Evening star., 1946-04-10
Historical Zone
Law p |anned
By yA|exandrid
City Seeks to Keep
Old Architectural
Appearance Intact

A move to preserve the historic
architectural character of Alexan-
dria was initiated last night by the
City Council in plan to set aside
an area to be designated as a
historical zone"
City Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast
was directed to prepare an ordi-
nance requiring all new construc-
ton in the zones to be subject to
approval of board of architectural
review.
The plan, which is patterned after
an ordinance in Charleston, S. c.,
will be given public hearing at
the council session of May IA.
Move to Gain Office Space.
The city officials also initiated
action to alleviate the shortage of
professional Office space in Alexan-
dria when they set hearing for
the same night on plan to permit
professional Offices in apartment
and semidetached residence dis
tricts.
The proposal would prohibit ex-
terror alterations of architecture.
At present professional Offices only
can be located in D-1 commercial
or lower zones.
Property owners who raise no
objection to professional Offices in
their residential areas, have OBJ
jected to changing the zoning
classification to the required D-l
fearing that commercial structures
will be erected in the future
Councilman Everett A. Hellmuth
offered the plan.
Rezoning Permits Granted.
In spite of contrary recommended
tions by the Planning Commission,
the Council granted the rezoning of
four lots on Mount Vernon avenue
and Braddock road from A residen-
tial to d. commercial and of a lot
on the north side of Duke street east
Of the intersection of Diagonal road
from C-1 residential to d. COM
mercial
Other rezoning granted were 1916
Prince street from C-l residential
to D-2 commercial and lot on the
south side of Braddock road between
King Street road and Quaker lane
from A residential to d. COM
mercial.
The request of City Manager Carl
Budwesky for authority to use
S2,874 of recreation equipment funds
for the purchase of movable
bleacher seats for use in Armory
Hall was granted.
Property Purchase Approved.
| An appropriation at Payne street
/ An appropriation of $4,000 was
passed on first reading for the pur-
chase Of the Kicherer property at
Payne street and Hunting Greek for
future use as play field and as q
possible site for a sewage disposal
tplant. The owner was granted per-
mission to continue to reside in the
property for not more than six
months.
An appropriation of $4,000 was
passed on first reading for the pur-
chase of an aerial ladder truck for
the new Cameron Mills road fire
station.
! As the result of a recent confer
ence with the Board of Directors Of
the Alexandria Hospital the coun-
Gil voted to offer the hospital a fiat
fee of S. day for INDECENT cases
certified by the Department of Pub
lie Welfare, and appropriated s2o,-
900 on first reading to be paid to
the hospital for the year 1916.
1t was explained that the hos
pital incurs a large deficit from
unpaid bills of cases not certified
by the Department of Public Wei
fare, many of which are police
cases, and the ALLEGATION was made
in consideration of the fiat rate
made for city cases which would
waive payment of any extra charges
! for indipeof oatientS