Evening star., 1947-09-24
Nash Says Alexandria
Will Need New Bonds
For Work on Streets

AlexdnQTld faces a new DOnQ issue
in the near future, it was brought
out last night at meeting of the
City Council.
The disclosure was made by Coun-
Gilman Charles Nash as the coun-
Gil was considering an $4,000 appro-
priation for street improvements.
Bonds totaling $1,500,000 were
issued in 1916 for a number of capi-
tai improvements including i'm
provements to streets. An audit
of the city's books disclosed last
month, however, that there was a
$68 ,392.84 deficiency in the bond
issue fund that was; planned to be
used for streets. This sum appar-
emily had been spent elsewhere, the
audit report explained. The audit
ing firm at that time warned city
councilmen Of spending money in
excess OF revenues.
Nash Sees Need for Bonds.
1--WE know now that we have to
have more bonds shortly Council
man Nash declared when a question
was raised asfto where Funds for the
street improvements wsre to be
found:
City Manager Joseph Pancoast
said that fit1is very easy to appro-
pirate the money, but If you don't
have.tne money YOU can't spend it"
Mr.. Pancoast told the councilmen
he planned to send each of them a
special financial message within
three days. He explained the ma
ture and contents of the messages
were to be private.
On motion of Councilman Nash,
the street improvement program was
referred to the Finance Committee
for report at special meeting Oc-
tober 7.
Watkins Presents Program.
The street Improvement program
was presented by City Engineer C.
Luckett Watkins, who described the
Improvements he listed as work
which I feel should be done this
fall"
The city heads paved the way for
construction of a s4,e0O,00o apart
ment Of SAT units with the aban-
donment of several plotted streets.
Elliott Hoffman of the Hunting
Tower Corp, which is to build the
apartments, pointed out that the
few streets involved actually never
had been in use. The councilmen
granted his request to close ali
streets lying between Washington
street and Royal street south of the
former right of way of the South
ern Railroad. The property is
bounded on the fourth side by Hunt
ing Creek.
A request of former Fire Chief
James M. Duncan jr, to enlarge his
filling station facilities at the north
west corner of Cameron and Henry
streets was denied after several
nearby property owners complained
that the station was too noisy.
School Request Granted.
The Emmanuel Lutheran School
was granted permission to operate a
private school on church property
at Ballaire road east of Russell road.
In granting the permission, council
men were given the assurance of
church spokesmen that there was
no "organized' objection to the
school,
Later, however, Louis L. Collie ap-
peared at the meeting and said five
owners Of property adjoining the
school site were opposed to the
school. He asked the councilmen to
rescind its action but the council re-
fused. ~-'
The Council ratified" formation
of a Bi-Centennial Committee to
work out plans for the 200th ami :
versary celebration of the founding
of Alexandria in 1949. Headed by
Mayor William T. Wilkins, the COM
mittee includes Armistead L. Boothe,
Col. Everett A. Hellmuth, Mrs. Eve
lyn Dillard Rollins, c. Page Waller,
D. v. Book, J. H. Newell, Mrs. Robert
N. Reese, Philip c. Heishley, Sibley
Everitt, L. A. Schaeffer, C. c. Car
lin jr., j. c. Gaines, w. Selden Wash
ington, Mrs. Charles B. Moore, Irv-
ing Diener, Judge William P. Woolls
and Edward C. VanDevanter.
The Council recessed until Tues
day night.