The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
GAIT HERSBURG
MAY ISSUE
BONDS
OWW~
Authorization for $500, 900
for Water and Sewerage to
BE Sought in Legislature.

county, IL u uu0eTSCOoOS Will lnIIO-
duce in the house Of delegates a
bill authorizing the mayor and cosln.
Gil Of Gaithersburg to issue bonds
in the amount Of 100000. or as
much thereof az may be necessary.
for the installation in Gaithersburg
Of a modern water and sewerage
system.
II the bin becomes a law, It does
not necessarily mean that the town
Of Gaithersburg itself will undertake
the installation Of a water and sew
erage system, but 1t Ii thought to
be more probable that the town
will be included within the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary District, and
that the installation win be done by
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. The authority to issue
bonds 10 desired, however. 50 that
the town win be in a position to
undertake the work in case 1t Is
decided that It would be better not
to become a part Of the sanitary
district.
To give the matter consideration
q largely-attended meeting Of the
citizens Of the town was held In
Masonic Hall last night. Frank B.
Severance presided. and addresses
were delivered by T. Howard
Duckett and Emory H. Bogley.
members of the SANITARY commits
sion, and the commissions chief en-
gineer, Mr.. Morse. The citizens
were led to understand that a syS-
tenn could be installed by the COM
mission at considerably less cost
than IL done by the town. and that
the town probably could be made a
part Of the Washington. district.
The Representatives of the Sani-
| tary commission answered numer-
Gus questions propounded, follow
ing which those present placed
the construction Of the system by
the commission.
II the town should undertake the
work, it is estimated the cost would
be around $4,000. An. ample sup
ply of water could, it is said, be
obtained from Seneca creek, near by,
or wells could be sunk. It will be
a big undertaking for the town. no
matter which plan IL decided upon,
and for that reason considerable
opposition 10 said to exist. 4fa,-
+. Two years ago, the legislature au-
thorized a. bond issue for the pur-
pose. The act, however, contained
a referendum and the proposition
was voted down at q special cleo
ton.
In the circuit court at this place,
Judge Robert B. Peter has signed
a decree granting to Mrs. Ruby
H. Helm, Of Glen Echo, this
county, an absolute divorce from
Wilbur ]. Heflin, who is understood
to live in Washington, on the
ground Of desertion. According to
the bill, the couple were married in
Massachusetts,, August Is. 1918, and
lived together in Washington and
other places until May 1, 1918. No
children were born of the marriage,
so the bill set forth. Mrs. Heflin
was represented by Attorney John
A. Garrett, Of Rockville.
Montgomery county will, it is
thought, be represented in the
Democratic State Convention to be
held in Baltimore in May by Robert
g. Hilton. ]. Bond Smith. John A.
Garrett, Alvie A. Moxley and
William L. Aud. They have filed
certificates Of candidacy with the
supervisors of elections for the
county, and it is not thought others
will file and thus bring about a
contest at the primary election
early in May.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
Of Washington, and Miss Evelyn A
Schultz. of Silver Spring, this
county.
The debating team of the Rock
vile High School met team repre-
senting the Sandy Spring High
School on the proposition Of Gov
ernment Ownership of Railroads,
Elmer Markley, of the Rockville
team, who spoke in opposition. put
up the best argument, 30 the judges
decided, and was given five points
The other three points went to the
Sandy Spring debaters.
Following the debate. basketball
teams representing the two institu
tons tried conclusions and Rock
vile again gained the decision, the
score standing 8 to s.
Mrs. Grace Foster Westmoreland
young actress Of Atlanta, Ca, who
is charged by Mrs. Nettie Hogue
of Takoma Park, this county, with
stealing $25 in cash and several
articles Of clothing while she was
her guest in December. has finally
gained her freedom, temporarily, al
least, after having been an inmate
of tho Jail here for several weeks
Citizens of Rockville "chipped in
and paid q professional bondsman
to sign q bail bond, thereby releas
ing the young woman until the
trial Of her case at the March term
Of the circuit court, which convenei
Monday, March II.
Following her release from Jail
the former actress went to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ernest
| Offutt here, where she will remain
until the case against her is dis
posed Of finally. ~
At union services in st. Paul's
Methodist Church, Kensington, last
night, the sermon was delivered by
the Rev. Isaac Ward. pastor OF
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Wash.
ington, a large congregation hear.
ing the splendid discourse.
A series of special services will
begin in Warner Memorial Presby.
terrain Church, .Kensington, Tuesday,
March IL, and will continue through
March %. The. Rev. Charles Rose,
OF the First Presbyterian Church,
Rutherford. N. J., will be In charge
and will nrnn0h ZACH nvnninw