The Washington times., 1919-06-16
D. c. CHIEFS
GRATIFIEDBY
BUDGET RAISE
Commissioners Express Hope
House win Retain Liberal In
creaSes Made by Senate.
~ BILL PRICE.

@AN AASNAlCN SOlLIIlAsSlOIGI6t &ANCA
going over the District appropriation
bill, as reported to the Senate by the
Committee on Appropriations, today
expressed qualification with the in
creases that have been made and are
confident that the House will be fairly
and literally eonsiderate Of the needs
Of the city in retaining the various
Senate items.
There was especial qualification
over the increase made by the Senate
committee for permanent paving for
some Of the principal roadwayS. The
House item for this was $685., 900. and
il was increased by the Senate to
$62s, 900
The Senate committee did not give
the Commissioners all the money they
asked for by any means, and there Is
genuine need for every dollar al
lotted
Among the roadways to be bene-
itted. IL the Senate items are retained
by the House, are Connecticut and
Georgia avenues, although there are
others. There is heavy travel over
these roadways, and q development Of
the last few years shows that the
macadam roadway, as put down some
years ago, viii no longer stand UP IN
der the strain OF heavy trucks and
automobiles.
Repairing Of the nnaeadam on Con-
necticut avenue Is so unsatisfactory
that IL amounts to little. The heavy
traffic wipes out the repairs in no
time
New Permanent Paving Necessary.
Almost the same situation exists
throughout the District over all main !
arteries Of travel having q macadam
basis, and It is practically settled now
that Congress will have to provide |
money as fast Is possible for perma-
nent pavements Of q nature that will |
stand I'D under the travel Heavy au-
tomobiIes, more especially heavy mo-
tor trucks, led by army trucks, !
are responsible for the cutting |
~ of District roadways and the |
demonstration that macadam, I'M
less deeply laid and held together by |
costly materials, is thing Of the !
past
On Connecticut avenue the Senate |
appropriation will be sufficient to put |
permanent paving from Chapel road |
TO Chevy Chase circle and grade from
Pierce Mill road to Chapel road In /
preparation for permanent paving.
On Georgia avenue the permanent /
paving would go down between Blu
chanan street and Military road
District roads generally have been
getting worse for two years under
heavy travel, lack Of appropriations
for repairs, and inability to obtain
labor. The House committee recog-
nized this fact in making up the Dis
trict bill and increased the item OF
1915. 900 in the bill which failed be-
fore Congress adjourned to 100000 In
the present bill. Twice as much could
easily be used by the Commissioners
who have been worried long time
over the plight of roads and streets.
Dealing With Broad Men
The District appears to be FORUM
ate at last in the personnel Of the
men who will dominate legislation
and appropriations. They are broad.
fair. and disposed to regard Wash
inEton as the work house OF the ma
ZION. in which the nation IS the princi-
pal stakeholder.
Representative Davis, chairman OF
.the House subcommittee handling
District appropriations, has no chip
on his shoulder for the District
Senator Curtis in the same position
on the Senate side. personally knows
he needs Of Washington well, and
has no grudges TO pay this commun-
hty.
Representative Mapes. chairman of
he House District Committee, which
frames our local legislation in that
body, has made a splendid impress
sion on the people and the Commits
sioners by his sympathetic compre-
pension Of local needs. Senator Sher-
man, OF the Senate committee, al
though lacking up" unpleasant con-
|ditions here at times, is none the less
3nclined TO give the District legisla-
tion that will advance its future and
deal fairly with the public.
The ZIhImaA Commission.
The Senate committee also provides
for the "Zihlman" Commission to in
vestigate the water supplies OF the
District With the view Of making per
manent provision for more water at
the earliest possible moment
This commission will consider many
plans that have been proposed, includ-
bng one most favorsbly looked upon {
by Commissioner Kutz and other en-
gineer ofhcers-that Of bringing in
additional water from the Patu1ent {
river from q point near Laurel, Nd.
Water from the Patuxent river
would give the District two sources s
4 supply that could be relied upon [
% that in case one source became '
rippled through war or other acts I
here would be another. This scheme !
would also enable q supply of water
or Maryland towns embraced in what {
s known as the Washington district
The latter plan, however. is only
one Of a number that will be consid-
cred II the House accepts the Senate