Evening star., 1939-10-31
Alexandra Council
Votes Beverley Hills
Storm Sewer Facilities
$4,000 Appropriation
Placed on First
READING
D, gtan Correspondent Of The star.

% csau Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Oct. 3l.--The
City Council instituted action last
night to provide storm sewer facili-
ties for Beverley Hills despite a rul-
ing from its legal adviser that it
was not legally bound to do so.
The council placed on it's first
reading an appropriation for $4,000
to construct storm sewer trunk
line, with drains at intersections.
on Virginia boulevard in the sub
division. Three readings are neces-
sary for the appropriation.
Agitation for the project was
brought before the Council by a
score of Beverley Hills residents last
Tuesday, when they declared the
developer had failed to construct
the sewer lines and that rainy
weather made the roads impossible
The Council agreed the situation
was to be deplored and agreed to
fix responsibility.
Contract Displayed.
Last night one resident of Bever.
ley Hills displayed his contract with
the developer, in which the devel-
oper had assumed responsibility for
installing sewer but the docu-
ment did not specify the nature Of
the improvement Sanitary sewers
have been installed in the subdi.
vision.
City Attorney Armistead Boothe
fOlN tho GNl1noi1 aT ll L>1
that the conditions of ordinance
No. 48 requiring developers to pro-
vide storm sewers are applicable
to Beverley Hills. 1t has never since
Its adoption been strictly enforced
by the city. Until the resurrection
OF the Planning Commission this
year we had no machinery to en-
force it.
Il do not believe, on the other
hand, that here is any legal liza
blllty on the city to construct storm
water sewers in the Beverley Hills
area. Council may decide. as thev
often have in the past, that it is
highly advisable from the commu-
nltys viewpoint for the improve
ments to be made However. no one
can compel them to make such i'm.
provements.
Don Lotus of Permanesuue
Homes Village, Inc. developers OF
the subdivision, told Mayor Richard
Ruftner that he did not believe his
f1rm was liable for the construction
OF the storm sewers.
Financing Method Asked.
City Manager Carl Budwesky was
instructed to recommend a method
by which the appropriation may be
financed at the next regular meet
ing.
Also placed on its first reading
was an appropriation for $1,000 to
pay the balance Of the cost of a new
community clinic at Washington
and Duke streets.
On motion of H. OBJ. Cooper, the
Council amended an ordinance en-
powering the Planning Committee
to place certain restrictions on real
estate developers. The amendment
provides that the owner of property
on street less than so feet in
width. who desires to subdivide the
property, shall dedicate one half the
land required to make the street
SO feet wide. In cases where the
owner owns property on both sides
OF such streets, he shall be required
to dedicate the entire amount neces-
sary to make the street so feet in
width. The rule is not applicable
to existing subdivisions.
Salary Raise Voted.
On the recommendation Of Mr.,
Budwesky, the Council increased the
salary of the Health Department
technician from a salary rate of
$1,000 to $l,500 annually for the
balance OF this year.
Other action taken included grant,
ing permission to the Emmanuel
Lutheran Church to erect two road
markers indicating location of the
appropriated $48O to con.
struct a sidewalk at the Parker-Grav
School; appropriated s146.75 for an
adding machine for the Police Court:
set for hearing on November % a
request OF Mrs. M. L. Prevots to
change zoning of the northeast cor
ner OF Henry and Wythe streets to
permit operation of a garage and
filling station, and set for hearing
on November IA a request from
Walter S. Smith to rezone 263 feet
on Henry street and 95 feet on Mont.
gomery street to permit operation Of