Evening star., 1942-09-23
Hospital Annex
GetsGreen Light
In Alexandra
Council Lifts Lost
Obstacle by Voting
To Vocote Alley

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The final obstacle to the addition
To- the Alexandria Hospital was re-
moved when the City Council last
night passed a resolution to yacate
80 feet OF m alley between Duke and
Columbus streets.
Protests ~ residents of eos Duke
street to the closing Of the alley to
permit construction Of the new
nurses home had been filed. but last
nights action will allow the hospital
to proceed with It's plans.
The council also passed q resolu-
ton relinquishing all interest Of the
city In the alley between Washing
ton and Columbus streets, thereby
GLOWING the hospital to build its new
wing on the proposed Washington
street site,
4 resolution from the Central
Labor Union was presented by John
Seabright expressing the dissatisfac-
ton OF the union with the present
hospital plans.
The union went on record as ia
voring 4 separate hospital on the
outskirts Of the city, rather than the
proposed addition, on the grounds
inst the noise and congestion of
Washington street make it insult
able for hospital, and that there
Is not adequate space on the present
site for the addition.
Secend Location Called Impractical.
Robert q. Whitton, hospital
superintendent. told Mr.. Seabright
that the hospital board had consid-
oted locating elsewhere, but had
deemed It impractical to staff and
maintain two separate Institutions.
He explained that the grant made
by the Federal Works Agency was
one Of i've granted In the Metro
politAn Area In response to 10 re-
quests.
A separate location. Mr.. Whitton
said, would have meant temporary
structure such as is contemplated
In Arlington.
Mayor William T. wilkins ex-
planned to labor representatives
that the hospital Is not a city insti-
tuition. and the city has nothing to
do with its operation. The hos
pital. he said, Is a nom profit organ
ization owned by the community
and operated by board of repre-
sentative citizens.
A request of John Loughran for
the re1oning Of tract OF land north
Of Dashford lane and west of the
Mount Vernon Memorial highway
to C-2 residential was denied.
Denial Of the request will mean
that the city will lose the deed to
1Osfeet Of the land as right of way
for ) sewer as Mr.. Loughran had
presented the deed contingent on
permission to rezone. The right of
way also was to be used by the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission for border road.
Playground Asked.
Discussion OF the request indi-
Gated that the council would prefer
to buy the right of way, or con-
derrn, II necessary, rather than
trade It for rezoning privilege.
At previous council meeting,
residents Of property adjoining Mr..
Loughran's tract had asked the
council to buy the land for play
ground rather than allow 1t to be
used for apartments. That pro-
posal was turned over to the Play
ground Committee.
Arequest Of the Virginia Public
Service Co. to build a substat ton
on the north side of Glebe road east
Of Cameron Mills road was granted
a committee recently designated
to report on rezoning both sides OF
the 200 block Of North Washington
street recommended that a three
man board be set up to pass on all
requests for building permits on
Washington street with a view to
maintaining the original historical
character OF the street.
The council passed motion tt
create such board and to have It's
jurisdiction include all of the ole
portion Of the city.
Furlough Granted.
An appropriation was made te
increase salaries Of the library staff
after the Library Board reported II
was unable to maintain adequate
personnel at the present salary rate
City Manager Carl Budwesky pre-.
sented a request from the Nationa
Housing Agency for an emergency
furlough for Mrs. Ellen Harper. di.
rector of the city's defense housing
registry, in order that she NIGH
assume a position with the agency
Council granted the furlough, ef,
fective October 10.
Application OF the A. B. 81 w
Transit Co. for permission to re-
route the buses In the city as {
means of saving rubber and gaso
line was referred to the Trafiic Board