Evening star., 1946-10-09
Alexandra Ananees
Conference tuesday
On Housing Purchase

VII ssSOsssS
Alexandria officials today pushed
plans for the acquisition Of three
war housing projects after the city
council authorized representatives
of the municipality to meet Tues
day with Federal Public Housing
Administration authorities.
Mayor william T. wilkins said a
public hearing on the proposal to
purchase Chinquapin Village, Cam
eron Valley and Ramsay Homes
would be held some time after the
conference.
John s. Connor, secretary Of the
Cameron Valley Community Council
urged the city legislative group not
to take any action depriving present
tenants of dwellings during the cur
rent housing shortage.
Mr.. Connor's comments followed
discussion by council members con-
cerning ALLEGATION Of the projects
for veterans.
rs Pswer Csntraet Authorized.
The council also authorized q
contract with the Virginia Electric
& Power Co., estimated to save the
city approximately $1,000 annually
at the same time providing better
lighting for city streets.
The contract calls for 250-candle-
power street lights, replacing almost
600 lights with only 100 candlepower
Present cost Of city lighting Is
$2S ,391 per year and under the new
agreement 1t win cost $2l ,049.
Three appropriations recommend
ed by City Manager Carl Budwesky
were approved on first reading by
the Council. The first is for $l9 ,947
to supplement the police department
salary budget for the rest of the
fiscal year and to purchase six new
radio-equipped motorcycles to re-
place worn out equipment.
The other appropriations provide
$23, ,120 for street surfacing and ST. ,20t
to purchase Federal property lent
to the city under the civilian de-
tense program.
Police Sergeant Retired.
Councilman John Ewald was ap-
pointed to the Board of Fire Appeals
filing the vacancy caused by the
death Of Councilman Charles M
Stump.
Police Sergt. Joseph p. Butler
who has been Ill for several months
was retired by the Council on a pen.
sion of 500 per month.
Following a public hearing, the
Council changed the name Of KING
Street road to King street and q sec.
ton of Linden street to Mount
Vernon avenue.
Twelve rezoning requests wers
granted by the Council, one wa
denied, one withdrawn and ont
continued for two weeks.
Approvals Listed.
Those granted were:
1924 North Fayette street, from
D-1 to d. commercial; 3612 Noun
Vernon avenue from residential Il
d. commercial; southwest corne
Of Portner road and Bernard street
from residential to industrial; 142
IPowhatan street from residential t.
industrial; 3706 Mount Vernon ave
nue. from D-1 to D-2 commercial
1865 Princess street and a trac
at the southwest corner Of Princes
and West streets, from residential t
lD-2 commercial; 422 through 43
South Columbus street from resi-
Dental to D-2 commercial.
Also, I'll through 719 wilkes stree
from residential to D-2 commercial
506-08 Oronoco street, from residen
tial to d. commercial; 40 Eas
Glebe road from DE- commercis
and Presidential to d. CONNER
cial; 1904 Mount Vernon avenu
from D-1 to d. commercial, an
1903 Mount Vernon avenue fror
residential to d. commercial.
/ The application to rezone prop
erty at SIS South Henry street fror
residential to d. commercial wa
denied.