Evening star., 1951-02-08
Fairfax Sewer
Extensions Get
Board Approval
Federal Aid to Be
Sought in Planning
Sanitation Projects.

Fairfax County were going ahead
today. while the Board Of Super
visors prepared to ask Federal as
sistance in planning more santa
ton improvements.
Acting yesterday to meet the
need for sewers, the supervisors
took the following steps:
!. Approved plans for installa-
| tion of a sewer line between
Springfield and Holmes Run by a
private sanitation firm.
2. Agreed to buy part of the
Belle View Apartment sewer sys-
tenn so that sewer lines can be ex-
tended into the New Alexandria
community.
3. Authorized a request to the
Federal Government for financial
assistance in mapping sewer needs
of the county.
James j. Corbalis. jr., county
sanitary engineer, said after the
meeting that the actions will not
interfere with proposed creation
of Fairfax Sanitation Authority
to handle all water, sewer,
garbage and trash collection prob
lens.
To Serve Development.
The new trunk sewer is to be
installed by the Fairfax County
Water & Sewer Corp. principally
to serve the Springfield area.
where Edward r. Carr has plans
for a large housing development.
Other areas along the line will
be permitted to connect with it,
however, said Mr.. Corablis.
He estimated the sewer line
would cost $215,000. 1t will con-
meet with the Holmes Run trunk
sewer. which serves Sanitary Dis
trict No. /. The supervisors
agreed to lease the sewer with
an option to buy it.
On Mr.. Corbalis' recommended
ton, the supervisors agreed to
buy the Belle-View sewers for
100000.
i 1t is to be paid for from the
So million sewer improvement
bond issue of Sanitary District
i No. l, which included funds for
purchase of privately owned
sewers where they are needed by
the county.
i May Get Dispersal Funds.
The request for Federal assist
ance on sewer surveys was recon-
mended by State Senator Andrew
! w. Clarke, who said he thought
; the county may be able to get
some funds through pending dis
ipersal legislation. He appeared
! with delegation of citizens from
! the Vernon Heights Citizens As
! sociation, who reported they had
Y collected nearly half of the $4,000
needed for a sewer survey in the
I Engleside area.
r Mr.. Corbalis said the county
V had failed in two previous at
, tempts to get financial assistance
from the Government for sewer
planning. but he indorsed the new
> effort. In case the request fails,
the supervisors agreed to put up
the additional $1,000 needed for
the Engleside survey
A delegation of citizens from
the Annandale area headed by
Omar Hirst reported that they are
also collecting funds for a survey
of their territory's sewer needs,
and Mr.. Corbalis said citizens in
Brilyn Park and Fort Hunt road
ueighborhcods have similar plans.
Health Engineer Asked.
! DR.. Fred c. Heath, county health
officer, requested employment of
a public health engineer to direct
the work of sanitation officers in
septic tank work.
John j. Anderson, administrator
of Arlington Hospital, and William
Ames. member of the Hospital
Board. asked the supervisors to
appropriate $4,000 in their 1872
budget to help pay for a $4,000
addition at the hospital, Mr..
Anderson said 38 per cent of his
institutions patients come from
Fairfax County.
i A one-acre tract on Beulah
road, behind the Franconia
School. was rezoned from agricul-
tural to rural business to permit
construction of a filling station.
. The coUntys official tie breaker,
Lud Popkins, cast the deciding
vote in favor of. the rezoning,
after the supervisors became dead
locked OH the issue. 3 to 3. The
planning commission had recon-
mended against the rezoning.