Evening star., 1954-05-25
Authorization
Due on Half Of
Sewer Bonds
Fuirfux Bourd to
Act on $40 Million Of
$40 Million Issue

$40 Million Issue
The Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow to take final action ALL.
thorizing sale Of $40 million in
sewer construction bonds, which
the first half Of a $40
sewer bond issue author
lied in a recent referendum.
Details of the 97-page bond
resolution and a general outline
Of work to be financed in the
first phase Of the sewer program
were discussed by the supervisors
yesterday with legal, financial
and engineering advisers.
Engineers expect the $40 mil
lion to build three new treat
ment plants. so miles of new
sewers. purchase ITO miles of
sewers-including about
160 miles of sanitary district No.
l facilitieS-and pay other en-
gineering and financing costs.
The acquisition of sanitary
district No. l facilities actually
means the refunding of about
$3.l million in outstanding sewer
debts in the district. This will
make the facilities of sanitary
district No. / part of the inte-
grated county-operated sewer
system now being undertaken.
Breaks Down by Districts.
Although the integrated pro-
gram actually disregards sani-
tary district boundaries, the
were given a break
down Of the proposed new con-
struction with the $40 million
according to old sanitary dis
trict boundaries as follows:
l. Sanitary district No. L.
II miles of new sewer lines,
including sewers planned but not
installed under the original So
million district program now be-
ing refunded. A relief sewer
for the Tripp Run line also is
included. The existing Trips
Run sewer has overflowed in re-
cent months, causing temporary
pollution Of Lake Bancroft. The
new facilities within sanitary
district No. l will carry sewage
either to the county plant on
Fort Hunt road or, after that
plant reaches its capacity, to the
plant that Alexandria is about
to build.
New Treatment Plants.
2. Sanitary district No. 3. COW
ering the upper Pimmit Run and
upper Dead Run area-13 miles
of new sewers, a pumping sta
ton on Dead Run and a treat
ment plant on Pimmit Run.
8. Sanitary district No 4, gen.
orally known as the Little Hunt
ing Creek AREAS miles Of
sewers and a treatment plant
on Little Hunting Greek.
4. Sanitary district No. S, sur
Dogue Creek-10 miles
Of sewers and a treatment plant
on Dogue Creek.
5. Sanitary district No. 6.
familiarly known as the AMMAN
dale area-15 miles of new sew
ers, to flow to the Fort Hunt
road plant, or the Alexandria
plant.
6. Sanitary district No. 7, en-
bracing Brilyn Park in the up
per Four Mile Run and upper
Pimmit run areas-3.5 miles Of
sewers, to flow partly into the
Arlington County system for
treatment and partly into the
existing Churchill Subdivision
treatment plant.
Percentage for Facilities.
The initial $40 million program
represents the following portions
of the entire $40 million pro-
gram: Collecting sewers, 35 per
cent, trunk and sub-trunk sew
ers, % per cent; pumping sta
tions and force mains, 33 per
cent. and treatment plants, 100
per cent.
The bond resolution to be
adopted tomorrow provides for
a revenue type bond sale. with
tax backing in case revenues fall
short. F. Coleman Greene, bond
counsel. pointed out that the
resolution requires the super
visors, however. to impose an
adequate service charge to
AALAdAACC Vic p1OSL dAAi'
Tax Not Expected.
William r. McGill, financial
adviser, said the proposed $50
annual service charge should be
adequate to finance the program
from revenues without any dan
ger Of requiring a tax levy. He
said tax backing made the bonds
more attractive and should re-
suit in a lower interest rate than
could be expected with pure rev.
enue bonds.
M. H. Klegerman, engineering
consultant, declared that the
construction program would not
be delayed by dividing the $40
million issue in two or more
stages. as recommended by the
financial advisers. He said it
would be impossible to accept
bids on the full $40 million pro-
gram all at once.
Commonwealth's Attorney
Hugh B. Marsh and Attorney
Robert j. McCandlish, jr., ex.
planned the bond sale resolution
must be filed with the Circuit
Court after it is adopted. After
a 30-day wait. the supervisors
NAV advertise the bonds for sale.