Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
207 Bills Listed
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Delegates.
The measure, sponsored by the
Alexandria and Fairfax delega.
lions, would further support pre-
vious legislation designed to per-
NIT joint participation in the
Alexandria Sewer Authority by
Fairfax County.
AS the deadline for introduc-
ton of new legislation passed
a total Of 207 new bills were in
troduced in the House and Sen
ate. IS of them by Delegate Ar.
instead Boothe of Alexandria
a member of the State Code
Commission. to make technical
corrections in the statutes.
Other new legislation proposes
a study of the State Milk Com
mission to determine, among
other things. whether it should
withdraw its price fixing powers
from several areas, including
Arlington, Alexandria and Fair
fax.
Bill for Peoples Council.
The creation of the office OF
peoples counsel. similar to the
official in Maryland, who would
represent the public before State
agencies. particularly the State
Corporation Commission, is pro-
vided in another bill.
More strict regulations Of la
Dor unions growing out Of a Sit
uation involving an organiza-
ton in the District Of Columbia
and suburban Virginia workers
would be set UP under another
measure.
The water and sewer author
ity bill includes these principal
features:
The same power to condemn
property as the State Highway
Commission has now would be
granted:
Existing law authorizing the
setting Of rates and fees for serv-
ices would be made stronger.
Water companies operated as
public utilities would be author
lied to act as billing and COL
lecting agents for sewer authori-
ties. Furthermore water COM
panies would be authorized TO
diSconnect service in the event
sewage charges were not paid.
The owners Of railroad tracks,
pipes. electric and telephone
poles or other structures which
constitute distractions to extern
sion Of an authority's services
on public streets could be COM
PEELED to move or eliminate them
Study Of Milk Commission.
The Arlington delegation pro-
posed creation Of seven-mem-
Der commission to study the
functions Of the milk commits
sion. The resolution says the
agency was created in 1884. dur
ing a period of economic depres-
sion which does not exist now.
Included in the study would be
the question of whether con-
sumers are adequately repre-
sented on the price, fixing body
The delegation abandoned ear
lier announced plans to offer
legislation requiring the addi-
ton Of two more consumer rep
resentatives on the milk COM
mission. now made UP of a pro-
Queer, a distributor and a con-
sumner representative.
The proposed peoples counsel
would intervene in all cases be-
fore the State Corporation Com
mission in. which the public in
terest is involved. An appro-
priation Of $25.000 for each year
Of the biennium would be made
to pay for the official and his
staff. The Arlington delegation
sponsored the bill.
The more strict regulations on
labor unions are proposed in q
bill Of Delegate j. Maynard Ma
gruder Of Arlington. introduced
by request.
The sponsor said the measure
grew out Of the efforts of north
ern Virginia electricians to or
ganize their own local of the
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers. They now are
under the jurisdiction of local
n in Washington.
Effect of one provision of the
bill would be to refuse to permit
any national or international
union to do business" (cellect
dues, make salary deductions
etc. IN Virginia If a group OF
rs or more Virginia workers is
refused a charter.
Other Bills introduced.
Among other bills introduced
in the house are these:
BY Arlington delegation, Gre
ating a continuing joint commit
tee on schools and higher edu-
cation to report on problems in
those fields to each General
Assembly.
Extending rights of service.
mems Readjustment Act to
widows who have not remarked
by MIR. Magruder.
BY John Webb and Omer Hirst
OF Fairfax. and Mr.. Magruder
increasing State aid to localities
so that credit for current enroll
ment will be allowed, effective In
1856.
BY Fairfax delegation, increas.
ing benefits of firemen injured OF
killed in line Of duty in that
county.
BY Fairfax delegation anc
Harrison Mann of Arlington. tc
require local electoral boards tc
show how many absentee ballots
are cast in making election re-
turns to State Board of Elections
Requesting State Board Of
Education to determine how
localities may save costs of archi-