Evening star., 1952-01-04
Fairfax 10 File
|7-Point Request
With Legislature
More Stote Funds,
Broader Powers Are
Among Proposals

A larger share of State funds,
limited power to regulate public
utilities and authority to control
speed limits on secondary roads
will be sought for Fairfax County
by it's representatives in the vir-
ginia Assembly.
The proposals were agreed to
by State Senator John A. K. Dom
oyan and Delegate Edwin Lynch
during a meeting with the Fair
fax Board of Supervisors last
night.
Earlier yesterday, the two rep
resentatiyes met with the county
school board and were urged to
seek an appropriation of $40 mill
lion to the State Literary Loan
Fund. This money would be
loaned to localities to build
schools.
Road Fund Bill Sought.
The supervisors requested that
a bill providing for disbursement
Of State road funds on an up
to-date population census basis
be introduced. 1t was explained
that these funds are disbursed
each year on the basis Of the
10-year Federal census. With the
rapid increase Of population In
Fairfax it is anticipated that mil
lions Of dollars would be lost to
the county before the next census
in 1860.
Board members agreed that
Fairfax County should be given
some power to control the ac-
tivities Of public utility enterprises
in the county. Specific mention
Of water service by private COM
panies was mentioned by board
The board wants authority to
reduce speed on narrow secondary
reads from so miles an hour.
Proposals to Be Made.
Other legislative proposals that
will be presented in an effort to
strengthen the new county execu-
tive form of Government include:
/. A request that the county
executive be authorized to pay
bills and claims for services ana
materials covered by appropria-
tions included in the budget. The
law now requires the board to act
on such matters.
q. Amendment of State law to
permit the county to license
winery, brewery and wholesale
beer houses in the county.
8. Amendment of State law to
permit the county to borrow up to
|one-half Of it's anticipated reve-
niue from the county levy after
January Is of any year. Present
authority limits the borrowing
power to one-fourth Of its antici-
pated revenue and such borrow
ing cannot take place until June
of any year.
4. A request that the county be
authorized to proclaim daylight
saving time by resolution rather
than county ordinance, as now
provided.
5. Amendment OF State law to
require Circuit Court judges to
fix an appeal bond to be posted
by a litigant who appeals a case
involving the sale of bonds voted
in referendum.
Life for Dope Peddlers.
s. An amendment to provide
for mandatory sentences of life
imprisonment for dope peddlers
who sell their wares to miners.
z. A request that library
trustees be appointed by the
Board Of Supervisors instead Of
the Circuit Court judge.
During the session with the
School Board earlier, the legis-
lators were told that applications
for loans from the State Literary
Fund far exceed the amounts
available. The fund Is built up
through fines paid by violators OF
State laws.
The board renewed a request
made, to previous sessions of the
Legislature that State appropria.
tions for schools be computed on
a current basis, rather than on
average daily attendance figures
for the previous year.
Mr.. Robinson said that the
rapid growth of the county since
1940 has meant a loss of about
$4,000 because of the method
OF figuring the appropriation.
Supt. w. T. Woodson said that
current enrolment in county
schools exceeds by about 5000
students the total number NJ