Evening star., 1943-06-16
Council Renews
Trailer Fight
In Alexandra
Attorney to Seek
Injunction Against
Sewer Connection

The Alexandria City Council last
night ordered another effort to pre-
vent the Federal Public Housing
Authority from constructing two
temporary trailer camps in the city.
1T instructed the city attorney to
start immediate action enjoining the
FPHA or its contractor from making
connections with the city sewer.
7, Charles Burgess, Councilman from
the sixth ward, in which the trailer
camp for white Fort Belvoir en-
ployes Is to be placed, said he had
visited the site and believed the
contractor employed by FPHA had
made all necessary arrangements to
connect with the city sewer system,
despite the fact that the FPHA had
been advised that the Council had
banned the connection.
K Residents of the section bounded
by Madison. Patrick, First and AL
fred streets, designated for the
project for colored employees at the
fort, presented a petition to the
Council asking help in stopping that
project.
Condemnation Filed.
The Council was advised by City
Manager Carl Budwesky that con-
demnation proceedings were filed in
District Court yesterday giving the
Government possession of that tract
Tor one year from June 26. with the
right to renew for the duration of
the emergency, for the sum of
SS13.48. No condemnation proceed
ings have been filed for the tract
on United States Highway in the
Del Ray section which has been
leased to FPHA by Mrs. Ellen CAL
vert for location of the white camp.
Frederick Flynn, attorney repre-
sentlng citizens of the Del Raw
area, stated that he had been .ad-
Nised by Representative Smith.
Democrat, of Virginia that the pro-
vision in the Lanham Act reouir-
ing compliance with local zoning
and housing regulations for projects
financed with its funds was a weap-
on that has not been used against
the FPHA so far.
The Council indicated in its in
structions to the city attorney that
criminal action against the con-
tractor for tampering with the CITY
sewer could be taken with its an
proval and with the cooperation
OF the city police force, if no other
legal means were feasible.
School Fund Refused.
In another action the Council re-
FUSED a Board of Education request
for a S25,000 appropriation to make
up budget deficit caused by re-
fusal of the Federal Works Agency
to make the allotment.
The cooperation of the Council
and of the city manager was prom
ised in attempting to show the FWA
that undue hardship would result
II no Federal funds were allotted
10 assist the city in educating the
children of defense workers who are
living on land condemned by the
Government and from which the
city receives no taxes.
Representatives of the School
Board said that a meeing would be
held tonight to determine whether
1t would be necessary to curtail the
projected school program for the
coming year by failing to open one
or both of the schools built by FWA
during the past year.
The FWA has constructed school
at Janneys lane for use by the
children living in the defense hous-
Ing projects at Cameron Valley and
Chmquapln Village and has allotted
funds for construction during the
summer of temporary school at
the Parkfairfax housing develop
ment
Juvenile Report Discussed.
The Council heard recommended
lions OF city officials and representa-
tlves of several organizations with
regard to adoption of detention IA
cllltles for juvenile delinquents pro-
posed in a report made by the
National Probation Association.
Judge James r. Duncan of the
Juvenile Court, City Health Officer
Or. w. A. Browne, Miss Barbara
Watkins, director of the department
OF public welfare; Miss Anne Mon
roe. probation officer, and Police
Capt. Edgar Sims discussed the re-
port. In addition, recommendations
were made by Mrs. Elsa Butler
Grove, executive secretary of the
Council of Social Agencies, and
MRS. William Warne, president of
the P-TA Council.
The consensus pointed to the need
Tor immediate separation of the
Juvenile Court quarters from those
Of the Police Court and for estab-
hshment of foster homes and isola-
tion facilities for juvenile cases.
Mayor William T. Wilkins, on in
struction from the Council, ap-
pointed a committee Of councilmen
to confer with Judge Duncan and
Mr.. Budwesky to bring recommen-
dations to the Council for imme-
diate action. Col. Everett A. He'll
n1uth, Paul Delaney, Charles Stump
and George Bender will constitute
the cornnoittee