Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
OPPOSE TRUNK SEWERS
GEORGETOWN CITIZENS PREFER
THE SMALLER VARIETY.
Commissioners Requested to Discon-
tinue Arizona Avenue Conduit
Observance of Act of '76.

A variance Of views regarding the plan
for Immediate sewer construction in the
northwestern section of the District was
developed last evening at the monthly
meeting of the Georgetown Citizens AS
sociation. In addition to the sewer plans.
the association considered and acted upon
a number of matters In which the people
of Washington generally are concerned
The sewer project caused long discus
sion. which resulted In the adoption OF
resolution requesting the Commissioners
to discontinue, for time. at least. the
further construction of large trunk sew
ers and instead to build service sewers.
In opposing the construction of trunk sew
ers. the association had in mind the Ari-
IONA avenue sewer.
In the debate upon the sewer question it
was stated that the association was largely
instrumental in securing an appropriation
of S105.O0 for the construction of the Ar1-
IONA avenue sewer from the Potomac river
to Tenleytown. d. c., and that the Com
missioners have recommended an additional
appropriate ton of $17S,0O0 for the compile
ton OF the same.
II further maintained that upon in
vestigation II was found that this sewer
Is being constructed as a trunk sewer to
carry or surface water as well as sewerage,
and all the dimensions are entirely too
large and expensive for the needs of the
section for the next twenty-five or thirty
years and on the present basis is a waste
of public funds.
Plan Submitted.
committee of the association, 1t was
announced. has recommended to the Senate
committee on appropriations that from the
present terminus OF Arizona avenue sewer
service sewer Of twenty-four inches
should be constructed to Tenleytown at a
cost OF about twenty-five or thirty thousand
dollars. and the committee recommended
that the balance of the s17S.O0O be appro-
prtated and used by the Commissioners for
service sewers on the west side of Rock
creek to the District line, and from Broad
Branch road through the soapstone valley
to the east side of Tenleytown. and from
Wisconsin avenue and Flint street through
the American University Park to the Po-
tomae river. So that these sections can Sc
cure sewer facilities within the next year.
Resolution of Protest.
In connection with bills introduced in the
House providing for the payment by the
District of the entire cost of the opening
of streets under the highway act Mr. Gal
len T. TAFT presented resolution, which
prevailed by large VOTE to the effect that
we solemnly protest against the action Of
the House committee on the District of
Columbia in recommending that the United
states should not pay one-half of the costs.
on the ground that the act of 1878, VIII CHI
Is a solemn compact between the citizsns
of the United States and the citizens of the
national capital. provides that all expenses
of the District of Columbia should be paid
one-half by the United States and one-half
by the District OF Columbia and the peopIe
of the United States and the District OF
columbia are unitedly in favor of carving
out TINS compact in good faith, and we SOL
emnly protest against any deviation or fail
ure TO i've up to said compact by the Con-
giess or The United States. The highway
act was passed as a grand national scheme
for the capital of the United States. re-
CARELESS of the interests of the people of
the District of Columbia, and the title of
SAID streets when condemned is in the
United states; and we. the taxpayers of
the District of Columbia appeal to our fell
low-citizens in the Congress of the United
states to repudiate any attempt to depart
rom the act of 1878 and to provide that
the United States shall pay its one-half
OF the cost of said extensions in view of
the fact that the 10000 coo people of the
United States are equally interested with
me people of the District of Columbia In
the DEVELOPMENT of the national capital ON
the national PLAN
Preservation of the Mall.
The association also adopted resolutions
indorsing Senator Newlands' bill providing
mat no building shall be erected on the
Mall OF Washington within AS feet of a
central line stretching from the center of
the dome of the Capitol to the Washington
monument. declaring the criticisms of DIR.
william T. woodward and the conduct of
MS once IN connection with the considera-
uon by congress of the bill of appropria-
uons Tor the District as "unwarranted and
UNFAIR to DIR. Woodward, and indorsne the
oill TOT the laying of water mains and SER
vice sewers In the District of Columbia