Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1929, Page 7

SUBUR FARFAX EBATE STDL000BONDPLAN Town. Improvements Dis- cussed at Mass’ Meeting. Engineers” Give Talks. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va.. July 25.—Citizens of | the town of Fairfax last night in mass | meeting debated the question of bond ing the town for water and sewerage a a cost of $100,000. The meeting opened with a prayer for | guidance offered by Rev. L. B. Atkins, | Jasted until midnight, with discussion at times waxing personal and acri- monious as proponents and opponents battled in debate. Mayor Thomas P. Chapman. who presided, outlined the route of the proposed water mains and sewer lines, the former to serve the en- tire corporation limits, the latter to cover only such portions of the town as ean be handled on a gravity system. It was pointed out that while the plan for the sewer system covered only ap- proximately 50 per cent of the area of the town, it served 96 per cent of the population and provided an opportunity for later extension as the population in- creased in the sparsely settled portions of the town. The maximum tax neces- sary to pay for interest and sinking fund on this bond issue would be $1.75, with assured reduction as building in- creases. Other Systems Discussed. Mr. Snyder of the engineer division of | the State Board of Health outlined the status of public water systems in Vir-| ginia, pointing out that in 1910 only 10 Pper cent of the people of the State were 50 served, whereas now more than 50 | per cent, including all cities and prac- | tically every town the size of Fairfax, is served from a public system. He stressed the soil on which Fairfax is, situated and the problem presented by | the local courthouse and jail disposal | plant, where the supervisors have on | geveral occasions called on the State Board of Health for assistance. “Shallow wells are not a dependable source of water supply. The soll is ‘bound to be polluted in populous com- munities,” he declared. He also stated that the curtailment of the plan for a sewer system for Fairfax has been the advice of the State Department; that the town had the largest area in- side its corporation limits as compared with its population of any town in Virginia. The plans submitted to the town for approval by the McCrary En- gineering Co. have been approved by the State Board of Health, and work will ba inspected by State engineers when completed. Sewerage to cover the entire town would cost an additional $50,000. In| response to an inquiry as to the feasi- bility of installing water alone, he stated | that all towns which have done so have regretted it, and the practice is uneco- | nomical. He cited instances of other| BAN NEWS. Dogs, Overrunning Takoma Park, Start Action by Police Chief of Police Cutshaw Warns That Unmuzzled Animals Will Be Killed. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md. July 25— Dogs, droves of them, some of them night and day over the highways and grassy plots of this town, many of them menacing, and lots of them unmuzzled, have been causing the police and scores of pedestrians trouble for the last sev- eral weeks. Complaints have poured in to the police headquarters here of damage done to shrubbery and other parts of private property and of people being bitten and frightened by tihe canines. Owners have been warned that their pets must be muzzled at all times, whether in the public places or on the private premises, for the law requires | this, but, according to the police, amicable efforts to correct the evil have been of little avail. The Police Court, newly organized here, is to try cases in some instances, but the death warrant is flaunting itself not only to the strays, but for those licensed dogs on private premises when not muzzled. Monday begins the canine execution period, and Chief of Police L. E. Cut- shaw has announced that those owners who value and cherish their pets had better obtain muszzles for them and keep them on the animals, for on that day and after he proposes to shoot on sight. any stray animal or unmuzsled dog that he finds within the town lim- its. Letter carriers. dellverymen and many others have filled the complaint books with their statements of attacks by vicious animals which show their teeth unguarded by the muzzle the law demands. Chief Cutshaw said that he hes tried hard to have the owners comply with the law and that there is nothing left