Evening star., 1944-10-04
Addition 10 City Jail
All Zoning Ordinances
Approved Heretofore
Ordered Into Effect

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Ordered Into Effect
Construction of an addition to the
Alexandria Jail to permit isolation
of venereal disease cases was in
prospect today after the City Coun-
Gil last night passed on first reading
q $500 appropriation for that
purpose.
The action followed request by
Judge William P. Woolls of the
Corporation Court, and City Man
ager Carl Budwesky said definite
plans would be completed for pres
entation to Council at its next meet
ing.
The appropriation to cover the
cost Of the site and the city's portion
for construction and equipment for
the new health center was raised
from $65,000, to $40, 900, and passed
on its second and final reading. The
added money was needed because
the low bid for construction was
approximately $4,000 more than the
funds available, and Federal Works
d. Agency already has indicated that
it will increase its grant from SAC, 500,
to $3.50
Zoning Ordinances Effective.
The Council passed an ordinance
putting in effect all zoning ord
inances heretofore approved and au-
thorized the borrowing of $4,000
to build new streets and mainte-
nance Of existing streets as shown
in the 1914 street improvement
schedule.
The request of st. Mary's Boys
Club for permit for an addition
to the rear of its premises at $40
South Pitt street was granted.
Also granted was the request of
the Federal Public Housing Author
ity to occupy temporarily portion
of First street for 15-unit addition
to tile present trailer camp for COL
ored occupants. This trailer camp
was established originally for colored
employees, of Fort Belvoir pending
completion of housing project at
the post, and was allowed to remain
at the request of the city to provide
temporary housing for colored fam
lilies whose homes were destroyed to
make way for the new FPHA colored
housing project. The recent decision
to enlarge the proposed project has
necessitated further evictions and
the additional trailers will provide
for those families.
kindergarten Permit Delayed.
A request by Mrs. James Reilly
Moore to operate kindergarten in
her home at 2425 Ridge Road drive
was held in allegiance pending the
consent of the owners of the adjoin-
ing property.
Following a favorable report of
the viewers appointed to consider
the matter, the Council moved to
vacate parts of South and South
Henry streets and to open a border
street from Hunting Greek road to
South Patrick street.
The request of Miss Helen Chap
man Calvert to convert an existing
two-fan1ily frame structure on River
road to a three-family structure was
denied, and the petitione of residents
OF the TOO block of South Royal
street for additional parking space
in the block also was denied.
The Council accepted the invita-
tion Of the Chamber of Commerce
to a dinner meeting Friday night
at the George Mason Hotel, and
appropriated 5000 at the request of
the Chamber for a reprint of the
may Of the city for distribution by
that agency. =
Communications from the Rotary
Club and the Carlyle Woman's Club
expressing approval of the proposed
tuberculosis sanatorium for North
ern Virginia were received.
Rezoning Applications.
The following applications for re-
zoning were voted advertised and set
for public hearing on October "a.
Aero Auto Co., to reZone two parcels
of land in square bounded by Henry,
Fayette, King and Cameron streets
from D-1 to D-2 commercial; James
N. Colasanto, to rezone 700 through
708 North Henry street from c resi-
dental to D industrial and to re-
zone 300 South Patrick street from
C-1 residential to d. commercial:
Hunting Terrace Corp, to have
beauty parlor operated in basement
room of the apartments rezoned
from CO residential to d. COM
mercial, and Miss Anne Kondrup. to
rezone property in rear of TOO Duke
street from D-l commercial to d.
commercial.