Evening star., 1943-08-11

Hospital Rates for
INDECENT Patients
Council Also Accepts
FederoIIy-Owned Lond
For Border Roods
The Alexandria City Council last
night increased the per diem rate
for care OF INDECENT cases in the
Alexandria Hospital to $3.50 follow
ing a request from Robert G. Whit
ton, business manager Of the hos
pital. ....
Recently the rate, which had been
50, was raised to 81, although the
hospital requested $3.50 because of
increased operating costs.
Mr. Whitton pointed out there has
been a great decrease in the number
of INDECENT cases and that the an
nual cost to the city will be less
than in previous years because of
the case drop. He gave figures to
show the cost for the care of such
cases Is slightly over 81 a day.
Mrs. j. Edward Holway, repre-
senting committee of women from
the Parent Teacher Association, re-
ported to the council on a plan to
have members of the committee act
as matrons at the police station to
care for juveniles detained there.
During July, when the committee
volunteered to serve, she said, it
was not called on because, according
to police records, no juveniles were
detained at the station.
Would Close Detention Rooms.
The report suggested that the
council ascertain where the juve-
niles were detained, since court rec
ords show the dtention of 18 cases
during the month.
The report further recommended
that the detention rooms In the po-
lice. station be closed on the ground
that they are not At for detention of
human beings, and suggested that
the cells be renovated as additional
offices for the police department.
Mrs. Holloway suggested that
women be detained in the city Jail
and that suitable place be found
for juveniles in line with the rec
concentrations of the National Pro-
baton Association report.
The council received a commu-
nication from Oliver C. Winston, di-
rector, region III, National Housing
Agency, thanking the body for it's
cooperation in approving the estab-
lishment of shopping centers in
Cameron Valley and Chinouapin
Village, even though the council was
unwilling to rezone the areas for
such purposes.
Mayor william T. wilkins an
nounced the appointment of Han
non E. Norris, local attorney, as a
member of the city planning COM
mission to serve for a term of four
years, succeeding Joseph NJ Pan
coast, who resigned to assume his
duties as city attorney on Sep
timber !.
Use Of u. S. Land Accepted.
The council passed a resolution
accepting from Secretary of the
Interior Ickes use of Federally-
owned land as part of the right-of-
way for border roads on the west
side of the Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway between Basnford lane
and Second street, and on the east
side between Bashford lane and the
Washington & Old Dominion Rail
way right-of-way.f
The roads will be built with the
Is feet granted by the Government,
and IS feet decided by property own
ers, and the city is to defray the
expense of moving the planting
aleng the highway.
The city manager was authorized
to convey to the Federal Works
Agency the city's grant of lot on
the 1900 block Of Cameron street,
or of any other suitable lot, for use
as site for day care center for
.colored children to be constructed
by FWA at an approximate cost of
$4,000 The colored center was
housed in a building now con-
demned, and Is now located In one
of the colored schools.
The resignation OF Leroy S. Bend
helm as chairman of the Board of
Education, effective August 26,
when he will enter the Army. was
accepted and the clerk was directed
to enter in the minutes a resolution
thanking Mr. Bendheim for his
services and expressing regret at his
resignation. A copy of the resolu-
ton will be sent to Mr.. Bendheim,
and his successor will be named at a
future date.
The council granted the request
of Mrs. Emma r. Garvey to rezone
200 South Pitt street to CO resi-
Dental, and Of Eugene w. and Lii
liam E. Recker to rezone 40l Prince
street to the same classification,
since both buildings have been ac-
cepted by the Home Owners Loan
Corp. for conversion into apart
ments for war workers.
The request of George L. Nails to
lezone 228 North Fairfax street to
D-2 commercial was granted, and
the request Of J. E. Spaulding to re-
zone II lots in. the vicinity of Belle
fonte, Commonwealth and Mason
avenues tn CO residential Uas held