Evening star., 1946-01-23
Firehouse Site
In Alexandria
IsApproyed'
Councils Decision
Ends Fight Thot
Begon in March


Ends Fight Thot
Begon in March
The Alexandria City Council by
a 5-to-3 vote last night authorized
the location of a flrehouse to serve
the northwest section of the city
on a municipality owned tract on
Cameron Mills road. The action
ended a fight that started las;
March. when the Lee T. Turner Co
was awarded a contract to con-
struct the station on the site at an
approximate cost of $4,000.
Following the award of the con.
tract the site was abandoned in favor
OF one opposite it, owned by the
family of Councilman Paul De.
laney. Protests from residents o1
the area, members of the Georg,
Mason School Parent Teacher AS.
ISOLATION and the congregations oi
the two churches on Cameron Mill.
road resulted in Council reconsid.
ering its decision, selecting anc
abandoning one site after another
Last night City Manager Car
Budwesky reported that some actio,
should be taken as the material
for the construction of the hous,
were being stored at the city's ex
pense. He recommended action t,
condemn the Delaney property, ant
MIR. Delaney indicated that ther,
would be opposition from his fami!,
and that he anticipated an aware
of at least $4,000 for the site i
the matter were taken to court.
Fire Chief Opposes Site.
On advice Of the city enginee
that the city-owned property coult
be graded for approximately $4,000
the final decision on the site wa,
reached.
Fire Chief James M. Duncan, jr
said that the site selected will no
lend itself as well to the construc
ton OF an adequate station as wouI.
the Delaney tract, and his opinion
has been backed by the Nationa
Board of Fire Underwriters.
The Council granted the reques
OF Russell Mitchell Post, No. 6O9
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, to hold {
parade on King street in celebration
Of Washington's Birthday, ant
agreed to erect a reviewing stand
A representative of the Nationa
VFW said the group will give it
financial backing to the plan in tn,
hope that it will become an annua
affair. If President Truman will at.
tend, the reviewing stand will b,
located opposite historic Gadsby'
Tavern and the plans for the even
will assume more elaborate pro
portions.
At the request of the Arlington
Alexandria Fairfax Realty Board
Council passed resolution simila
to one recently adopted in Arlington
and Fairfax asking the General As
sembly to take action to require tn,
bonding of real estate brokers TO
$500 and of statesmen for $1,000
1t was pointed out that Marylans
and the District of Columbia reuuir,
such bonding, and such a law will
protect the business of local firm
from encroachment by outsiders.
Judges Bond Fixed.
A resolution was passed fixing tn
bond Of the judge of the Juvenil
and Domestic Relations Court a
$4,000 and that of his clerk a
$4,000.
Council agreed to meet next Tues
day with the City Planning Com
mission to discuss adoption of tn
master zoning plan for the north
west section of the city, which wa
drawn up by the commission at tn
request of the Council in Decem
Der, 1874, but on which no actio,
has been taken, although request
Tor rezoning Of property in the are,
have been held up for more than
year pending consideration of tn
plan.
The following appropriations wer
passed on second and final reading
$54,l4 to cover the cost of stee
grandstands on the George Wash
ington High School athletic field
$4,000 to employ a clerk to handl
housing inquiries at the Veterans
Information Center; $1,144 for con
struction of a sidewalk and retain
Ing wall on the east side of Russell
road opposite Woodland Terrace an,
$500 to cover cost of registration
OF service records of war veterans.
At the request of the Georg
Mason School PTA the Council allo
Gated $4,500 for the improvement O
the recreation area at the school.