for him now but to carry out the ex- ecution method. Some of the residents claim, he said, that the law cannot be enforced and he proposes to show that it is on the statute books for a purpose. Yesterday A. A. Manly, a postman who delivers mail here, swore out 8 warrant for Leroy H. Freemire, 42 Woodland avenue, in which it is charged that a dog owned by the latter barked, growled and ran after him and interfered with his duty as a mail car- rier in this territory. The case is to be tried before Police Judge A. L. Wilson here, and is to be followed by the trial of other cases which are said to be pending. The town ordinance requires that all dogs shall be kept muzzled from May 1 to September 1, whether in the pub- lic highways or other public places or on the premises of the cwner, and this, beginning Monday, Chief Cutshaw said, is to be carried out, without fear or avor. e Virginia towns of comparable size and valuation which have bonded themselves | for similar amounts. Installation Cost Cited. i 1In response to a statement from Lewis Oliver of Fairfax, one of the leaders opposing the bond issue, that the aver- | age cost of installation i Arlington | County amounted to $467, Mr. Loving, an engineer from the McCrary Engineer- ing Co., of Atlanta, Ga., which made the survey, stated that the average cost in Fairfax of tapping the water main would be $20 to $25 on 20 feet with ad- ditional pipe at not more than 25 cents per foot. The average town makes no charge for connection with the sewer system. Replying to objections that there was no assurance that the work could be completed within the $100,000 | estimate, Mr. Loving stated he had no | hesitancy in saying that the job could | be_completed within that sum. F. S. McCandish pointed out that even if the bond issue carries and the town is assessed with a total county and town tax of $3.90, the citizens will still pay a smaller tax than is paid in the town of Falls Church, which pays $4.15 in the Fairfax County section and $4.25 in the Arlington County portion, or in Herndon, with $4.38. Owing to the geographical location of the town, the main roads have been built at State expense without necessity of a bond issue and the residents of the county seat have paid very low taxes. He urged, as did County Treasurer F. W. Huddleson, that Fairfax place itself on a par with other towns of its size in the State. John W. Rust, councilman, point- ed out that between $200,000 and $300,- 000 worth of new construction was practically assured the town in new hotel, bank and residences, as soon as a public water supply is assured. Both Mr. Huddleson and Mr. Rust empha- sized the danger to which residents were subject as the central part of the town is becoming polluted and well after well condemned. Councilman John Whalen pointed out that two-thirds of the town is at present totally unprotected from fire except by the use of chemicals, mn spite of the $7,000 recently invested by the community in a modern new pump- ing engine. The reduction in insurance rates available to town taxpayers after installation of water ranges from 10 per cent for private dwellings to 40 per cent for commercial holdings. Mr. Loving stated further that the opera- tion of the proposed plant was so simple that it could be cared for by the town sergeant as part of his routine daily duties, that a revenue of $2 per month from eacn water customer would more than pay the cost of maintenance, re- pairs and power charges. Representative Moore Talks. ‘Representative R. Walton Moore briefly outlined the history of every forward-looking movement in the town in the past, for roads, electricity school- house bond issue and fire-fighting equipment, stati that all were carried through by the efforts of a few public- BATTERY PLANT BURNS. Fire Destroys Willard Place in Martinsburg’'s Square. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va.,, July 25.