The Washington herald., 1922-12-20
Trade Board Committee Says
Districts Office Is Under
manned and Also Underpaid
INSIST ON NEW AoUEDUcT
Capital in Danger of Water
Famine II Present conduits
Should Break, AYERS Report


government as 'flagrantly under
manned, niggardly paid training
school for engineering" the public
and private buildings committee Of
the Board Of Trade yesterday de-
manded its complete reprganiza-
Hon.
ASKS 5000 MORE
The report, submitted by W. L.
Beale before a meeting Of the
Board Of Trade at its headquarters
IN the Star building. includes
comprehensive survey Of salaries,
and a corresponding table Of build
ing operations. These showed thas
while the latter have increased 145
per cent, the former have gone up
but "a per cent. The committee
recommended that at least $4,000
additional be placed at the disposal
of the Commissioners with author
fly to use 1t in time Of emergency,
and for the transportation of assist
ants and field inspectors.
NEED NEW AQUEDUCT.
An appropriation Of s1,700.0oo
should be made for the completion
of the second Great Falls aqueduct,
Francis r. Weller, chairman OF
water supply committee, reported.
He stated that this is a vital link
In the water supply system Of the
city and that "the city will continue
to risk a water famine IL a serious
accident occurs either along the
line of the present conduit or in the
Lydecksr tunnel"
The committee, in reporting on
the use OF water by the various
Government departments, pointed
out that the power plant at the
Government Printing Office has been
using 100000 to 100000 gallons
q day generally for condensing pur-
poses. Recently construction work
has been started on an underground
conduit to connect up the Govern
ment Printing Office and the United
States Post Office with the Capitol
power plant, and when this conduit
is completed the power requirement
of these two buildings will be sup
piled from the Capitol power plant,
and the Printing Office power plant
will be shut down,
CITY NOT wASTEFUL-
Steps are also being taken at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
to do away with the use Of filtered
water for condensing purposes and
IL is expected that within a Few
years no filtered water will be used
in Government power plants for
this purpose. The committee gave
statistics showing that Washington
Is in no way wasteful of water. as
compared with other cities.
The committee on law, headed by
Alexander Wolf. urged upon Con-
sress the passage of the following
laws: A bill to create a board
of accountancy in the District,
blue sky laws. increase OF salaries
p of Judges of the Municipal Court
and additional appropriations for
the office of the recorder or deeds
in the District.
COMMEND SCHOOL CENTERS.
The efficiency of the Community
Center Department of the Board OF
Education, headed by Miss Cecil
Norton. was commended by Percy
e. Turpin, chairman of the COM
mittee on community affairs. That
committee also recommended the
community music idea.
Recommendation was made by
the municipal art committee. Ath-
erton P. Clark, jr., chairman, that
plans be prepared for the COM
prehensive development Of the city
water front. along both artistic and
utilitarian lines.
Frank Leetch. chairman OF the
River and Harbor Improvement
Committee. asked that a change
be made in the river traffic regu-
lations, stating that the increased
traffic on the Potomac warranted
it. He also urged that the bridge
be opened for steamers and barges
from sunrise to sunset each day.
Liberal appropriations. for river
and harbor improvement was also
asked.
Theodore W. Noyes presented q
brief on the accomplishments OF
the committee on National Repre-
sentation for the past year. George
B. Farquahar. retiring chairman Of
the membership committee, re-
ported that the Board had gained
232 new members during the year.
The Public Library Committed
headed by William Nick Clayton.
urged that better salaries be paid
librarians ''in order to retain COM
petent help" The Zoning Commit
tee was authorized to act on ali
d. c. zoning problems which may
arise during the year. Z. C. Ora
ham, chairman. gave a brief re-
sumo of the work done for the
past twelve months.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
W. W. Everett. chairman of tho
Streets and Avenues Committee
recommended as follows:
Removal of the convenience
station at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast from Its present dan
gerous position.
That where permission to cut
the asphalt streets for sewer con-
sections, etc. is given, the con-
tractor be required to keep the
fill at street level until resur-
faced
That asphalt paving be put
down on Brightwood avenue
above Florida avenue. so as to
take some of the heavy traffic
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