Evening star., 1946-10-02
Budwesky Wins
Council Support
InAppoiintments
Move to Deprive
Alexandra Manager
Of Powers Blocked

night forestalled a move by Coun.
Gilman Paul L. Delaney to transfer
the appointive power Of City Man
ager Carl Budwesky to the city
legislative group.
An ordinance insuring Mr.. Bud
wesky's charter prescribed powers
to name the city governments de-
partment heads was passed on its
first reading by a To vote, with
Councilmen Delaney and John w.
Tulloch voting against the meas
ure.
The proposed measure leaves the
appointment Of the city manager.
city engineer, building inspector,
auditor and city assessor, under
council jurisdiction, also In accord
ance with the charter, and pro-
yides that vacancies in appointiye
positions must be publicly an
nounced for two weeks before they
can be filled.
Innuendoes Charged.
The action grew out of the city
recreation department upheaval
which followed the resignation of
Director Alan He'll 10 days ago, ac-
companieG by charges of petty
political ir1nuendoes" against Mr..
Delaney and Mr.. Tulloch.
This dispute broke out again last
night. when residents protested
against q motion of Mr.. TuIloch
directing study OF the feasibility
Of combining the recreation de-
partment with the school depart
ment. In roll call vote the motion
was carried, 5-4.
Before this action, Mrs. Thomas
M. Jones, jr., president Of the Alex
andria Council of Parent Teacher
Associations, urged that "a we'll
balanced program of recreation be
maintained" and declared that
children should not be used as
political footballs She also asked
that recommendations of the Ma
tional Recreation Association be
used in choosing Mr.. Heil's successor.
No Successor Named.
Mr.. Budwesky told the Council q
new director has not yet been
selected. Mr.. He'll is scheduled to
serve until October IS, he said.
Pointing to growth of almost
800, 600 additional participants in
recreation activities each year since
1914, Wallace Hughes, executive di-
rector Of the Alexandria Council
of Social Agencies, asked that selec-
tion Of a new director be deferred
until results Of a social survey are
known. They are expected within
the next 80 days, he said.
Mrs. Naomi Swisher, recreation
chairman Of the PTA Council, urged
that adults as well as children be
included In the recreation program.
A seven-member Board of Archi-
tectural Review. was appointed by
the Council. It is composed Of
Councilman Everett A. Hellmuth,
member Of the City Planning Com
mission: Ward Brown and Milton
Grigg, architects; Eppa Kane, real
estate broker; Anthony r. Lash,
city building inspector, and Mrs.
Robert Reese and Mrs. Charles
Beatty Moore, citizens qualified by
virtue of a demonstrated interest
in Colonial architecture.
Will Administer Ordinance.
The board will administer an
ordinance which sets up an historic
zone in which all building activities
will be controlled to conform with
that theory.
In three other actions, the Council
gave final approval to appropriate
lions of $500 to purchase tract
|of land on Powhatan street between
Second and Bernard streets; s1,730
for new heating plant installations
IN number one and two fire houses,
and $3.50 to cover engineer services
in making survey to determine the
adequacy of fire protection facilities
in several city areas.
Two resolutions, one to appropri-
ate $4,000 to install new boiler
room in Market alley and renovate
the old boiler room for police use
and another asking appropriation
of 1928 46 to purchase $50 park
ing meters, both were passed on
first readings.