Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1930, Page 11

" FEDERALAUTHORTY IN VIRGINIA FOUGHT Arlington Supervisors Object to Giving Power to Rule Permits. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Btar. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT| HOUSE, Va., June 5.—Meeting yester- day in special session the board of county supervisors passed a resolution | opposing the passage of a joint resolu- | tion introduced in the House of Repre- sentatives to bestow upon_ the director of Public Bulldings and Public Parks authority to deny building permits on the Virginia shore of the Potomac River At the same meeting the board issued a statement explaining in detail | the sewer bond issue, which will bel voted upon next Monday. The resolution states that passage of | such legislation by the Federal Con-| gress would be to infringe upon local | Virginia authority. “The inclusion of park authority and considerations rela- tive to that authority, in determining the use of a navigable stream, is a novel and doubtful extension of the Federal control over such waters,” the state- ment reads. Radical Change Noted. Continuing, it says: “This resolution eontemplates & radical change in the statute law under which the chief of Engineers, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the Virginia authorities of Alexandria and Arlington County have operated for 30 years in determining and permitting the use of the river. “The grounds under which the di- rector of parks and buildings may withhold approval of river front per- mits are not stated, . which leaves a wholly arbitrary power in the hands of this official. The right of access to the river of Virginia property owners may thereby be destroyed. ‘The authority of Federal officlals on the Government rty above and below the new Ar- m:n Memorial Bridge is full and sufficlent. Extension of their author- iy to privately owned river frontage may be obtalned by purchase, but not confiscation of riparian rights. “Beautification of the National Cap- ital is desirable, but cannot an emergency requiring the legislative cre- ation of police powers.” Efforts of the Federal authorities to supervise the issuance of permits for water front construction is thought to have been brought about by the is- suance by the board of supervisors to the Sun Oil Co. of a permit to erect a large oil storage plant on the Virginia shore just above the Key Bridge. The permit was issued over the majority disapproval of the Arlington County ing Commission. Sewer Statement. The following complete statement with respect to the plans of adminis- tration, construction and operation of the sewer system under the proposed : $2.,173,089 bond issue was prepared and issued at the same meeting: “General—The proposed bond issue will cover the cost of the construction of trunk lines through the various drainage areas listed below, covering approximately seven-tenths of the area of the county and serving approximate- 1y 24.300 people of an estimated county population of 30.000. These trunk lines will serve all of the built-up portions of the county and the adjacent and intervening territory. “Trunk lines: Gulf Branch—Serving Golf Club Manor, Country Club Hills and territory adjacent. Donaldson's Run—Serving Lee Heights and a part of Livingstone Heights. Windy Run— Serving part of Cherrydale. Spout Run —Serving part of Livingstone Heights, part of Cherrydale, Thrifton, Aurora Heights, part of Lyon Village, part of Park Lane, part of Clarendon, Waver- ley Hills, Clarenford and part of Ball- ston. Rosslyn Branch—Serving part of Park Lane, Colonial Heights and Ross- lyn. Rocky Run— Serving part of Clarendon, part of Lyon Village, Fort Myer Heights and or Heights. Lubbers Run—Serving Waycroft, Me- morial Park, part of Ballston and part of Halls Hill. Doctors Run—Serving part of Barcroft, Alcova Heights, Glebe- wood, part of New Arlington, part of | Ballston and the area adjacent. Long Branch — Serving' Lyon Park, Ashton Heights, Arlington, Arlington Heights | and Johnsons Hill. | Stream Trunk Lines. “Trunk lines along two streams, pames unknown — Servi Virginia Highlands and Aurora ls. Short trunk lines, along streams, names un- known, above Lubbers Run — Serving East Falls Church, Overlee Knolls, Fos- toria, Bon Air, Brandon Village and Glencarlyn. Short trunk lines follow- ing streams, names unknown—Serving ©Osakcrest, Nauck and adjacent territory. “Disposal Plants: In the amount above is allowed $465,000 for an infer- ceptor line up the Potomac River, and two disposal plants, one located in the vicinity of