Evening star., 1942-04-22
PeveriII Tract
is Rezoned for
Power Plant
Alexundrio Acts in
Face of Objection by
Airport Manager

By Staff Correspondent Of The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. April "a
Rezoning of the so-caIled PeveriIl
tract from residential A TO industrial
E to permit the Braddock Light a.
Power Co. to erect a plant on the
property was authorized last night
by the Alexandria City Council
Principal objection TO the erection
OF the power plant last night came
from John Groves. manager of the
washington National Airport, and
1t. McIver Rountree, resident en-
gineer at the airport for the Civil
Aeronautics Authority.
Mr.. Groves and 1t. Rountree
emphasized that the smokestacks on
the proposed plant. which is a mile
and a half from the airport. could
not be more than $50 feet higher
than the ground level of the airport
without interfering with the cone
of approach"
Used in Blind Landings.
The cone Of approach" is a part
OF the airport's blind landing sys-
tenn, permitting pilots to land planes
by use OF instruments alone. Mr..
Groves emphasized that the system,
which has not yet been completed,
VIII be the only one of its type In
the Washington area.
j. II. Ferry. vice president of
Braddock Light e. Power. which is
subsidiary Of the Potomac Electric
Power Co.. stated that although
present plans call for stacks iso
feet high he felt that an. equitable
solution could be reached.
j. T. Kirkpatrick of the East
Side Citizens Association declared
that the residents in the vicinity of
the proposed plant were concerned
as to whether smoke and SCOT might
result from the lowered heights of
the stacks. Mr. Ferry answered that
the powdered fuel to be used at the
plant would emit gases but not cin-
ders.
A motion by Councilman Paul ".
Delaney that the rezoning action be
deferred 80 days was lost in favor
OF the motion by George X. Bender
to allow the change. The company's
option on the property expires May
13.
The plant as now proposed would
consist of a building containing
two boilers and two turbines. Pow
er company officials today estimated
that the cost would be approxi-
mately $s,500,0o0.
Provided that the War PRODUCE
ton Board will allow the company
TO obtain necessary equipment,
building will start late In lg43, off,
cials said, so that the plant would
be available for use In 1914.
Survey Report Tabled.
On the motion of Councilman Eu-
gene Simpson a report by City Man
ager Carl Budwesky as to the ex-
pense of "survey-study" of the
Holmes Run area Of Fairfax Coun-
ty. recommended for annexation
purposes by the Arlington Chamber
Of Commerce, was tabled.
MIR. Simpson stated that In view OF
a move to have action on the Nc
Carran bill. providing for the re-
turn Of Arlington and part of Al
exandria to the District, deferred
for the duration OF the war, he did
not think that 1t would be advisable
to consider annexation proceedings
by Alexandria at this time.
Mr. Budweskv estimated that the
cost OF the survey would be about
$1,000.
Council passed an amendment to
TIE city plumbing code allowing the
use of cement-lined steel and cast
iron pipe for connection from homes
to city water mains in lieu of brass.
lead or copper as now required.
Disease Test Provided.
The city code also was amended
TO require persons handling food and
beverages TO undergo annual ex-
aminations for venereal and other
communicable diseases.
Also authorized was an amend
ment to the city code eliminating
the requirement for diaries to state
the date Of milk pasteurization on
bottle caps.
Council declined a request by w.
| S. Smith to rent the Municipal
Almshouse property for storage
space, granted the petition of w.
W. Burroughs TO rezone lot - N
Cottage Park from A In p resi-
Dental and fled report by Mr..
Budwesky that prCV4slL
service on Quaker lane would cost
S29, ,371.
A Request to rezone portions Of
the block bounded by Payne, Cam
eron, Fayette and Queen streets