— Fire of undetermined origin, starting on the second floor, destroyed the Willard Storage Battery Service Co. building and stock on the public square here about .midnight. The building was Q‘“" except for brick walls still stand- 3 It was bought for $60,000 several years ago. Insurance against building and stock was $25,000. The fire was reported just after employes had left for the night. REV. W. F. 0’ROARK DEAD. STAUNTON, Va.. July 25 (Special) — Rev. W. F. O'Roark, died at his home on the New Hope road yesterday follow- ing a stroke of paralysis. He was pastor of Augusta charge, Methodist Episcopal Church. The fu- neral will be held from Asbury Chapel this afternoon at 3 o'clock, the following ministers being in charge: Rev. W. B. ‘Woodrum, Rev. J. W. Covington and Rev. Mr. Kaufman. The body will be taken to Hot Springs for burial. Rev. Mr. O'Roark is survived by his widow, and they occupied the Methodist parsol Va. every one was now reaping the benefits and convinced of their value. He urged that the value of one human life was worth more than the entire cost of the project and cited the fallacy of the arguments that no fires will come, be- cause there have been none in the past, that no one will die of typhoid or other filth-borne diseases because Fairfax has been singularly free in the past. He urged that every up-to-date town in the State was providing these facilities and that Fairfax would congratulate itself once they were installed. Ex-Senator Walter T. Oliver, who with his son Lewis and R. R. and Wil- son Farr were the chief opponents of the proposition, on an economic basis, stated that the town would experience difficulty in obtaining rights of way for its mains from some property owners. He said that, in his opinion, the biggest mistake the town could ‘make would be to place a $100,000 bond on the real estate, but he acknowledged. uader questioning, that although he had two wells at his own house all his drinking water was carried from the well at the jail. He urged that the town compete for the honor of paying the lowest rather than the highest tax rate. Lewis Oliver stressed the in- equality of the assessments and urged that the matter be deferred until next year, the town be separated into wards, the central town ward to bond itself for sewer if conditions there are as spirited citizens ‘nst opposition; that Fancy dangerous as pictured. Iceberg Lettuce:10¢ Tender Crisp Michigan Celery Carmen Lbs. s HC Peaches? 1 pets, but most of them pests, roaming ! THE EVENING ‘INJUNBTIUN VOIDS WATER PENALTY Arlington Court Restrains Payment on Petition of Clarendon Citizen. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT FOUSE, Va., July 25.—Acting on the request of L. C. Lloyd, 75 North Spruce street, Clarendon, filed by his attorney, Lawrence Douglas, Judge Howard W.| Smith yesterday issued an injunction against the board of county supervisors and C. L. Kinnier, directing engineer, restraining them from cutting off the plaintifi’s water supply because of his | refusal to pay & 5 per cent penalty levied by the water board for failure to make an installation payment promptly. The decision has a far-reaching ef- fect in that it volds the collection of the penalty from any of une water users who have signed the form of contract In use by the water department ever since the installation of the county-wide water system. The board may, how- ever, insert the penaity clause in future contracts. Lioyd's Petition. In his petition Lloyd alleged that he signed a contract with the county hereby he was to pay the front footage main installation charge in eight equal payments “covering & period of two| years. The contract provided that he | Was to pay an interest rate of 6 per cent on each installment as paid and that | his water might be cut off for failure to | make payments promptly. There was not, however, any mention of a cash | penalty for delinquency. Following a threat by county officials to cut off his supply, Lioyd said that he attempted to pay the entire amount, with the exception of the 5 per cent penalty and that it was refused by of- ficials. In his decision granting the injunc- tion, Judge Smith said that the county ‘was no more within its rights in lddms somsthing to a contract after it ha been signed than would a bank or busi- | ness house under similar circumstances. Tax Order Signed. Judge Smith also signed the order sustaining the demurrer of Frederick ‘W. Ingram and others to the suits for the collection of delinquent real estate taxes recently instituted by the county through Commonwealth's Attorney Wil- liam C. Gloth. The order voids more than 400 such suits and leaves county | officials somewhat in a quandary. | Today's formal signing of the order | follows his announced intention several | weeks ago of taking such action. He | delayed entering the order, however, to give Gloth an opportunity to collect | additional data that might be used in the defense of the county’s action. | The demurrer, which was