Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
ASKS
Bids for Work
In Wafer. Crisis
Building Of Moin
And Reservoir to
Start in z Months

Arlington County will advertise
for bids tomorrow on the first
phase of q construction program
which will end recurrent curbs
on outdoor use Of water.
County Manager A. r. Lund.
berg told the County Board yes.
terday that the entire water sys.
tenn Improvement program win
be started within two months.
4 The program calls for. q new
reservoir on Minor Hill. a So
inch water main and renovation
of pumping station. The work
will be financed by proceeds Of Q
$1.3 million bond issue.
! z A.M.-S Pm. Water Use Ban.
This summer use of hoses for
ssprinkling lawns. washing cars
or filling swimming pools is for.
hidden from z am. to 8 pm.
In other business, the board
denied a request for q use permit
for operation of the Columbia
Pre- School at 1922 South Four
teenth street. About 80 residents
of the area appeared at the board
meeting to object to granting OF
the permit.
Arlington Asphalt Co., the low
bidder. was awarded a contract
for $201,7 100 for surface treat
ment of streets. Arlington sur.
faces one-third of all county
streets every year. There were
two other bidders.
The same firm was low bidder
on a contract for bituminouS
paving amounting to $52,262.
There were also two other bid
ders for this job.
Right Of way along Wilson
boulevard near the Fairfax
county line was ordered bought
for $4,280. This will permit
widening on the north side Of
the boulevard from North ,Madi.
son street to Mckinley road.
Named to Fire Trial Board.
Appointed to the Fire Trial
Board was Edgar Howard. of 216
South Abingdon street. Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. fore.
man.
A request by Mrs. Margaret S.
Peete for rezoning of property at
1908 Columbia pike from apart.
ments to commercial was denied.
Possible acquisition by the
county of three pieces of prop
erty to be sold for delinquent
taxes will be studied by county
officials. The board will vote
July 10 whether to pay the taxes
and take possession of the lot
or hold a public sale.
A permit was granted for the
Arlington County Fair and Trade
Show to be held July 1918 at
South Twenty-third street and
US. /. The Arlington OptimiSt
Club is sponsoring the event.
The board declined to put up
from 500 to $3.50 for entertain
ment by the county of the Ma
tional Sheriffs Association. sched-
uled to meet in Washington
June 28-July /. Board Member
George M. Rowzee, jr., said he
believed such an appropriation
would set a precedent which the
county cannot afford. he said he
would be willing to encourage the
| holding of conventions in Airing
| ton If a hotel is built in the
county to accommodate these
affairs.
Cites Richmond Criticism.
Commonwealth Attorney Will
liam j. HaSsan said he believed
that if conventions of State and
local officials and businessmen
could be held in the county.
some of Arlington's difficulties
in Richmond" could be avoided.
He was referring to actions and
speeches directed by legislators
against the urban area OF Vir-
GINA near Washington.
The board will meet at 8 pm.
Wednesday at Jefferson Fire.
house, South Twenty-third street
and U. S. 1, for an informal
hearing on purchase Of q recrea-
ton site in that area.