Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Arlington Board
Would Restrict
Vote on Bonds
By SAM EASTMAN

The Arlington County Board
Is on record in favor Of limiting
THE voting on bond referendums
to property owners only.
BY a Sci vote. the board yes
Iterday decided TO ask for State
Legislation that would provide
for this restriction.
The motion called for all such
referendums to be held at gen.
eral elections.
During yesterdays session the
board also voted down the con-
troversial Donaldson Run pool
request and adopted the county's
first community swimming pool
Ordinance.
The bond referendum action
was taken on motion Of Chair
man Wesley w. Cooper, who said
that during the past eight years
Arlington's school and county
boards have asked residents to
approve a total of $33 million in
bond issues.
Calls Action 'Unwise'
Many voters who backed these
bond issue requests are no longer
here to pay for the projects, Mr..
Cooper said. Property owners,
the chairman indicated, are less
likely to move out Of the county.
The dissenting vote was cast
by David Krnpsaw. who told Mr..
Cooper:
VI think you are playing on
dangerous grounds in restricting
the franchise a very unwise
move p
Ralph Raul abstained from
voting.
Members agreed to the SWIM
ming pool ordinance. effective
March !. by a 40 vote. A fifth
member, Mrs. Leone Buchholz,
abstained.
The use permit request by the
.citizens group for a community
pool on the Joseph Smith tract,
loff Marcy road. was then de-
Heated by a 80 vote.
$50 Attend Hearing
Mrs. Buchholz was Joined by
Chairman Cooper and George M.
lRowzee. jr.. in opposing the pool.
The hearing on the two items.
which lasted about four land "a
half hours. drew more than $50
residents.
The Donaldson Run organi-
zation--with q membership of
about l.000--was formed nearly
10 year ago. The group last year
lost bids to obtain q pool permit
ion two other tracts.
| Arguments Of opponents to
the site-in the Military road
Lorcom lane area--included de-
probation Of property values.
traffic. noise and invasion Of
lprivacy.
One Of the two members who
voted to grant the request, Mr..
Krupsaw, said after hearing pro
land con arguments, he was re-
jlieved to say that can keep
faith" with his campaign prom
Uses to back the request.
Kaul Backs Private Pools
He added that he was "philo-
sophically" opposed to private
Ipools--because some families are
barred for financial reasons-but
felt that Arlington has an "over-
riding need" for this type Of pool.
Mr.. Kaul.- who voted with Mr..
Krupsaw. said he felt that there
was a very real placee in the
county for private pools.
/ In explaining her vote, Mrs,
Buchholz said there is "a moral
issue involved" In protecting the
rights of the people in the neigh
borhood who oppose the site.
In casting the deciding mega
tive vote. Mr.. Cooper said he
felt that litigation would follow
II the permit was granted. The
chairman. who had previously
voted In favor of the pool. did
not elaborate.
| In discussions on the ordi-
nance, Mrs. Buchholz took the
position that 1t failed to spell
out health safety welfare regu-
lations.
Planning director Frank L.
Dieter said that the scope of the
ordinance was primarily con-
cerned with land use and that
other regulations are an adj
mjnistrative responsibility.
Adoption of the coming ordi-
nance amendment was on q mo-
ton by Mr.. Rowzee. who called
ron the county manager and
planning department to draw up
standards of operation"
In another action. members
unanimously approved the COM
Iprehensive land : use program
presented to the board by the
Arlington Development Commit
tee last month.