Evening star., 1944-07-26
Alexandra 10 Study
Plans for Postwar
Municipal Airport
Committee on Aviation
Authorized by Council;
School Incinerotors Voted

Alexandra oficials today will
pegn the study of plans for con-
struction Of municipal airport AZ
postwar project.
Mayor w. T. wilkins was author
ized by the Council last night to
appoint a standing committee on
aviation to include the Mayor and
city manager. The committee will
meet with airline and Government
omcials and with officials of Fairfax
and Arlington Counties to determine
the possibilities OF constructing an
airport adjoining the city.
Martin E. Greene. business man.
ager OF the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce. told Council members
that airline and National Airport
omciab at a recent meeting had
urged that the city take into con-
sideration the postwar development
Of aviation.
Mr.. Greene said airport oflcials
had told him the facilities at Ma
tional Airport will not be capable
OF taking care Of this areas postwar
aviation needs, and that municipali.
ties in this area must plan addi-
tional facilities for increased air
trafic.
Alexandra Lacks Land.
He said that counties adjacent tn
Alexandra should be considered,
since it would be impossible to build
a municipal airport within Alexan.
dria's limits for lack of land.
Carl Budwesky, city manager
pointed out that bill now in Con-
gress would provide financial as.
sistance to communities for air.
fields.
At request of the Alexandria
Housing Authority, the Council
waived application Of five building
regulations which have not been
totally complied with in plans for
l66-unit colored housing project.
1t was pointed out that unless the
regulations were waived the project
would be subject to demolition after
the war under terms of a bill intro
duced by Representative Smith.
Democrat. of Virginia. Plans now
call for the units to be used for
colored slum clearance at the end
OF the emergency.
The development. it was ex-
planned, will not comply With city
regulations in the use of structural
steel, thickness of partitions. num-
Der OF units in two of the buildings.
the setback of the units and the
stress of floor joists.
School Incinerators Approved.
The Council approved an sls,5oo
appropriation for construction of
incinerators at eight city schools.
The appropriation did not include
funds for incinerators at the two
temporary school buildings serving
the Parkfairfax and Fairlington
areas.
The Council took under advise
ment plans by City Engineer C.
Luckett Watkins for a sl34845. 80
street maintenance and improve
ment program. The program. in
Guiding more than $50 street pro-
Jects, would meet immediate needs.
leaving large construction programs
until after the war, it was said.
Mayor Wilkins, who was au-
thorized last month to appoint
three-man committee to study the
redistricting of the city, reported
that he would be unable to name
the committee since the matter was
one for Council to decide as a whole,
At his suggestion Mr.. Budwesky was
requested to prepare a report of pop
ulations trends to be used as a guide
by the Council in redistricting the
city's wards.
The city attorney was authorized
to begin condemnation proceedings
Tor 412 acres of land near Hunting
Creek owned by Henry Kirchiner.
1t was explained that Mr.. Kirchiner
had offered to sell the city marsh
land along the creek for a city dump,
but was unwilling to sell the al
acres Of dry land adjoining. This
was to be used by the city as a