Evening star., 1951-12-16
Arlington Asks
Designation
AS Critical Area
Move Would Assure
Greater Assistance
To Private Builders
By WiIliom J. Elvin

Approval would assure greater
Federal assistance to private
builders and relax credit require
ments for home buyers, Board
Member Daniel A. Dugan said.
The vote was unanimous.
Board Member-elect Alan L.
Dean, who sat in on the meeting.
said imposition of rent control
might accompany the requested
designation. The regulations, Mr..
Dean said, would include dwelling
units constructed since rents were
decontrolled last year.
Agree on January Session.
Another rent control request be-
ing considered by the board would
cover only residences and apart
lments which were occupied when
controls were removed.
The board has agreed to hold
la conference in January to dis
cuss a survey of housing avail
ability in the county. Should the
board adopt resolution asking
imposition of controls, Federal ac-
ton would be virtually automatic,
Mr.. Dean said.
The board asked Common
wealth's Attorney Denman T.
Rucker to obtain a ruling from
the States Attorney General on
whether taxpayers who received
bills mailed after December / may
be exempt from the 5 per cent
penalty.
The deadline for payment with
out penalty was December S. Sew
eraf hundred taxpayers received
personal property and State in
come tax bills after the deadline.
Policy on Erosion Adopted.
Mrs. Florence Cannon. the board
chairman, proposed that after the
ruling is received, a study be made
to determine why the bills did
not go out by December l, which
she said was the deadline for
mailing.
Under a policy adopted yester-
day, property owners who want
county help in halting erosion by
open streams must put up 80 per
cent Of the cost Of corrective
measures. The county will pay 70
per cent until SAL 900 fund from
| a 1882 900 bond issue is ex-
hausted.
| Participation by property own
fers would be voluntary. The county
would not share in the cost of
NEW fences or hedging material,
4 The board agreed to study
proposal by the Citizens Com
mittee for school improvement
THAT performance requirements be
substituted for exact specifications
lin a proposed new building code.
THE committee said the change
would permit schools to be built
in the least time and at "the
lowest cost consistent with good
operation"
A special committee appointed
by the board is studying replace
ment OF the present building code
with an amended version or a
new ordinance.
Against School Fee Proposal.
] Opposition was expressed to a
school Board proposal that no
building permit fees be charged
for school construction. County
Manager A. T. Lundberg was
asked to- discuss the matter with
Assistant Supt. E. j. Braun and
make a report.
The Commonwealth's ATTORNEY
was asked to advise the board at
its next meeting on whether
there is any legal basis for white
Only" and "Colored" signs on
doors of courthouse washrooms.
In letter to the board, DR.. Her
old johnson, 2901 North Lexing-
ton street. contended that the
signs are not required by law and
should be removed.
| Closing of the county treasurer's
Ioffce from December 26 until
January 2 was authorized. An in
;tventory will be made because
|Coiin c. Macpherson succeeds
John Locke Green on January /.
!. Next Thursday, the board will
hold a conference with State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick and
Delegates j. Maynard Magruder
and George Damn to discuss
Legislation.
Pay Schedule Review Ordered.
On January 8 or 4, Mrs. Cannon
announced. the Eastern Invest
ment Banking Voluntary Credit
Restraint Committee will hear in
New York the county's appeal of
decision that sale of an $685.
600 bond issue for parks and play
grounds would be inflationary.
A $4,000 review of the county's
ciasSIlcaGlon and pay schedules
was ordered. The Civil Service
Commission recommended ap-
pointment of a consultant for the
project. which is to be completed
before adoption of the 1951-52
budget.
A petition from Claremont
Community asking help in secur-
ling bus service for that area was
referred to the public utilities
commission.
Public hearings were set for
January rs on proposed ordi>
Enances to regulate restaurants
and ban junk yards. The board
agreed to study "a proposal by the
Arlington Civic Federation for a
smoke-control ordinance.
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