Rosslyn, and one in the vicinity of the mouth of Four-Mile- Run. These disposal plants will only be built in ease it is necessary ‘to do 80 in order to avold the further pollu- tion of the Potomac River. They will be built only when, and if, we are re- quired to construct’ them. “Lateral Extensions: In the above amount of the bond issue is included | an item of $250,000 to assist in the| extension of lateral sewers on streets | where there are now no sewers. These laterals will be extended under author-| ity of chapter 3067 of the acts of the general assembly, which permits the board of supervisors to extend the Iaterals upon its own authority re- lieve some insanitary condition, and assess the property owners; or upon the petition, signed by the owners of 60 per cent of the frontage along the street. If the petition is approved, the other 40 per cent is assessed per front foot the same as those petitioning. The front foot assessment for laterals will be $1.50 per front foot, payable 15 cash | and !5 quarterly, with interest as billed, until paid. On those streets where there now is a satisfactory lateral sewer it will be taken over for operation by | the county with no front-foot assess- ment being made until such a timef as it is necessary, on account of un~ satisfactory service, to replace same. Method and Construction. “Method of Construction: If this bond issue goes through, we propose to advertise for, and secure the services of a fully qualified consulting engineer, to plan, design, and advise as to the | construction of this sewer system.. We | also propose to let by contract.te the! lowest, competent qualified bidder all this work. We further proppe to_ ad- vertise for bids for the construction of laterals as it becomes necessary o con- struct them. “Finance: In order to retire this bond issue in 33 years, as required by law, it will be necessary to .place g levy of 30 cents per $100 valuation on ail the property in the county, and in ad- dition to make an annual sérvice charge against those using the sewers of $10 per annum. A portion of this $10 per annum will be placed to the credit of the sinking fund after cost of main- tenance and operation of the system has been taken care of. This service charge will be payable $11 per year, or if paid cash within 18 days after billing semi-annually, $10 per year.” 0.0, D MARYIAO N TRUEK TAG WAR | State Public Service Board| Aged Man Kills Self. PURCELLVILLE, Va, June 5 (Spe- elal) —Hunton Pierce, 75 years of age, who lives near Airmont, Va., was found dead yesterday afternoon by his nephew in the yard at his home, from a self- inflicted revolver wound. He had been a sufferer from rheumatism and it 1s thought that this made him despondent. | He is survived by two sisters, Miss Belle Pierce of Washington and Miss Tillle Pierce, who lived with him, and by & ', Greer Pierce, Blackbird Flies Through Wind- shield of Autoist| Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, June 5.—As Leonard C. Burns of Olney, this county, was motoring into- Rockville yesterday a black bird flew against the windshield of his machine with sufficient force to smash a hole sev- eral inches in diameter through the thick glass, pass through. the open- ing and drop upon the rear seat of the auto. The bird was instantly killed by the impact, but was not cut in the least, notwithstanding that glass flew in all directions. Wants All Vehicles to Bear Its License. A controversy concerning the neces- sity for all Washington-owned automo- bile trucks operating in Maryland ob- taining Maryland license tags has been precipitated during the past few days through an attempt on the part of the Maryland motor vehicle commissioner's office to compel several large local truck companies to obtain Maryland markers. The companies involved, it is said, operate fleets of trucks regularly be- tween Washington and Baltiomre, Fred- erick or some other Maryland town. Such trucks, the commissioner’s office contends, are common carriers engaged in interstate business, and under the Maryland law must secure a permit from the Public Service Commission. Trucks used in general hauling, that is, whenever they can get & cargo, and which go to one town today and an- other tomorrow, as their business de- mands, are not required to have Mary- land tags, according to the Maryland authorities. Discrimination Alleged. However, Arthur Keefer, former Prince Georges County delegate in the Maryland Legislature and now attorney for the Tri-State Trucking Co., one of those notified to secure Maryland tags, declares the commissioner’s office can- not legally