Evening star., 1944-09-13
Alexandra Council
Asks Special Election
For Simpson Vacancy
Three Condidotes Have
Declared Intention to
Enter Contest for Scot

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Alexandria City Council last night
passed a resolution nstructing the
clerk of the council to notify the
Corporation Court OF a vacancy
resulting from the resignation Of
Eugene Simpson, councilman at
large, and to request the court to call
q special election.
Three candidates already have de.
clared their intention of seeking Mr..
Simpsons seat. They are Frederick
L. Flynn. John Logan and Robert
Knight.
At the request of DR.. John Sims,
president Of the Alexandria Tuber-
culosis Association, City Manager
Carl Budwesky was instructed by
the council to call a special meeting
Tuesday night to discuss the pro-
posed sanatorium for Northern Vir-
ginia. The governing bodies Of Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties, the
health officers OF the three localities.
representatives Of the three tubercu-
losis associations and of the State
Health Department are to be invited.
Vote Gift for Frixate.
Mr.. Budwesky was instructed to
proceed with negotiations with State
officials in an attempt to restore
a State motor vehicle license bureau
to the city. The Office recently
was removed and business must
be transacted at a regional Office
in Arlington.
The Council directed the city
manager to purchase a suitable gift
to be presented to the frigate Alex
andria, an escort vessel which was
commissioned recently.
Mr. Budwesky was authorized to
execute a lease between the city
and the Federal Government for
parcel of land at the southwest cor
ner of West and Princess streets
for erection of a temporary structure
to be used as a day-care center.
The expansion of the day-care pro-
gram, sponsored by the Federal
Works Agency, has necessitated the
addition of a fifth center adjacent
W Vic OCllCl SOIl OCIlOOl.
The Council passed on first read
ing an appropriation of $65 900 to
cover cost Of site and the city's
share OF construction and equipment
costs of the new health center and
also passed on first reading resolu-
tions authorizing the city manager
to borrow that sum as we'll as $780,
600 to carry out street improve
ment program previously submitted
to the Council.
Rezoning Plea Denied.
Climaxing long fight of prop
erty owners of the 500 block Of
Cameron street to prevent rezoning
OF the southwest corner of Pitt and
Cameron streets from C residential
to d. commercial, the request for
the rezoning, presented for the own
er by John Barton Phillips, waA
denied.
The following rezoning requests
were granted: 406 and 408 North
Columbus street to d. CONNER
cial; 1923 Duke street from C-l to
tC-2 residential: square boufided BY
Montgomery, Madison, Fayette and
Henry streets and entire frontage
Of HOO block Montgomery street
from A-residential to E-industrial,
and southeast corner of Cameron
and West streets from D-1 to d.
commercial.
The Council voted to advertise
and set for public hearing on Oc-
tober 10 the requests to rezone the
northwest corner of Payne and
Cameron streets from C-l residen-
tial to d. commercial and 1903 Duke
street from C-1 nonconforming to
D industrial.
Mr.. Budwesky was authorized to
offer Mrs. Catherine Delaney $50
for an easement through property
belonging to her fronting on Semi
nary road, and to offer Nicholas
Colasanta 500 for right of way for
a storm water sewer though his
property on the east side of Han
cock avenue, and. in the event Of
refusal by either owner to accept
the proposal. to instruct the city
attorney to institute condemnat ton
proceedings.
Other Action.
Other action taken at last nights
meeting included receipt of a pc
tition of residents of East Mason
avenue asking that steps be taken
to provide adequate storm-water
sewer facilities in that area. and
assurance to the group that the
matter was being given consid-
Grafton.
An ordinance was passed chang
ing the polling places in the sixth
ward from the clinic building on
Mount Vernon avenue and the
George Mason School to the Mount
Vernon and George Mason Schools.
Mr.. Budwesky was instructed to
notify the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission that the
city intends to open Second street
from the Mount Vernon Memorial
highway, and residents of Cam
eron Mills road were given assur-
ance that their request for a side.
walk in front Of the George Mason
School would be given immediate
consideration as soon as it was de-
termined if owners of abutting
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