Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
Alexandra Bars
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Trailer Camps
Sewer Facilities
Council Takes Action
After Residents
Protest Increase

ffOteSt increase
Following its adoption of resolu-
ton protesting two temporary trailer
camps which the Federal Housing
Authority proposes to locate in
Alexandria, the City Council last
night passed a motion directing the
city manager and the city engineer
to refuse to give the FILA sewer con-
nections for the camps.
Although City Manager Carl Bud
wesky reported that FILA officials
have indicated that they would cut
the camp for white Fort Belvoir
employees from $50 to so units, pro-
tests from residents have been so
numerous that the council decided
to take the action.
Mr.. Budwesky pointed out that
the Government would be able to
secure sewer connections by con-
demnation, but members of the
council expressed the belief that
any action they might take to block
the projects should be adopted.
Protests Spread.
Protests signed by several hun
dred residents of the section adj
joining one of the sites were pre-
sented to council, in addition to a
protest from the superintendent of
schools.
Mayor William T. Wilkins read to
the Council letter he had received
from Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia acknowledging re-
ceipt of copies of protests which al
ready have been sent to FILA by sew
eral civic organizations, and stating
that he had requested the FILA to
abandon the project.
A member of the Sixth Ward Citi-
zens' Association said the Govern
ment was sanctioning an unneces-
sary waste of gasoline and rubber in
planning to house Fort Belvoir en-
ployes IL miles from their work
when sites nearer certainly were
available.
The council approved shuttle
bus service the A.. B. & w. Transit
Co. proposes to operate on Braddock
road from King street road to Rus
sell road. The service will assure
residents of darlington connections
with existing bus routes to Washing
ton and to Alexandria.
Service to Start at Once.
r. T. Mitchell, traffic manager of
the company, said the service will
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will be charged.
DR.. w. A. Browne, city health Of
flcer, asked the Council to raise the
fee for retaining dogs impounded
for violation of the rabies quaran-
tine.
Pointing out that the increase in
the disease was becoming alarming,
DR. Browne suggested a SIS fee for
retaining the dogs and a charge
of ST for board for the first day and
rs cents, for each succeeding day,
with maximum Of $40 for any
board bill. He further suggested
that a charge of $40 be made to
the owner of any dog who has bit
ten an individual. The sum would
cover the cost of treating the
victim
After Mr.. Budwesky said he IA
vored more stringent code to
stamp out rabies, the council di-
rected that a new ordinance be
drawn up for consideration at its
next meeting.
In discussing the situation. DR.
Browne said that he has met with
no success in his attempt to arrange
joint meeting with officials of
Arlington and Fairfax Counties to
discuss some uniform method of
rabies control, and suggested that
political factors were blocking at
tempts at control in those counties.
Victory Gardens Protected.
The council passed an ordinance
prohibiting trespassing on or tam
pering with any of the Victory gar
dens in the city, and imposing a fine
Of not less than SIS or more than
500 for violation of the ordinance.
The sum of $1,000 was appropri-
ated on second reading to defray
the cost of reconditioning No. fire
pumper, and the sum of $1,653 was
appropriated for purchase of a new
automobile for the fire chief.
The council appropriated on sec
ond reading the sum of S17,657.69 to
cover the award made in the con-
demnation Of IS acres of land adj
jacent to Four Mile Run belonging
to the Arlington Development Co.
The condemnation award was made
in Corporation Court on April 2 by
board of condemnation commits
sioners.
The request Of Andrew Clarke,
representing Mrs. Ann Schwab, to
rezone 322 South Washington street
to CO residential to permit CONVEX
sion under the National Housing
Agency lease conversion program
will be advertised and set for hear
ing at the first June meeting of the
council.
The request of st. Marys Parish
for permission to establish a club
for members of the armed forces in
the Cooper-Phillips Building at lis
North Washington street was
granted.
At the request of the city man
ager he was granted authority to
change the paydays of city laborers
from every Saturday to whatever
time he deems advisable in order to
decrease Monday absenteeism.
Cadet Curtis Mat Champ