Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30
Zihlman's Joint Resolution in
House Will Be Indorsed
by Commissioners.
MARKS EPOCH IN FIGHT
FOR ADEQUATE SUPPLY
Tyler Declaration That Situation
Is Serious Causes Confidence
Congress Will Act.

'duu ihlTOuuCtu III the f1ouSc Bdic
yesterday a joint resolution to re-
quire the federal government to pay
for the water it uses in the District
His action. exclusively forecast i'm
Fridays Star. is designed to prevent
millions Of gallons of water wastaGe
daily by federal departments. He pro-
poses the United States bureau of
standards shall determine the rate
to be paid by the government The
Zihlman measure is certain to receive
the enthusiastic Endorsement Of the
Commissioners il they are asked to
report on it. it was indicated at the
District building.
Yesterday. 1t is believed, marks an
epoch IN the fight thai has been
made by officials and private citi-
zens to obtain an~adequate water sup
ply for Washington.
Produce Optimism.
Mai. Tyler's Great Falls report,
urging that immediate steps be taken
&c guard the city against water
famine, and that this project be sepa-
rated from the Great Falls power
development scheme. followed by Mr..
Zihlman's resolution seeking 10 con-
serve water while an additional cup
ply is being provided. gave rise to
general optimism last night that Con-
eress would act favorably on both prop
ositions
The Army engineers observations
regarding the water supply situation
emphasize its seriousness as no other
official statement or report has. He
says:
additional facilities for supplying
water to the District are an impera-
tive necessity as insurance against
interruption of service. II new con-
struction is deferred It SHOULD be with
full knowledge of the risks involved.
It was considered likely last night
that when the FEDERAL power COM
| mission convenes q public hearing in
the Interior Department building
Tuesday, to Take up the Tyler report.
effort will be made by many Of the
interests represented to have the
water supply project considered in
advance Of the power development
plan. This would be in line with
Mai. Tyler's recommendations in the
report.
View Of Commissi0ners.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz. ana
probably other members of the board
of District Commissioners. will at
tend the hearing. which will be pre-
sided over by Secretary of War Baker.
1t is known that the Commissioners
incline strongly to the Tyler view.
that the obtaining of an increased
water supply for the District is of
greater Importance than the develop
ment of power, and should be taken
up as a separate matter with the
least delay possible.
Representative Zihlman and other
members Of Congress, members OF
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. the Public Utilities Com
missions of Maryland and Virginia, To-
cal public utility corporations, busi-
ness and civic organizations Of the
District and private citizens are plan
ming to attend the hearing. at which
a drive is expected to be launched to
get the Districts pressing water needs
presented to Congress as an emer-
gency proposition.
The Tyler plan for increased water
supply contemplates the building Of
a conduit from Great Falls to Dale
carlia reservoir reservation and the
construction of an additional filtra-
tion plant on this reservation, the
total cost to be $9,523.000.
Declared n Necessity.
In commenting upon the urgency
of the situation, his report states:
.The time has passed when an ex-
pansion Of the system would be sim
ply wise provision to care for a
growing population. 1t is now more
than that. 1t is a necessity as in
surance against interruption Of serv-
ice altogether. II the project for ex-
pansion which can be most speedily
completed be authorized, additional
water cannot be delivered inside Of
two and one-half years. Other prof.
ects will take five years or more. This
means CndI IL new "OIh 10 oSSuh
this coming spring the existing sys-
tenn must continue several years
without proper repairs to supply the
District Of Columbia with water. The
longer the new work is postponed the
greater will be the risk.
1T should be clearly understood,
therefore, that new works are recon-
mended in this report not only to
provide an adequate water supply for
the increasing population Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, but because such
works are an urgent necessity for the
protection of the District against an
interruption of its water ser-ice."
The Tyler report, covering both the
proposed wate: supply and power de-
velupment projects. contains 10 type
written passes besides numerous
charts and Is by far the most ex-
haustive study that has yet been
made of the possibilities OF harness.
ing Great Falls =
conclusions as to Power.
With respect to power. Its conclusions
are that by means of two dams IN the
river, at, Chain Bridge and Great Falls.
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