Evening star., 1946-07-24
Alexandra Orders
Chemical Fumes Curb
AS Residents Protest

In move to eliminate odorS
from industrial plants in the down.
town section of Alexandria, city
officials have ordered the Alexandria
branch Of the American Agricultural
Chemical Co. to stop the discharge
of acid and gas fumes from its
plant within a week.
In announcing the move at a
meeting of the City Council last
night, City Manager Carl Budwesky
said company representatives, meet
ing yesterday in his Office, said they
plan to install a new tower for
control of the fumes.
The acrid odors, caused principal
ly by sulphuric acid, discharged
from the plant which mapufactures
fertilizers at AL North Lee street,
have aroused the protests of resi-
dents within a six-block radius.
Historic Area Set Up.
The council passed on second
reading and slated for final passage
in August the so-called charleston
ordinance setting up an historic
area in the section between the
Potomac River and West street and
from Hunting Greek to Montgomery
streets
The ordinance also creates a
seven-man board of architectural
review to pass on applications for
changing existing structures and
constructing new ones in the area
in order to have buildings conform
to the city's colonial style.
Opposition to the ordinance was
voiced by David c. Book, business
manager of the Alexandria Cham
ber of Commerce. Mr.. Book con-
tended that the measure goes too
far in putting a fence around too
large an area OF Alexandria"
He added that the chamber
board of directors believes that CO.
lonial architecture for business
structures modelled after Williams
burg, Va, and st. Augustine, Fla.
is not progressive"
Salary Increases Voted.
Ten per cent salary increases fol
six employees of the Recreation De.
partment were approved by thu
council, which also adopted a mo.
ton excluding Recreation Director
Alan L. He'll from the list.
The action was taken after Mr.
Budwesky said Mr.. He'll had rec.
commended is per cent raises for tn,
employees affected. The city man
ager said he recommended lowerin,
the increases to 10 per cent ane
that Mr.. He'll be included.
Although Louis Robinson, Nav,
veteran and former Alexandria DO
hceman, was not on the list sub.
n1itted by Mr.. He'll, his name wa.
included by the council among thos,
receiving the increases.
Mr.. Budwesky was authorized tx
increase the city's offer of 5000 t,
$4,000 to the Federal Work.
Agency for the colored Unitee
Service Organizations Building or
Pendleton street.
odidIy SCdle quay.
He also was instructed to employ
the Public Administration Service
Chicago, at a cost of not more thar
$4,000 to submit civil service sal.
ary scale for city employees.
The council passed on secont
reading resolutions appropriatin.
$4,000 for improvement of Unior
street between Oronoco and Wilke,
streets and $1,000 for the installa
ton Of storm sewer from Firs
street to Fayette street and from
West street to Braddock road.
A resolution appropriating 500
for the purchase of three new trac
tor bulldozers was passed on frs
reading.
After listening to protests tha
children living near the Alexandra;
Municipal Stadium are prevente,
from playing on the grounds whel
it is closed between events, tn
council ordered Mr.. Budwesky t,
confer with Mr.. He'll for establish
ment of a playground near tn
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