Evening star., 1922-01-25
failure: OF WATER
AND Street ITEMS
IN BILL Regretted
Members of House District
Committee Uphold Need Of
!. Conduit Work.
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
ARE CONSIDERED VITAL
Chairman Focht Declares Nothing
Is Gained by Shutting Eyes
to Water Danger.

disappointment that the District ap-
propriation bill reported yesterday
does not carry the $3.000O00 imme-
diately needed for continuing work on
the construction of new conduit to
give the National Capitai'a q safe water
supply and criticism that badly need
ed street improvements have been
omitted were expressed today by
members of the House District COM
mittee.
Chairman Focbt said:
THAT appropriation for the water
supply should have been made. Moth
ing is gained by shutting our eyes to
the needs of the National Capital.
For the health and we'll being Of the
city the water supply should be at all
times adequate and safe. and this
work should be carried along now
with vision for the future"
Need Of Street Work.
The neglect to provide for improve
ment Of streets also was censured by
Chairman Focht. I'VE are away be-
hind the times here now" he said.
During the war some Of the best
streets were torn to pieces and have
not been repaired. The city is grow
ing, and sire should be extended
and new streels opened. Even now.
when my own state and Maryland
have furnished the best roads any,
where in the country. tourists COM
plain that they strike a breakdown
when they reach the National Capital.
That is one reason given by Mary
land for not granting reciprocity to
automobilists. that the District hasn't
fit roads and thoroughfares.
we must go ahead with the Ma
tional Capital and not allow It to run
tion that will satisfy the people from
all parts of the country who help pay
for it's upkeep. They are willing
enough tS.ip to pay TIER small share 81
full, but as it is now, and as it will
continue to be unlesE we adopt a
more liberal policy, they all meet
with disappointment when they get
ed beautiful avenues here and fine
drives may once have been an ex-
ample for the whole country, they are
not being kept up and extended.
There should be no reluctance or
diate needs of the District and for i'm
provements ali the funds that are re-
autred," Chairman Focht protested.
ZiAlman Disappointed.
Among other members Of the COM
mittee who similarly expressed their
disappointment at the cuts in the
District bill was Representative Fred
n. Zihlman of Maryland.
II am advised that In making these
reductions, which are about 25 per
xl,a to- - H.
important improvements recommend
ed by the Commissioners and APPROX
ed by the director of the budget have
been eliminated from the BILL" said
Representative Zihlman.
Economy is essential at this time.
and the appropriations committee OF
the House is making splendid
record of retrenchment, but even
more important than this is the neces-
sity for a revival of industry and
commerce in the country; the putting
of men to work in the shops. fac
tories, mills and mines, thus supply
ing a market for the farmers and
agricultural interests of the country.
who are facing most critical and
distressing condition, the acuteness of
which has prompted the President lin
calling a national conference here in
Washington to consider these prob
lens.
"a similar conference was held in
with the subject of unemployment in
the country, and among the recon-
mendations it made to the country
was a recommendation that municipal,
state and federal work should be de-
veloped. and in line with that sugges-
ton, millions Of dollars have been ex-
pended by the states and municipalities
in endeavoring to find work for the un-
employed.
Private Citizens' Attitude.
Here in Washington, many public
spirited citizens are going ahead with
building and construction work. in the
hope of keeping the wheels of blisi-
ness revolving; some of them at ex-
cessive costs because of unreasonable
weather conditions.
Therefore, to have the government
refuse to continue the paving Of inn
portant thoroughfares. such as Con-
necticut avenue. because Of a desire
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