prepared | and presented by Attorney H. Smith Rucker, set forth that the suits were brought under a special act of the Leg- islature prior to the adoption of the | present constitution, which says that no | special or local laws shall be enacted | by the General Assembly for the collec- | tion of taxes. | Gloth indicated his intention of ur—{ rying the case through the Virginia Supreme Court. Wi}e Sues for Divorce. LYNCHBURG, Va., July 25 (Spe- cial) —Annie W. Cunningham has in- stituted suit in the Circuit Court here against Bernard L. Cunningham for di- vorce. The action is based on a claim | of desertion. | | Suits. AUTO CRASH VICTIMS ALL ARE IMPROVING Mrs. Smith Regains Consciousness and Others Leave Loudoun Hos- pital—Bee Caused Accident. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va, July 25.— Mrs. Harlan Smith of Irvington, N. J., who was seriously injured in an automobile wreck on the Leesburg-Aldie pike on Tuesday of last week and who re- mained unconsclous at the Loudoun Hospital, has regained consciousness and is improving. The others in- jured in the head-on collision, Mr. Smith, George Bolen and Earl Carty of Mountville and William Risdon of Middleburg. have sufficiently improved to be dismissed from the hospital. The accident was caused by the buzzing of a bee in the car of Mr, Smith, who, with his wife, was tour- ing Virginia on a honeymoon trip. This buzzing caused him to become confused and resulted in the loss of control of the car, which crashed in‘o the one driven by George Bolen, wreck- ing both machines. To Award Membership Prizes. POTOMAC, Va., July 25 (Special).— Prizes at stake in the membership con- test held by the D. K. Garnett Bible Class, an undenominational organiza- tion, will be awarded at a meeting of the class tomorrow night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Redman, 126 East Peyton avenue. The presentation will be made by Mrs. Elmer Williams, one of the judges. The other judges are Mrs. Redman and Mrs. J. G. Quinn. Lo T Ashby D. Coffey Dead. LYNCHBURG, Va., July 25 (Spe- cial).—Ashby Dameron Coffey, 40 years old, a farmer, died Tuesday afternoon at | J. his home near Pleasant View, death coming after a long illness. He is sur- vived by four sisters, Mrs. L. T. Mason of Lynchburg: Mrs. M. H. Treavey of | Pleasant View; Mrs. C. 8. Turner of | Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Jack Thomas of Flint, Mich., and a brother, R. W. Coffey of Lynchburg. STAR., WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, WYATISVLLEGUARD NS CANP HONDR 'Company F, 1st Infantry, Makes Unusually Fine Showing at Cascade. Special Dispatch to The Btar. HYATTSVILLE, Md., July 25 pany F, 1st Infantry, Maryland Guard, of Hyattsville, e its us: showing in rifle shooting and at the annual encampment of the 1st Regiment held at Camp Ritchie, Cas- cade, Md., carrying o premiér honors and the regimental banners in both competitions.. In the only other con- test for a rifie company, the guard mount, Company F showed strongly. but the banner was won by Company G of Cumberland. In the rifilemanship contest 38 of the 49 Company F members ccmretlnl qualified, a percentage of 78. This was the best showing made by any unit in the 1st Regiment on the basis of com=1{ pany rosters. Seven of the Company F shots qualified as experts, 8 as sharp- shooters and 23 as marksmen. 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SUBURBAN LUMBERMAN IS KILLED AS TREE FALLS ON HIM Workman on Armstrong Reserva- tion Pinned Beneath Timber. Survived by Widow, 3 Children. Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON,: Va, July 25—Fred Scott, 35 year-old lumberman on the Forest Reservation, near instantly killed yesterday hen a gigantic tree he had hewn, crashed into dead 'timber and cata- NEWS. * 7 pulted in his direction, pinning him dflxn as he sought to escape. companion with whom he Iy o § e B2 tres g, just as the immense ‘The com- panion, -after lerable _difficult; managed to extricate Scott from ue:dzyr' the tree. He was removed to the hos- mill‘kl‘:umdflkm ”k. t'llel'e it was found actured brm‘ et and his neck been ed in the. business for ml:;l';.un, He 15“";::‘: Chiidren, "Pumeral wrrangemsests “Toan 5 eral arr; not yet been made. S The Cost of Living . . . . Figuring the cost of living, and especially the amount to be spent for table needs and other househol, housekeeper daily. [ Furthest. 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