Evening star., 1915-10-22
D. c. Heads and Others Confer
on Great Falls Project With
Presidents Secretary.
COMMISSIONERS SILENT
ON STEPS TO BE TAKEN
Other improvements in District Es-
Inmates Also Discussed, It
Is Announced.

Belief that the Great Falls water sup
ply and power development project
either has been provided for in the Dis
trict estimates or Is to be sought in a
separate bill to be introduced in Con-
gress early during the coming session
was strengthened today, following an
nouncement by the District Commits
sioners that this subject was discussed
at yesterdays conference with Secre-
tary Tumulty.
Ever since the War Department con-
cluded that 1t could not initiate this
project in it's forthcoming estimates
the Commissioners, who are strongly
in favor Of 1t. have declined to say
whether or not they would endeavor
to start the project themselves. They
have refused to indicate whether or
not an item for launching the improve
ment has been included in the esti-
mates, but the definite announcement
that the matter has been discussed
with the Presidents secretary was re-
garded today as strong indication. that
the project is to be proposed to Con-
gress in some form during its next ses-
sion.
Those at the Conference.
Regarding the conference with Mr.
Tumulty. which was held in Commits
sioner Newman's Office and attended
by the other two members of the
board. Justice Siddons of the District
Supreme Court, Ben L. Prince. tax COL
lector: Charles F. Nesbit, superin-
tendent of insurance; Maj. Raymond W.
Pullman. superintendent Of police; Con-
rad H. Syme. corporation counsel, and
Daniel J. Donovan, secretary to the
board of Commissioners. Mr.. Newman
today gave out the following state
ment: - -- --..-...-
THE conference with Mr.. Tumulty
was held for the purpose Of enabling
him to become thoroughly familiar in
detail with the. work of the District
government under the Wilson admins
tttion. 1t has been more than two
y<ars since the administrator Of n.y.
trict affairs was begun under sMr.. 'Wdl-
son, and this was. the first opportunity
that has occurred for the Presidents
secretary to7reeHiye- complete and hrst-
hand information as to the progress Of
the District program. is..,,.4s 49, .s, 4, 4
Tumuity has always felt and.
manifested a keen interest In the Dis
trfct and has frequently c61hSeled Us
on individual projects and pof4efea, but
yesterday was tfe-first Complete round
up with him on local. matters in which
ne learned just WnaC we nave DeSn 40
ing and what we hope to do in the fu-
ture. A great variety of subjects were
discussed, those of the most interest
being the Great Falls power project
and assessment and taxation"
Told Of Other Projects.
It is understood that Mr.. Tumulty
was told about the plans for the mu-
nicipal hospital at 14th and Upshur
streets and the reformatory for long
term prisoners. to adjoin the work
house at Occoquan. for which initial
appropriations already have been made.
improvements in the process Of ju-
dicial procedure In the District Su-
preme Court since the beginning of
the Wilson administration were dis
cussed and a general survey of the ac-
complishments Of the local administra-
tion presented. 1t is presumed that
Mr.. Tumulty was acquainted with some
of the more important projected i'm,
provements that are provided for in
the estimates. The budget calls for
total expenditure larger than that Of
last year and 1t is thought the reasons
for the increases asked were explained
in full to Mr.. Tumulty.