Evening star., 1943-09-15
Alexandra
Gets Service
Flag for City
Sidney We'll Named
To Education Boord;
Zoning PIeos Heard

A service nag, TO be hung over the
intersection OF King and Washing-
ton streets, was presented to the!
city OF Alexandria by Post "a, Amer
ican Legion at a meeting of the City
Council last night. The flag, cori-
tanning 1880 stars, was presented byIl
Harry Jones, adjutant of the post,
Mayor William I. Wilkins received
the flag and expressed the thanks
Of the city. s
After the presentation, the coun-
Gil unanimously elected Sidney Well
to fill vacancy on the Board OF
Education. Mr.. Well. an employe Of
the Alexandria Post Office, is q
prominent member OF the American
Legion. He will succeed Leroy
Bendheim who recently resigned to
enter the Army. s
The appointment was made de-
spite recent statement by Mayor
wilkins tavoring appointment o. a
woman. His suggestion has been
approved by many women's organs
izaGions and the council last nIgnt
received letter from the P-TA
Council requesting consideration of
a woman and Offering several names
1or consideration.
The council held over for consid.
Grafton motion by Paul Delaney,
second ward councilman, asking
that the tax rate be reduced on real
estate assessments from. $3.50 per
$l00 to $2.35, effective January /.
Mr.. Delaney based his request on
the fact that taxes greatly increased
under the latest assessment, and
that, in view of heavy Federal taxes,
this is not the time to increase city
taxation. l
Mr.. Delaney further stated that
some appropriations in the budget
Will not be spent due to lack Of
labor, failure to obtain priorities.
and scarcity of materials. n
The council decided that the mat
ter could not come to a vote until it
had been considered by the individ-
ual members, and the assessment
figures discussed with Lewis Ansley,
who assumed the post of city tax
assessor last January.
A motion was passed authorizing 4
survey of the city's population in,
the clty's six wards with a view to
readjusting ward lines and euualiz-l
Ing them. The populations of the
fifth and sixth wards are many times
larger than the other four. III
Reginald Dyson, attorney. ap.s
peared in behalf Of James Juliano
and others to request rezoning OF
1854 acres located on the west side
OF the Mount Vernon Memorial
highway north of Bashford lane, to
CO. residential.
Mr.. Dyson recalled that the land
adjacent to this plot had already
been rezOned, but that the council
had refused to rezone this plot be-
cause it was to be purchased for use
as a playground, or condemned If il
could not be acquired for under
$4,000, As the matter now stands,
ne said, no action has been taken.
and the owners have an offer of
S32 500 for the land If it can be
rezoned for apartment use.
Mr.. Dyson asked the council to
hold the matter over for two weeks
during which time the members
could decide if the land was to be
condemned. In the event that no
such suit is filed the application for
rezoning is to be advertised for hear
ing The council granted Mr. Dyson 8
request
The application of j. E. Spaulding
to rezone II lots located on Belle-
fonte, Mason and Commonwealth
avenues from A to CO residential
to permit construction of an apart;
ment was denied. This denial ap-
peared to be in line with the coun-
CHS recent stand against any re-
coming to permit further construc-
ton Of apartment DEVELOPMENTS
within the city.