permit persons
waiting in line at the time polls
close to cast their ballots; a bill
by Delegate Delamter Davis, Nor
folk. relating to the application of
1850 census figures so that fast
growing communities like those
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area will not lose out on distribu-
ton of State funds; a bill by
Delegate J. Maynard Magruder,
Arlington, prohibiting towns of
less than 800 population from in
cooperating; Magruder bill au-
thorizing local governing bodies
to establish uniform systems Of
purchasing and accounting.
Reassessment Bill.
Also, a measure to permit the
Charlottesville City Council to
provide for annual reassessment
Of real estate. by Delegates Henry
Gordon and James Dulaney,
Charlottesville; a bill to provide
Haymarket with a new charter,
by Delegate Frank P. Moncure,
Stafford; bill to set SO as the
tax rate limit in Harrisonburg, by
Delegates G. S. Aldhizer and j. o.
Sticley. and a bill to permit the
treasurer, commissioner of revenue
and other constitutional officers
of Arlington to come under the
county's retirement system, by Mr..
Magruder and Delegate George
Damn.
Among bills passed by the SEN
ate were the following: A bill set
ting salaries of Fairfax School
Board members, by Delegate Ed
win Lynch of that county: Ma
graduer bill permitting localities
to obtain services of the auditor
OF public accounts in setting up
uniform accounting systems;
Gordon-Dulaney bill prohibiting
the listing of highways with trash.
Among measures passed by the
House was bill by Senator
Charles R. Fenwick. Arlington, CIV
ing taxpayers two years, instead of
one. to claim erroneous assessment
charges; bill by Senator Robert
Y. Button, Culpepper. to permit
guests to fish in private ponds
without obtaining licenses; the
Fenwick bill redefining insane per-
sons under the law and providing
appeals from commitments: Fen
wick bill relating to penalties i'm
posed In Virginia for motor We
hicle violations in other States so
that the penalty in Virginia will
not exceed that in the other State;
Fenwick bill making it possible
for the State to avail itself of
possible future Federal assistance
under social security laws.
The Senate suspended its rules
and passed the Magruder bill per-
mitting Arlington, Fairfax, Alex
andria and Falls Church to form
a park authority with a view of
acquiring the Bancroft Lake res
ervoir in Fairfax County. The
House last night passed the Lynch
companion resolution directing
the State Conservation Commis-
sion to study the Bancroft Lake
site for possible acquisition as a
State park.
The Senate gave final approval
to the Lynch resolution directing
the Virginia Advisory Legislative
Council to study sites in Fairfax
County for alternate flying fields
for the Washington National Air
port.
Two Alexandra Policemen.
Promoted 10 Detectives
Andrew S. Benarick and Will
liam G. Tothill, Alexandria po-
licemen, were promoted today to
the Detective Bureau.
Mr.. Benarick, 81. of lit Port
ner road. has been with the de-
partment since January. 1941. He
served with the Army Criminal
Investigation Division in Europe
during the war. He is married
and has one child.
Mr.. Tothil1, 80, of 703 South
View terrace has heer1 an A1eY.