Evening star., 1941-10-29
Referendum
Authorized on
Water Bonds
Alexandria Council
To Set Dote for Vote
On 81, 500, 900 Issue

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. 29.-I
referendum on issuance of 81, 500 ,00
in bonds to finance municipal ac
QUESTION of the Alexandria Wate
Go. system has been approved by tn,
City Council, the date to be set TO
the near future.
On motion of Charles L. Burgess
chairman of its special Water Com
mittee, the Council last night ap
proved the referendum plan. to 2
A similar resolution was defeated
last spring, to 4
The American Water Works &
Electric Co. holding company O.
the local utility. has offered to sci
its common stock for 81 300 00(
plus actual cost of all net addi.
tons to the property of the Alex
andria Water Co. since August |
1910, and it was on these terms
that the resolution was passed.
! Because at least 80 days notice is
required for referendum, the bal
loting on the bond issue cannot be
/ conducted simultaneously with the
| regular State elections on November
4. Mr.. Burgess said. A date will be
discussed at a special Council meet
ing Friday night. he added.
The referendum procedure was
approved by Councilmen Burgess.
John D. Matter Charles D. Stump
George K Bender and Mayor VIII
| liam T. wilkins. It was opposed BY
Councilmen Ernest D. Mankin and
James Armstrong.
Move for Apartment Made.
Gardner L. Boothe presented a
rezoning petition to permit the
construction of a $1,000 900 apart
ment project to be erected by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. of
New York. City Manager Carl Bud
wesky previously told The Star he
understood the project to be valued
at about s27 100000, but Mr. Boothe
told reporter last night the lower
figure represented the approximate
cost. Council set November 25 as
the date for a public hearing on the
rezonlng request. which seeks to
change about 1877 acres bounded BY
Four Mile Run. Seminary road and
Beverley Hills subdivision line. from
residential Al to residential C-l
and CO.
A special meeting will be held
next Tuesday on a petition from
residents near the Virginia Public
Service Co.'S plant asking for an
abatement of an alleged smoke nui-
sance.
Council made available to the Fed
eral Government a site at Mont
somerv and Pitt streets for a recrea-
ton center for white soldiers at 81
annually.
Frame Building Planned.
1t. Col j. H. Burgheim of the
War Department said the Govern
ment has about $4,000 available to
erect a building. plus $4,000 for
equipment. The lowest bid received
on the type of structure desired he
said. was S87,744 and he suggested
that the city might wish to supply
the difference. The Council declined
to make this move A frame building
probably will be erected on the site
if ground conditions are suitable.
Col. Burgheim indicated.
On motion of Mr.. Armstrong. the
Council accepted s93 500 offer from
the Federal Works Agency for per-
manent additions to the citys
schools by approving a resolution to
match it with S45,90O from city
funds The Governments grants are
to provide facilities for defense
workers children. A previous alloca-
ton of s35 900 for temporary school
and 100000 for general maintenance
of all institutions, had been approved
by the F w. A.
A petition signed by 130 persons
living in Westover subdivision asked
the Council to revoke the license of
the Martha Washington Trailer
Camp and declared I'VE deem it
to the neighborhood
Several persons appeared to de-
fend the camps reputation. with
G. L. Upton acting as spokesman.
Letters from the North Ridge
Citizens Association and E. H
Hawes were read urging the crea-
ton of public utilities commission
as an advisory group to the council
The civic body also asked the council
to take steps leading to an emer-
gency connection between the Vir-
ginia Public Service Co. and Po- /
tomac Electric Power Co. Council /.
indicated it would study the pro-
poSalS. /
Ask Action Before S. E. c.
Glenn U. Richard, president. and .
Wallace Burgoyne. member of the !
North Ridge Citizens Association, |
asked council to intervene officially |
in Securities and EXCHANGE Com
hearings on a plan by v.
P. S. to recapitalize its corporate |
structure, emphasizing the S. E. C.
would determine a figure
valuation of the COM
oany holdings and that this figure
night be influential in determining
rate schedules to be
established by the Virginia State
Commission.
City Attorney Armistead Boothe
vas instructed to intervene at his
after comforting with the
State Corporation Commission.
Zoning petitions granted included
request of Yates Gardens, Inc,
o change two squares bounded by
Jefferson, Church, Alfred and Co.
umbus streets, from residential A
o C-1, and request by the same
applicant to rezone the area south
II Church street and east of Patrick
treet, running to Hunting Creek,
rom residential A to CO.
On the request of Ben I. Berman
o rezone a tract fronting 800 feet
N Ebert avenue to a depth of 201
n Park street from residential A
o CO, council voted to change all
# the property north of Presi-
ential Gardens Apartments-to Four
4ile Run and west of Mount Vernon
venlle incl1dino tho netitioper'S