discriminate between the common carrier and general hauler in regard to tags. Keefer's view is that, under the reci- procity agreement between Maryland and the District of Columbia, passenger automobiles only are exempt from se- curing tags of the other jurisdiction. All trucks, he contends, owned in the District, .but engaged in interstate op- eration in Maryland, should have Mary- land tags. The reciprocity agreement, in effect since 1924, has not been en- forced in this respect, Keefer asserts, and an attempt to enforce it in regard to one class of trucks instead of all is unfair discrimination. Another factor in the case, according to Keefer, is a ruling of the United States Supreme Court to the effect that the Public Service Commission of Mary- land bas no authority to.issue permits or prevent any one from hauling if not in intrastate traffic. In a letter to Col. E. Austin Baugh- man, commission of “metor vehicles, Keefer calls attention to the daily haul- ing of freight into nearby Maryland by District of Columbia trucks and sug- gests the commissioner's office investi- gate those operations with a view to making all non-resident owners of trucks obtain Maryland tags if the Tri- State Co. is required to do so. Inquiry Already Made. ‘The commissioner’s office has already investigated the operations of the trucks, which it classifies as common carriers, operating under schedule over regular routes or between fixed termini. The investigation shows a majority of these trucks are operated three days a week, although some haul every week day. It is said the attorney general of the State has ruled that such trucks must obtain a license from the Public Service Commission. Deputy Motor Vehicle Commissioner Schroeder declared truck operators had been violating the law by filfln‘ without Public Service Commissf tags for some years, but added the violations had not been as prevalent during the first few years after the reciprocity agreement as during the past two years. He said it was his belief the truck own- ers were deliberately violating the law in the hope of getting away with it as long as possible. Schroeder said, how- ever, that only three or four truck com- panies in the District were failing to comply with the law. District license tags, he pointed out, were costing these companies only $1 per truck, while Maryland tags would cost $75 or more. This feature, he said, was helping the District companies un- derbid for the Maryland trade, and Maryland operators, claiming unfair competition, complained to the com- missioner’s office. Investigation of the complaints led to the present effort to make the common carriers from Wash- ington secure Maryland permits. The fee for these permits is one-fifth of a cent per ton, which the truck, in- cluding its capacity load, shall weigh, multiplied by the total number of miles, whieh the applicant shows will be trav- eled over State, county and town roads of Maryland during the yea: SENTIMENT FOR COUNTY HOSPITAL TO BE SOUGHT Prince. Georges Medical Society to Consider Establishment of Institution. By = Biafl -orrespondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., ‘Juné 5— ‘A joint meeting between the Prince Georges County Medical Society and the County Hospital committee will be held at the residence of W. R. Beaftle, chairman of the committee, Saturday at 1 p.m. In announcing the meeting, Dz, Wil- Nam S. Keister, county health officer, says the committee is very anxious to know the sentiment of the physicians of the county regarding the establish- ment of a county hospital, and urges all doctors to attend. ‘The meeting will open with 8 luncheon. Cold Storage for Furs Let us send for your Winter Furs NOW before moths be- come too active. Insured at your own valua- tion. Remodeling of Fur Garments Under direction of Mr. Rosen- dorf your present garments will be re-styled in the latest mode and freshened up to original newness. Summer Charges Are Small Wm. Bosendorf IZISGS% The Original “G” St Metropolitan 9285 t Furrier tional 8668 'HE Kvisinug DLrAK, BUS RATE INCREAS PLEAIS WITHDRAWN Operator of Alexandria Lines Voluntarily Acts at Richmond. