Evening star., 1946-01-09
Alexandra 10 Appoint
Clerk 10 Aid Veterans
Hunting for Homes

The Alexandra City Council last
night took action to assist returning
veterans in obtaining housing &C
commodations by authorizing en-
ployment of clerk to work in the
Veterans Information and Service
Center exclusively on housing.
City Manager Carl Budwesky said
Miss Mary Lindsey, chairman of the
committee of volunteers which has
operated an information center in
the city for the past four years, re-
ported her group will discontinue
its activities. He stated that since
the closing of the War Housing
Center, the group has been called on
to maintain a housing registry and
that the volunteers in the Veterans
Information Center have been re-
ceiving approximately go requests a
day, chiefly from veterans, for assist
ance in locating housing. In addi-
ton, Bernard Gollinger, director of
the Veterans Center, has stated that
one of the main problems he is
asked to solve is that of housing.
Mr.. Budwesky said he believes the
city must help solve the housing
problem, and recommended that a
clerk be employed to handle the re-
quests. He said Miss Lindsey has
agreed to continue the volunteer
work until clerk can be employed
and trained. The Council appro.
priated $4,000 to employ such 6
clerk.
-. /. Houses Available.
Mr.. Budwesky told Council thai
the city has been informed by the
Federal Government that demount.
able housing is available for the use
Of veterans and can be obtained BY
any community which will under.
take to locate the housing and pro.
vide utility service in addition tx
managing the project.
He told Council he has received
no assurance that the facilities o1
Chinquapin Village and Cameron
Valley will be released by the Navy
and Army for use of veterans, ano
that it is possible that the problem
OF housing returning veterans will
receive acceptance of the offer OF
demountable units. He was author
lied to make application for such
units if, after consideration, he
deems it advisable.
Council requested State Senator
Andrew w. Clarke and Delegate w
Selden Washington to ask for the
amendment of the charter to per-
NIT the city to establish a pension
and retirement system for city en-
ployes.
The grant of the Federal Works
Agency of S20,285 for operation OF
day care centers by the Department
OF Public Welfare until February
%, with the funds to be retroactive
to October |, was accepted by Coun.
Gil.
New Stands Planned.
The sum of ISAIAH was appro.
priated on first reading for the con.
structlon of steel grandstands tt
seat 1000 persons on the Georg,
Washington High School athleti,
grounds. The Board of Education
made the request. pointing out tha
the present wooden stands are un
safe.
A request by Mrs. Marion 3
Browne for permission to remode
2719 Duke street for use as a pri
vate nursery school was deniet
when Council received protests from
81 owners of adjoining property.
The request of J. Randolph Davi
to rezone 805 and 807 North Wash
lngton street from A residential t,
DE- commercial for the construction
OF $4,000 store project was grant
ed. Mr.. Budwesky reported that tn,
National Capital Park and Plannin,
Commission maintains its stand tha
Washington street should not hav,
any further commercial coming il
order to retain the character of tn,
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Although the city has verbal agree
ment with the commission With re-
gard to commercial establishments
on the boulevard, it is not bound tt
maintain a residential zoning ans
has, on other occasions, granted {
change from residential coming owe,
the objections of the commission.
The request of Luther A. Gillian
TO construct service station on tn,
northeast corner of Hume ant
Mount Vernon avenue was granted
and the request of Richard Ruffne,
acting for the Texas Co. for permis.
sion to establish a filling station or
the west side of Mount Vernon ave
nue. and Glebe road was granted. Ths
request of the Potomac Broadcastin,
Station to place advertising banner
across King and Washington street
for so days to promote the recentl,
opened Station WPIK was denied.
Virginia COP Plans
Publicity Campaign
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