Evening star., 1954-10-27
Council Awaits
Virginia Lead
On Integratiorl
Alexandra Body
Sets No Hearing
On School Policy

Sets No Hearing
On School Policy
The Alexandra City Council
last night left the question Of
school integration up to Virginia
and tacitly committed itself to
follow whatever policy the State
sets.
The meeting agenda had called
for establishment Of q date for
the Council to discuss views and
recommendations for presenta-
tion at a public hearing on the
question. to be held November
Is In Richmond by the Commis-
sion on Public Education.
But when the item came up.
no date was set. Vice Mayor
Leroy Bendheim expressed the
groups feeling on the segrega-
ton question this way:
II think our position is that
it is an educational policy that
Is a State matter. I feel that
we should express no views and
accept the policy set by the
State"
No One Disagrees.
Other Council members showed
no inclination to disagree with
Mr.. Bendheim. Councilman DAM
iel F. OFlaherty said he plans
to attend the hearing but to do
SO as an observer and express
no views before the commission.
In a more affirmative action.
the city adopted a plan to deal
with snow emergencies that may
come up during the winter.
Drawn up by City Manager Ira
F. Willard, with the co-opera-
tion of Public Works and Traffic
Control Departments, the pro-
gram calls for plowing and sand
ing operations combined with q
parking ban on certain principal
streets.
Curb on Parking.
The plan calls for the parking
ban to take effect on IA main
streets after two or more contin-
uous hours of snowfall. Any
vehicle found on the streets will
be removed at the owners ex-
pense when plowing operation
begin. The streets are:
Duke street, from Washington
street to Callahan drive: King
street, from Strand street to
Janneys lane; Jefferson Davis
highway, Henry and Patrick
streets, from Four Mile Run to
Franklin street; Mount Vernon
avenue from Braddock road to
a Four Mile Run; Washington
street, from Hunting Creek to
Second street and Franklin
street, from Fairfax to Patrick
streets.
Also, Braddock road, from
West street to Route z; Russell
road, from King street to Mount
Vernon avenue; Quaker lane,
from Usage street to Oakcrest
drive; Glebe road, from Route !
to Valley drive: Windsor avenue,
from Route / to Braddock road:
Cameron Mills road, from Brad
dock road to Chalfonte drive:
Monroe avenue, from Route to
Russell road, and Pendleton
street, from West to Fairfax
streets.
Estimated cost of operating
the plan for a 6-inch snowfall.
including the plowing and send
ing operations, is $1,000.
Cemetery Removal Refused.
The Council quickly turned
down a request that it move the
burying ground of the Labanon
Union Church near Shirley
highway and Lincolnia overpass
and turn the ground over to q
construction firm. The church
no longer exists.
A request for the move was
made by Attorney Robert S.
Brown, who said his client would
see that remains in the ceme-
; terry were buried in a perpetual
! care cemetery in Fairfax County
Gin a special area designated as
the Lebanon Union section"
The Council awarded contracts
to low bidders for construction
of a municipal incinerator to be
built adjacent to proposed sew
age treatment plant overlooking
Hunting Creek. A $430,373 con-
. tract for the building went to
Eugene Simpson and Bro. OF
! Alexandria for the building. A
, $55,555 contract for the chimney
was awarded to the Rust En-
!, gineering Co. of Pittsburgh, and
!, a $235, 200 contract was awarded
: to the Pittsburgh Des Moinea
Steel Co. of Pittsburgh. for the
,, furnace. The last contract was
conditional on a guarantee the
Council wants on the furnaces
, capacity.
!. Study Geared Up.
i The Council also decided to set
up a Citizens Advisory Com
mittee study and make recon-
mendations on the Wharton
School survey Of the municipal
government. The committee Is
: to be composed Of a representa-
tive Of each citizens association
in the city, a representative Of
the colored community In Alex
andria and a representative Of the
League of Women Voters.
4 The Council adopted a Whar.
ton School recommendation putt
ting city employees in q WELL
defined pay scale. The move re-
suits In raises ranging from $5
to $460 q year for most of the
: city's employees. It will take eff
feet on January /.
In cases where salaries are
partly paid by the State Compen.
fsation Board. the raises will re-
quire formal approval by that
body.