Evening star., 1952-08-24
Study |sAsked
On Plan 10 Make
Arlington aCity
Citizens Commission
Wants University to
Examine Proposal

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A University of Virginia study
of a proposal to make Arlington
a city was requested by the
County Board yesterday.
The board asked the University's
Bureau Of Public Administration
to compare the 1916 charter
authorizing incorporation with
the present county government.
County voters will decide on
November 4. General Election Day.
whether the transition to a city
should be made next January.
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
said the university's study would
be made between September Is
and October / so that the results
will be available to citizens before
the referendum. The study was
requested by the Citizens Com
mission on Local Government.
Deadlocked on Report.
The boards action was unani-
nous. In some other matters,
however, board members failed to
reach agreement and several de-
icisions were postponed until a
special meeting at 8 pm. Monday.
Board Member Daniel A. Dugan
was absent yesterday.
One of the % votes was on a
proposal by Board Chairman
Robert w. Cox that the report
of the Citizens Commission on
Ethics in Government be accepted
and that the commission be COM
mended for its year-long study.
Robert A. Peck, a Republican,
and Alfred E. FriSbie, Democrat.
voted against the proposal. They
also opposed a more brief motion
by Alan L. Dean. like Mr.. Cox
a non-partisan, that the board
acknowledge receipt of the COM
missions report.
Mr.. Peck said there were some
things in it I would like to dis
cuss before we vote to accept it. ..
I am sorry to say I can't go along
with some of the statements in it,"
Pool Bond Issue Postponed.
Mr.. Frisbie referred to the report
as Loves Labor Lost in 81
Pages" He recalled that he had
opposed appointment of the COM
mission when it was set up a year
ago and had asserted that as a
guide for official conduct, 1.-THE
Ten Commandments are good
enough for me-
The board postponed action on
a proposal that it request a Mo-
vember 4 referendum on a $780,
900 swimming pool bond issue.
Also deferred to Monday night
was selection of a nominee for
appointment to the National Capt.
tai Regional Planning Council.
Consideration of a resolution
asking reinstatement of rent con-
troll in the county was on tho
agenda yesterday. but Mr.. Cox
referred to a court order banning
him or Mr.. Dean from acting on
the proposal. Federal District
Judge Sterling Hutcheson last
week signed temporary order re-
straining the two board members
from voting on rent control.
Grocery Inspection Approved.
The order was requested in a
suit filed by attorneys John Locke
Green and William Winston, who
lcontended that Mr.. Cox and Mr..
Dean are serving on the board
illegally. They cite a Federal
statute forbidding Government
employees from accepting salary
for more than one Office.
In other business. the board ap-
proved an ordinance providing for
inspection of groceries and meat
markets. The measure was pre-
pared with the assistance of rep
Iresentatives of food and meat
stores.
More thorough enforcement Of
the business license tax ordinance
was promised as the board voted
to employ two new auditors in
the license division of the Office
of Commissioners of Revenue
George Fischer.
Delegate j. Maynard Magruder.
on behalf of the Arlington Cham
ber of Commerce, presented a
resolution asking the board to ap-
point traffic advisory board to
study local transportation. Ap-
pointment of a board in each
jurisdiction was recommended by
the Governors and Commissioner
Conference on Greater Washing
ton Traffic problems. Mr.. Magru-
der recalled.
The board agreed to study the
resolution.