The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-03
MAY CLOSE CONDUIT
Georgetown Citizens Vote On
Rock Creek Question.
PRESIDENT WANTS TO RESIGN
Association Representing Sentiment
of Community Decides in Favor of
Cover for Creek, Calling Open
treatment Idea Menace TO
Henith-EnEineer Gives Lecture.

Action was taken by the Georgetown
Citizens Association last night in a
meeting in Red Mems Hall. Thirty-second
and n streets, favoring the CLOSED treat
ment" OF Rock Greek Improvements.
After much dissension. the association
voted in favor of the adoption Of the re-
port OF the committee on public improve
msqts. which provides that the waters Of
Rock Creek be conveyed by means OF
a covered conduit IN as direct line as
possible fronr-u point in the creek bank
near Lyons mill 10 the south line OF L
street, IN Georgetown.
Open treatment has been under consid-
Grafton for some time IN the plans for the
Improvement Of Rock Creek. The report
OF the public Improvements committee Of
the Georgetown Citizens Association
reads:
Notwithstanding the belated report OF
the present District Commissioners leans
toward the open treatment. this commit
tee is unanimous in coming to the concur
sion that such treatment is out OF the
question for a polluted stream, as the
creek Is at present from its drainage of
Zoo Park; and the sewers emptying into
il at o and p streets, as well as beyond
the corporate limits. renders such treat
ment a menace 10 public health and even
more nauseating than are the present
dumps"
The report was prepared and read by
John Hadley Doyle.
Engineer Gives Lecture.
Until last night the Georgetown Cit
zens' Association. which practically repre-
sents the entire sentiment Of Georgetown.
has been undecided just what course 10
pursue on the question of treatment Of
Rock Creek.
Last night the minds OF the msR5ers
OF the association on the subject were
cleared by "A lecture given by Walter J.
Douglass. engineer in charge Of plans for
the Improvements proposed along Rock
Creek. illustrated with stcreopticon views.
Estimates were made by Mr.. Douglass. as
follows: Open treatment. $.S0G.00e: semi
closed treatment S5.082. 600. full conduit
No. I. $500 900. full conduit. No. .. s. 226. o.
00); al treatments. from l. street 10
Potomac Park. Sl.07400 The War De-
partment estimate FOR 1890, amounting to
Sl7 - 0o9. was not deemed as practical as
the others.
Having in view the fact that the re-
port OF the committee on public improve
ments had been accepted by TIE associa-
tion and seeing that its contents bound
him 10 a directly opposite position 10 that
which he had held in the past, President
George A. King asked that his resigna-
ton be accepted. as he could not con-
scientiousiy present the wishes Of the
association before the Commissioners.
Find Way Out.
This difficulty was overcome by Al
bion X. Paris. who moved that the
committee on public improvements accept
this duty and thus prevent the president
OF the association from resigning Henry
;. Matthews, first vice president OF the
association, IN whose favor President
King resigned. refused 10 take the Of
fee promered 20 him under those con-
ditions and the association voted 10 re-
tain Mr.. King as president