Evening star., 1950-03-01
Curb on Annexation
Before Assembly at
Richmond Today
By Alex R. Preston
Star SioH Correspondent

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. Am
nexation legislation to restrict
cities from taking in more terri
tory again was before the General
Assembly today.
In its present form, the bill
would prohibit the filing of any
new annexation suits until July
l, 1852, unless the consent of the
city and county concerned first is
given. A House committee yester-
day voted to report this version
of bill by Delegate J. J. Will
liams, Henrico, which failed to
pass earlier.
Earlier, however, the House had
considered the bill in a form
which would have prevented the
continuance of annexation suits
already filed until the end of the
next session of the Legislature.
Judgeship Bill Passed.
New bills introduced yesterday
included one by Delegate Edwin
Lynch. Fairfax, to permit portions
OF sanitary districts to withdraw
from the districts. He said a part
of Fairfax County Sanitary Dis
trict No. 8, in the Mclean area,
desires to withdraw before sewer
bonds are issued for the area.
The House of Delegates, mean
while, suspended the rules and
passed the bill of Senator Charles
R. Fenwick, Arlington, creating
additional judgeships in the 35th
circuit of Arlington and the 18th
circuit made up of Fairfax and
Prince William Counties and
Alexandria. The bill was sent to
Coy. Battle. --.-
Delegate John Warren Cook,
Matthews. chairman of the DEM
ocratic Caucus, said he will wait
until the Governor signs the bill
into law before he calls party
members together to agree on
candidates. This action is ex-
pected sometime next week.
Tax Cut Measure Reported.
The Senate Finance Committee
yesterday reported. 16 to 2, the tax
reduction bill Of Senator Harry F..
Byrd. jr.. Winchester. The bill
would reduce individual and cor
porate tax returns for the year
1850 and subsequent years if the
State revenues reach $99 million.
The amount Of reduction would
depend upon the excess in rev.
enues over sos million. The bill
has strong administration support.
The House passed the Fenwick
bill requiring local welfare boards
to submit their budgets to local
governing bodies before sending
them to the State Welfare De-
partment. An amendment gives
the governing body the right to
examine the relief rolls, providing
the information is kept conf1den-
| tial.
Also passed were four Fenwick
bills relating to Statewide elec-
tion procedures.
Among bills passed by the SEN
ate was one by Delegate Lynch,
permitting Arlington, Fairfax,
Alexandria and Falls Church to
consolidate into one or more
counties or cities upon mutual
consent. Also passed was the Ma
gruder-Damm bill permitting Ar
lington to establish parking lots in
congested business areas.
School Legislation Killed.
The House Education Commit
tee killed a long list of bills for
changing the method of electing
school boards in counties.
No action was taken. however,
on the compromise" Burton Sen
ate bill to permit boards of super
visors to name the school boards
from lists of eligibles furnished by
the school trustee electoral boards.
Among bills killed were the.
Lynch House bill to permit Fair
fax to vote on whether its School
Board would be elected by the peo-
pie or named by the Board of
Supervisors. This was at first
general bill but was amended by
Mr.. Lynch in an effort to prevent
its being killed.