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5—R. L. May, owner of the bus and trolley lines here, yesterday brought an abrupt end to the fight which has been waged for some months over proposed increases in intrastate fares, when he appeared before the State Corporation Commis- sion at Richmond and voluntarily with- drew his petition for the increases, it became known here today. Action Voluntary. May, when interviewed, stated that his actions were absolutely and posi- tively voluntary on his part and that the withdrawai of the petition by him was entirely without the knowledge of the group which has opposed the in- creases, and should not be considered as a victory for them. The commission already had allowed the rates but had postponed the effective date from June 1 to June 10. ‘The old intrastate rates will remain in effect indefinitely, May stated. but will be on trial, and if the results do not prove satisfactory he will renew his petition. This action has nothing what- ever to do with the intrastate rates, between this city or any Virginia point and Washington. These rates were placed in effect June 1 and will re- main as they are. ‘The withdrawal of the petition also will not affect the discarding of tickets and commutation books, and actually only affects rates between any two points entirely within Virginia. It will mean that the old city rates of 5 cents on the busses as far as Hume avenue and the same rate on the cars to St. OPERATING COST IS ONLY A FEW PENNIES 14th.and (& I WADID LN LU, D, G, tnunSDAY, DRY AGENTS RACE FREIGHT TRAIN THROUGH MARYLAND AFTER RUM| HURTS TWO YOUTHS Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE,, June 5.—An auto race through Maryland to intercept a freight train bound from Washingtoh ended in the Wilmington railroad yards late Tuesday, when Federal agents seized 10,000 quarts of alleged high-grade whisky, valued at $100,000. It was said to be the largest seizure of valuable liquor since the Ocean City (Md.) raid. The whisky was in quart bottles, wrapped in burlap and surrounded by crates of tomatoes. ‘The first information concerning the | Cache of 10,000 Quarts of Alleged Liquor Taken From Boy Car of Tomatoes at Wilmington. shipment reached the Federal suthori- ties when they learned the car had been tampered with while in_the Potomac yards in Washington. There several sacks of liquor are said to have been stolen by hijackers. Before the agents could check on the car the train pulled out for the north. The agents & few minutes behind the freight train, raced from Washington through Maryland and located the liguor-laden car in Wilmington. The liquor, of three well known and | formerly popular brands, was shipped | | from Miami, Fla. to a New Jersey re- ceiving point. JUNK D, - 1930. MOTOR CYCLE CRASH s Are Injured When Machine Collides With Automobile at Silver Spring. By a Staff Coryespondent of The Star. SILVER . SPRING. June 5—Two Elmo will prevail, with the rate from any- other points south' of the Long Bridge fixed at 10 cents. 10-cent Fare Stands. The old rates will be received with various feelings in different quarters. Workers at the Fruit Growers’ Express Co., near the Seminary, had been ex- | pecting to have their 10-cent cash rate cut to 4 tokens for 25 cents, which was the universal city rate May proposed but they will have to continue paying 10 cents straight under the present ar- rangement. With the new rates tc Washington in effect and the disposal of tickets and commutation books, it is felt that May has won the major portion of what he wanted in the way of in- creases, since it is believed that the net returns from the proposed fare and the present fare in the city will not he ma- terially different and the companies will also get away from having to han- dle pennies In connection with the 8- | cent cash fare. May is known to be particularly opposed to the handling of been one of the deciding factors in his decision to withdraw his petition. Electric pennies and this is believed to have | CAPITAL. MEN HELD FOR TRY AT JAIL BREAK By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md. June 5—Two Washington men whose effort to d.li | their way to freedom through the wall |of the Bladensburg Jail was frustrated | Tuesday when two Hyattsville High | School boys heard their hammering and sounded an alarm, were held for the | action of the grand jury on a charge of attempted jail breaking, following a preliminary hearing before Judge J. Chew Sheriff in Police Court yesterday. The two gave their names as Joshua Collins, calored, and John L. Tatum. Their bond in the attempted jail break- ing case was set at $1,000 and they were fined $200 each for possession of liquor. Both were arrested by County Officers Reese and Brown in a raid on a still | near Branchville. The diameter of Antares, the largest known star, is estimated at more than 273,000,000 miles, which is more than Fans Will Keep S-inch Stationary a few cents a day 7 Q{T\\TII},\ 9\ Z)\ = C Streats,NW. 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