Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Council Backs
Full 100000
In School Bonds
Cut for Forthcoming
FulIs Church Vote
Defeated, 81

The Falls Church City Council
last night approved the full
amount of an 100000 bond is
sue asked by the school board
for new construction and at the
same time removed restrictions
on how the board shall spend
the money.
The board acted unanimously
after a three-hour public hear.
ing which filled the city hall to
overfowing.
In approving the issue the
council struck down. by 5-to-2
vote, a move to cut the amount
TO 100000. 1t voted unanimous
ly, however, to remove a clause
in the initial bond ordinance
which would have bound the
school board to spend half the
money for an addition to the
Mount Daniel Elementary
School.
In its final form. which voters
will act on in a March 3 refer
endum. the issue calls for one
half the funds to be spent on
an addition to George Mason
High School and one-haf for
additional elementary space,
either at Mount Daniel or else
where. as the school board may
decide.
In Original Form.
The form is identical with
what the board originally asked
last September. The council had
deferred action until the board
specified where it intended to
build the new elementary space.
Last night, however, School
Board Chairman John Johnson
said that to write their inten-
ton into the ordinance might
tie the boards hands if an ap-
plication for Federal aid to the
Mount Daniel project is granted.
Last nights public hearing
brought out sharp differences Of
opinion and ended in former
Councilman Samuel McCrary's
being asked to leave the hear
ing. when he insisted on speak
ing without recognition. Other
wise. the proceedings were ami
mated but orderly.
Speaking in support of the
full bond issue were Mrs. Sam
uel Vanneman. of the League Of
Women Voters: DR.. John Miles,
of the George Mason PTA: A. F.
Bohsnick. of the Madison PTA;
E. F. Becker. Northern Falls
Church Citizens Association;
George E Cooper. Broadmont
Citizens Association: Karl An
derson; George Walter: School
Board Member Richard L. Saint
sing: Lee Rhodes; Frederick
Gugel: La Rue Van Meter; Mrs.
Albert Kay: Hugh Rose, and
Mrs. Harold Hodges.
Opposition Speakers.
Speaking in opposition to
granting the full amount or to
the projects specified were School
Board Member H. P. Strople. Mr..
McCrary. Albert Hovey-King
School Board Member Francis
Trapp and George Ingline.
The vote to cut the amount to
100000 found Councilmen
Charles E. kellogg and w. Ray
mond Taylor opposed by the rest
of the council. The break came
when Councilman Donald G.
Benn announced that, although
he had originally favored a cut.
the hearing had convinced him
that most of the city would back
the bond issue in its full amount
In a quot anticlimax to the
school bond hearing the council
took less than 10 minutes to
approve without dissent a $685.
600 water improvement bond.
The bond issue will be financed
entirely from water revenues
and will not affect the tax rate,
City Manager Rhodes Woodbury.
said. Due to face voters in the
same March referendum it
will be used chiefly to construct
a water main across the Potomac
River to tap on to a projected
dam near Little Falls.