Evening star., 1951-04-05
dirfax Rejects
Plea For Quicker
Sewage Survey
| Board Reuffirms
Previous Endorsement
OF $50, 900 Study

A $4,000 engineering survey Of
nearby Virginia sewage disposal
problems has been indorsed a sec
ond time by the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors.
Turning down a request of the
Arlington County Board to join
in shorter and less costly survey,
the supervisors yesterday reaf-
firmed their action of two weeks
ago, approving the survey which
was recommended by an interim
committee on sewage problems.
The 100000 survey, proposed by
the engineering firms of Alexander
Potter Associates and Greeley g.
Hansen, also has the support of
Alexandria.
Arlington and Falls Church have
not yet taken final action in the
matter. but Arlington has re-
quested the other affected COM
rnunities to favor a $4,000 sur
vey by the firm of Alvord Burdick
& Howson, Arlington's principal
argument in behalf of the cheaper
survey is that it would require
only three months. while the firms
favored by the interim committee
estimate six months would be
needed.
Corbalis Supported.
All four jurisdictions were rep
resented on the interim commit
tee. Five of the eight members
favored the $4,000 survey; the
two Arlington members wanted
the $4,000 job, and the eighth
member favored third engineer
ing proposal.
The Fairfax supervisors unani-
mously reaf1rmed their earlier
action after hearing a report by
James j.. Corbalis, jr., county
sanitary engineer. Although Mr..
Corbalis was not representative
of the county on the interim
committee, he sat in on its de-
liberation. J..
Il am confident that the in
term committee selected the most
qualified firm to undertake the
study and I feel that the work
required by the scope of the
study will demand a period of at
least six months for completion"
said Mr.. Corbalis.
IN fact. ! feel, and so stated
Ito the interim committee. that the
time element should not be q
| determining factor in this matter
hut rather that we look for the
development of comprehensive
report regardless of how long it
might reasonably take to achieve
that objective"
The sanitary engineer went on
Ito say that a representative of
1.-THE firm favored by Arlington
conceded his study would be based
ion comparative data from studies
of similar nature in other To-
calities and that, if local data
were required, it would have to
be furnished by and at the ex-
pense of the participating com.
munitieS.
Sees 1t Falling Short.
II believe that this would result
in a study that would contain lit
tie local significance and would
not satisfy the requirements of the
study which I believe we wish to
obtain concluded Mr.. Corbalis.
| Fairfax's two representatives on
the interim committee, Arthur I.
Shaffer and G. Hubbard Massey,
Joined with Mr. Corbalis in advo-
eating reafirmation of the su-
peryisors' earlier stand.
The supervisors approved an
amendment to the zoning ordi-
nance, which will require special
use permits for the erection of fill
ing stations, tourist courts, trailer
camps and open air theaters. The
permits are to be issued by the
Board of Zoning Appeals. 1t first
will be necessary for applicants to
have the proper coming classifica-
ton before requesting a special
use permit. however.
The Arlington County Boards
request for an Interstate Com
merce Commission study of trans
portation facilitiesN and rates in
the Metropolitan Area was in
| dorsed BY the SUPERVISORS.