Evening star., 1945-10-10
Cameron Mills
SiteApproyed
ForFirehouse
Alexandria Council
Ends 7 Months Fight
On Locating Stotisn

Alexandria City Council by a 4
to 3 vote last night approved the
construction of firehouse on Cam.
eron Mills road after considerine
seven other sites since the contract
to construct the station at that To-
cation was approved seven months
ago.
Last March the Lee T. Turner Co
OF Washington was awarded a con-
tract to construct the house on the
Delaney estate for $46 6,929, and City
Manager Carl Budwesky was au-
thorized to make an offer for the
land or institute condemnation pro-
ceedings if it were refused. Protests
delayed action. ...
Before new protests could be made
last night, Councilman Everett A
Hellmuth, a member of the COM
mittee,. moved for the rejection OF
Bradock road site and following
the passage of the motion the origi-
nal site was voted on by motion OF
Councilman Thomas Hulf1sh.
Materials Being Stored.
Mr.. Budwesky said he will act at
once. Materials for the house have
been stored at the city's expense
during the controversy.
Another issue was brought before
council by residents asking for an
ordinance to control the raising of
chickens in the city limits. City
Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast was
instructed to draw up an ordinance
to cover the subject. A public hear
ing will be held at the first regular
council meeting In November.
On the basis of communication
from John Hopkins Hall, jr.. State
commissioner of labor, pointing out
the State fire marshal and the
State Labor Department inspectors
found inadequate fire escape facili-
ties at the Alexandria Hospi.al in
an inspection in April, the council
rescinded action taken in Novem-
Der, 1914, waving a section of its
building code on fire escapes in the
hospitals case, and ordered that
the code be enforced.
Two USO Buildings Offered.
The city attorney was instructed
to prepare an ordinance authorizing
municipal bond issue, and Mr..
BudweSky was authorized to en-
ploy New York firm to arrange
for the issue.
The funds will cover appropria-
tions already authorized, and in
addition the possible purchase of
several school sites. The issue is
expected to exceed s1,200,000.
Mr.. Budwesky presented a letter
from the Federal Works Agency in
quiring if the city is interested in
purchasing the two Federally con-
strusted USo buildings.
The letter gave the value of the
USO club on Cameron, street as
s9S,5o0 and the colored USO on
Pendleton street as $4,000, and
suggested an offer be made by the
city. The city gave FWA the Pen
dleton street site and leased the
Cameron street site for five years,
ending next April. The city also
made donation of $4,000 and
paid architects fees for the Cam
eron street building.
The Council expressed the belief
there was an unwritten agreement
with FWA that the buildings would
revert to the city at the end of the
war, and voted to ask the opinion
and aid of representatives in Con-
gress before any offer is made.
Ask Salary Decision.
Representatives of the Juvenile
Welfare Association asked Council
to set the salary of the juvenile
judge before the Office Is filled in the
November election, and that the SAL
ary be adequate to permit the Judge
to devote all of his time to the work.
The following appropriations were
approved on final reading: 81 500
to cover cost of work on Hooff's Run
culvert, $1,171.28 to cover statement
from Ernst 81 Ernst, auditors.
The following appropriations were
passed on first reading: The sum
OF $11,715 to extend and grade North
Royal street to the northern city
limits. the sum of $57, 500 to cover
cost of construction of No. S fire.
house on Cameron street and the
sum of $1,860 to make a topo-
graphical study of the Taylors Run
and Timberbranch areas as recon-
mended by the Planning Commits
sion with a view to the designation
of streets for future park develop
ment in the area.
Alexandra Seal Quote
Raised 81 900 Over IA