Evening star., 1950-02-25
Bill TO Require J
New Subdivision
School Sites
Would Affect Fairfax;
Plan for Automatic
Tax Cuts Introduced
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Correspondent


Fairfax County subdivision de-
velopers may be required to set
aside sites for public schools in
the future.
Delegate Edwin w. Lynch of
that county said he is drafting
a bill to introduce when the Gen.
eral Assembly reconvenes Monday
after what probably is it's last
tWo-day recess of the session.
Adjournment is scheduled March
II.
The Lynch bill is designed to
permit county authorities to an
ticipate school needs in commun-
tiles which are likely to develop
rapidly.
AS requested by the School
Board and the Board of Super
visors, it would permit the super
visors to pass an ordinance di-
recting the County Planning
Commission to follow certain pro-
cedure in approving subdivision
plats. The planners could require
that certain sites in the subdi-
vision be set aside for purchase
by the county at fair market
value.
Would Protect Developers.
The delegate said he is working
on language also that will safe
guard the real estate developers
from eonfiscation of their prop
critics in the event the county
fails to purchase the sites within
reasonable time.
A new plan to permit automatic
reductions in personal and cor
porate income taxes-under GER
tain conditions-was introduced
in the Senate yesterday.
It's chief sponsor was Senator
Harry F. Byrd. Jr., Winchester.
The bill. in effect, provides that
when revenues in the general fund
reach certain level in any given
year, a specified reduction auto
matically would be granted in cor
porate and individual tax bills.
In other words, a priority on
excess revenues would be estab-
lished for the benefit of taxpayers
in Virginia.
Senator Byrd said general fund
revenues are estimated in the
budget at about sos million per
year for the next biennium. II
actual revenues should exceed this
sum by 81 million, then tax bills
on income received in the pre-
oeding year will automatically be
reduced by 10 per cent.
Sliding Scale Reduction.
If, however, the surplus reaches
ST million. then the tax bill would
be reduced by Is per cent; If
surplus should reach SO million.
the taxpayers would be allowed a
tax credit of 20 per cent.
During the last 10 years, actual
revenues have substantially ex-
ceeded estimated revenues, so if
this trend should continue the
taxpayers could expect an auto
matte and specific reduction in
personal and corporate income
taxes. Senator Byrd stated. If.
however, there is no surplus above
estimated revenues. there would
be no tax reduction. This bill
would apply to 1850 and subse.
quent incomes.
This bill does not jeopardizs
in any manner whatsoever the OPP
Grating or capital outlay needs Of
the state government" he said.
Meanwhile, Delegate Armistead
Boothe of Alexandria introduced
a new charter for his home city.
He said it carries out most of the
recommendations of the charter
commission but does contain some
changes.
Plans Further Study.
Because of the little time re-
naming, he said he will have to
study the details further when
a House committee receives the
bill.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick, Arlington, introduced a
measure creating a second asso-
ciate judge of the County Court
in his home community. It also.
would increase the court clerks
fees for certain types of cases.
Senator Andrew w. Clarke.
Alexandria, sponsored three COM
panion bills to permit insurance
companies to underwrite the
Fairfax County employees retire.
ment system by the transfer Of
retirement funds now held by the
county
A House Committee yesterday
voted 9 to 7 to kill the civil
rights" bills of Delegate Boothe.
The action was taken behind
closed doors. One of the meas
ures would have abolished se-
gregation of Negroes on intra-
State common carriers, such as
buses and trains. A ban already
exists on Interstate carriers.
The second bill would have
created a nine-man commission
on race relations to study prob
law