Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-09
Charles |. Burgess
Elected Vice Mayor
Of Alexandra
No Action Yet Token
To Fill Council Post
voeotedby Simpson

To Fill Council Post
voeotedsby Simpson
Charles L. Burgess, 9Th ward
Councilman, was unanimously elect.
ed vice mayor Of Alexandria by the
City Council last night. Mr.. Burgess
succeeds Eugene Simpson, former
Councilman at large, whose resig-
nation as member of the Council
became effective August /.
Mr.. Burgess, who lives at LOT East
Randolph avenue, was born in Gull
pepper and has been employed by
the 'R.-F. 81 p. Railroad for the
last IS years. He is SIS years old
and is married. Mr.. Burgess was
elected in June to his sixth term
as a member of the City Council
and will begin it September /.
No action has been taken yet by
Judge William p. Woolls Of Cor
poration Court to I'LL the Council
vacancy.
The Council authorized City Nam
ager Carl Budwesky to enter into
negotiations for employment of q
smoke engineer at salary of $500
to $4,000 annually.
Mr.. Budwesky was also author
lied to proceed with the necessary
steps to purchase a lot in the 500
block of North st. Asaph street for
the erection of health center.
There has been some objection to
the site by doctors because of its
distance from the hospital, but Mr..
Budwesky informed the Council that
1t was the only site acceptable to
the Federal Works Agency because.
among other considerations, its use
would necessitate the demolition of
only two small structures, while
other sites suggested were occupied
by considerably more dwelling units.
FWA has approved a grant Of
s46 500, which is half the estimated
cost OF construction of the center.
Mr.. Budwesky has been informed
that plans and specifications will b
completed by Monday and bids viii
be opened as soon as possible there
after.
Although the Council passed on
second reading an appropriation of
S18, 500 for the installation of incin-
orators in city schools, Mr.. Bud
wesky said it is unlikely that the
War Production Board will grant
the application for priorities. Al
though an appeal will be filed in the
event of denial. it is probable
that the matter will be delayed boz
yond the opening of the school
year. during which time it will be
impossible to do the work.
A letter from the Alexandria
Housing Authority asking the Coun-
ellis opinion as to whether Ramsay
Homes, four buildings in the 600
block of North Patrick street con-
tanning Is dwelling units for coll
ored defense workers, should be
classified as permanent or tempo
Irary housing was referred to the
city building inspector for an opin-
ion. The housing authority said its
opinion had been sought by the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority and
that AHA in turn wished an ex-
precision from the city.
The matter OF classification of war
housing has been a live issue in
Alexandria for some time because Of
the question of future use of Cam.
eron Valley and Chinquapin Village,
and has led Representative Smith to
introduce bill In Congress asking
that the classification be q matter
for local determination.
The request of the Virginia Elec.
trio & Power Co. for permission to
install a transformer substation to
serve the Naval Torpedo Station was
granted.
The Council authorized removal Of
the trailer housing the USO-QCR
information booth from the lot IN
the 100 block of South WashingtoU
street to a location in a street to be
determined by the city manager.
The request of Stark 81 Slagle to
remodel l905-1906 Mount Vernon
avenue for use as an automobile
agency and repair shop was denied.
Action was deferred until Septem-
Der u on the request of Maurice D.
Rosenberg and Rozier c. Bayley to
rezone the southwest corner of Pitt
and Cameron street to d. COM
mercial. A delegation of CGlxsron
street property owners appeared To
protest the rezoning, and Mr.. Roe-
enberg asked for the pNstponement
until he can determine the use to
which the prospective purchaser will
put the property, and until he can
attempt to persuade the property
owners to withdraw their opposi-
ton.
The application Of DR.. Edward A.
German to rezone 1913 and 1915
Powhatan street to d. commercial
was denied.
The requests of American Chloro-
phyll, Inc, to rezone property along
the Potomac River and to the east
of Royal street north of Third
street, and of George M. Reynolds
W 4C1O1C tARC oOutAlWCot COAuC1 Va
Madison and Henry streets to E IN
dustrial were granted.
The following applications for re-
coming were voted advertised and
set for public hearing on Septem-
Der II:
Request of John Barton Phillips
to rezone 1923 Duke street from C-l
to ca, and to rezone those parcels
of ground shown on city map page
1913. block 2. lot /. and on page
1874, block S, lot 3, from A residen-
tial to e industrial; request of Boh-
layer g. Pullman, Inc, to rezone the
southeast corner of Cameron and
West streets from d. to d. COM
mercial, and the request Of Richard
L. Ruffner to rezone all that lot
of ground with its improvements
and appurtenances, located on the
west side of Columbus street be-
tween Princess and Oronoco streets
to d. commercial. ..
Ill PM. Curfew Is Voted