Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-11

FPHA Wants Officials
To Act on Postwar
Use Of Two Projects
The Federal Public Housing An.
thority, through the Alexandria
Housing Authority, last night asked
the City Council for an opinion on
postwar disposition of the two large
war housing projects in the city.
The. Council was asked to meet
with the AHA next Wednesday to
discuss Cameron Valley and Chin
quapin Village and to notify the
FPHA whether the Council felt that
the projects should be classified as
temporary or permanent.
Although the FPHA letter to the
Alexandria Authority indicated that
all but a few experimental units
should be considered permanent, the
Council had previously expressed the
opinion that the projects, built in
violation Of the city's coming, build
ing and planning laws, should be de-
mohshed and has gone on record as
favoring local determination of the
disposition of such nonconforming
housing.
Teen-Age. Club Sought.
A delegation of over so members
Of the city's Teen-Age Club asked
the Council to provide a location for
the clubs Saturday night dances.
The activities of the club in the
year it has existed were outlined by
its president, Calvin Major, and
secretary, Miss Robin Rau, who
asked for consideration on the or
CARNATIONS record of providing
recreation and combating juvenile
delinquency.
Mayor William T. wilkins assured
the group Of the Councils support.
The Council received q communi.
cation from the North Ridge Citi-
zens' Association setting forth the
findings of special committee ap-
pointed to study the tax reassess.
ments now being made by the city
tax assessor, Lewis Ansley. It was
decided to send copy of the report
to each member of the Council for
study and discussion with Mr..
Ansley Tuesday night.
Wartime Valuations.
The report indicated that the
committee did not consider Mr..
Ansley's valuations equitable be-
cause various sections of the city
are being reassessed at different
times. Members Of the Council sug-
gested that wartime Valuation Of
property are being used and that 1t
might be better to raise the tax rate
than the assessed valuations Of
property.
City Manager Carl Budwesky
pointed out that, for the first time,
an attempt is being made to evalu-
ate all the property in the city with
one formula, and that, In his
opinion, inequalities will not exist
once the assessment is completed.
Also slated for discussion in ex.
tecutive session next week is the ap-
plication Of the Circle Terrace
Corp. to construct an addition to
the Circle Terrace Hospital. When
1t was pointed out that the present
hospital is being operated in vio-
lation Of the city code because it Is
not in a fireproof building, the
hospital administrator, Joseph Ev-
erly, stated that arrangements will
be made to abandon the present
building as soon as a fireproof
structure can be built.
At the same time, residents Of
the area protested against the es-
Enlistment Of a hospital in the
area, and action was deferred pend
ing discussion with the members Of
the corporation next week. How
ever, the council expressed sym.
pathy with the plan for a con-
valescent hospital in the northwest
section.
Playground to Be Priced.
Action on the request of Hardy
Richardson to construct and operate
an automobile repair shop at the
northwest corner of st. Asaph and
Wilkes street was deferred pending
a report from the city manager, who
was instructed to determine at what
price the block bounded by Wolfe,
Wilkes, st. Asaph and Washington
streets can be acquired for a play
ground.
Following request from the
Board of Education that boundaries
Of land devoted to school purposes
be defined, the Council agreed to
meet with the School Board to dis
cuss the entire matter of jurisdic-
ton Of school property. Termed
by Mayor wilkins "Alexandrias
Balkan situation" the matter of use
of the school Fairgrounds by the
Recreation Department will be dis
cussed.
The Council appropriated $500
for construction of lbs additional
catch basins and leads in the sewer
system and passed on final reading
the appropriation Of $500 to con-
struct a wing to the city jail for
the detention Of venereal disease
cases.
The request of Mrs. James Reilly
Moore to conduct kindergarten in
her home at 2425 Ridge Road drive
was granted, as was the application
to rezone 200 and 202 North Payne
street from C-l residential to D-2
commercial.
George Washington High
To Have Aviation Class
Announcement of the addition Of
an aviation ground school to the