Evening star., 1945-11-25
Alexandra Expected
To Pass S1,500,000
Bond Issue Tuesday

The Alexandria City Council is
expected to authorize a S1,500,0OO
bond issue on final reading of
the proposal Tuesday night, accord
ing to City Manager Carl Budwesky
Mr.. Budwesky said he expects to
float the issue at approximately
IL per cent interest.
A breakdown of the projects un-
der the fund was given by Mr.
Budwesky, who said some work al
ready has been done under tenn
porary financing, and more is
planned soon.
The largest part of the issue will
be used for school purposes, with
100000 for new school sites, $751;
500 for an addition to the George
Washington High School for which
bids will be received Tuesday, and
$18,500 for incinerators which have
been installed in city schools.
Public Building Construction.
Next largest item is for public
buildings, as follows:
Those projects already completed
ior nearly so are the new Health
center, the city's portion of which
includes cost of site, half of con-
Struction costs, and equipment at
approximately $4,000: the pur-
chase of Ramsay House at $4,000;
and the improvements to the City
Jail at $9,100.
Public buildings to be constructed
include two new fire stations, for
which contracts have been let, to
cost 100000 for Number on Cam
eron street and $65,OO0 for the
Cameron Mills road station A new
city garage, shop and storehouse is
planned at a cost of 100000, includ-
ing site, and a new dog pound is to
be built at cost of IS 900.
Street improvements, already COM
pleted at an approximate cost of
$S00,000, include the widening of
Duke street from Roberts lane te
Quaker lane, $4,000; purchase OF
Southern Railway right of way from
Royal to Columbus streets, $500;
paving of Pendleton street from Pitt
to Washington streets, $4,000; widen
ing of Hume avenue, $4,000; i'm
provements to Quaker lane, $4,000;
construction of concrete base or
Chalfonte drive, $4,000; miscellan-
eous 1914 Improvements, S190,000
and miscellaneous 1o45 improve
ments, 100000.
Sewer Program Outlined
The sanitary and storm sewer i'm.
provement program, the major por-
tion of which has been completed
is estimated at approximately $780,
000 The Duke street storm sewer
was constructed at cost of $4,000
storm sewer on Hooff's Run north oi
Glendale avenue, $4,000; Franklin
street storm sewer from Royal tt
Columbus street, $16,5O0: storm sew.
er on Commonwealth and Clifford
$4,000; storm sewer on Old Domin.
ion from Tennessee to Glebe, $4,000;
storm sewer on King street road tc
Junior street, $4,000; sanitary sewer
on Monroe avenue between Com
monwealth and Mount Vernon
avenues, $500; Janney's lane sani-
tary sewer, $4,000; West View Ter.
race storm sewer, $4,000; Quaker
lane storm sewer, $5,500;- Junior
street storm sewer, So 100; $50 catch
basins, $500; Chalfonte drive storm
sewer, $3.50.
| Listed under sewer projects as
future program is the $780, 900 engi-
nering cost in construction of q
sewage disposal system. Also listed
as future projects is section of the
Rosemont and Mount Vernon ave-
nue storm sewer at a cost of $35, 900;
and the Timberbranch storm sewer
from Russell road west to Glendale
avenue at $4,000.
Recreation projects completed in
clude purchase of property on, the
river for the proposed recreation
area, $1,000; purchase of lot or
Fayette and Queen streets for q
colored recreation area, $4,000; cost
of .Maury School playground lot
s27 900; purchase of 40 acres at -Four
Mile Run for future development
S10,500; and payment of $43 900 as
balance of 1914 authorization of the
construction of a drill field al
George Washington High Schoo
which is almost completed.
In addition, $4,000 is allowed fol
future purchase of recreation sites
Other postwar projects planned
by the city but not included fol-
financing are expected to come un-
der a Federal public works program
Mr.. Budwesky said.