Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Is Speakers
Divided on
CountyBudget
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star star Writer

Some Arlington residents last
night urged the County Board
30 increase the proposed
county and school budgets.
Others called for reductions
and support for the budgets.
The conflicting views were
expressed by 20 speakers at q
public hearing on the spend
ing recommendations for the
forthcoming fiscal year.
The board Is considering pro-
posed budgets Of $l5.l million
from County Manager A. T.
Lundberg and Sis million
from the School Board.
To finance his budget Mr..
Lundberg had suggested q l3-
cent increase In real estate and
personal property rates and rec
commended that the S. auto tag
fee be doubled. The School
Boards spending proposals call
for q 15-cent increase In the
real estate rate Of 1924 per
800 and the personal prop
erty levy Of s4.2o.
Business Privilege Tar 49,
The county board is also
considering some increase In
the business privilege license
taxes. which now range from
2 cents to IS cents per 500 Of
gross receipts.
At last nights hearing in the
courthouse. which drew about
l26 residents, most Of the
speakers asked that additional
funds be provided for various
projects.
Representatives Of the Ar
hngton Civic Federation, while
backing the proposed school
budget. also urged that the
board provide about 500. 900
for q proposed regional pur-
chase Of an 800-acre tract at
Great Falls for parkland.
Support for this project was
voiced by four other speakers. |
The Fairfax Board Of County
Supervisors has voted to put
up 100000 toward purchase of
the land, which is now owned |
by the Potomac Electric Power
Co. Estimated cost Of land is
100000.
More Library Books
The board was also urged to-
add $4,000 for more county
library books and $2,700 to rent
additional library space. These
requests came from the Amer
lean Association Of University
Women. Virginia Chamber Of
Commerce. the Woodmont Par
ent Teacher Association and
the Civic Federation. The
county manager has recon-
mended $34.565 for books.
John j. Anderson, admins
traitor Of Arlington Hospital.
asked that $4,000 be included
in the county budget toward
the hospitals next $3.50 900
expansion project. He also
urged that Mr.. Lundberg's pro-
posed $l7.500 item for general
hospital expenses be increased
by $500.
aAnother plea for more money
came from Alvin L. Schorr Of
the Family Service Of Northern
Virginia. The counseling organ
ization requested that county
welfare department funds be
increased by $50. 900 to provide
higher standards in grants for
food. clothing and shelter. The
county managers proposal
called for $4,000.
Fire Department 1t. w. r.
Coleman asked that firemen be
given a minimum pay raise Of
6 per cent. Mr.. Lundberg's
budget calls for an increase Of
about 3 per cent.
At last nights hearing, the
board also was urged by four
speakers to look for budget
reductions.
Teacher Salaries
Alfred e. Grove Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, sug-
gested elimination Of the $780,
900 for salary increases which
the school board added to the
amount proposed by Supt. T.
Edward Rutter. The present
scale for teachers with bache-
lors degrees ranges from $1,000
to $500. Under Mr.. Rutter's
recommendation, the minimum
would 60 to $1,000 and the
maximum to $1,000. The extra
100000 would add 500 to each
step in the salary scale
The Chamber Of Commerce
report also said that savings
could be made by eliminating
some Of the top jobs in the
school administration.
Study should be given, Mr..
Grove said, to combining the