Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
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IN HEATED SESSION
Adequate Guards for Ken
sington Grade Crossing
Among Things Approved.
BY a Staff Correspondent.

ROCKVILLE, Md, February 10
Mere choice of words in a resolution
dealing with a proposal to establish
a garbage and refuse collection serv-
ice in metropolitan Montgomery
| County. Md. stirred up spirited de
bate at its meeting last night in the
volunteer engine house here. The de-
bate, lead on one side by George II.
Lamar Of Rockville and on the other
by William w. Bride of Edgemoor, be-
came acrimonious, and for time left
in doubt the question as to whether
the federation did or did not adopt the
report favoring a change in county
government for the suburban end ad.
tacent to the District of Columbia.
The federation sent back to commit
tee Article V of it's constitution. deal
ing with election of officers, with the
suggestion that the nominating com
tee should be named two months in
advance of the annual meeting and
report its candidates one month in adj
vance of the meeting.
The body received two new members
and sent several resolutions to COM
mittee. 1t adopted a resolution re-
uuesting the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to establish a 24-guard service at
the grade crossing at kenSington,
where five people were killed on the
night of February 3.
Report Stirring Debate.
The caustic debate was precipitated
by the report of the committee on
sanitation delivered by Mrs. II. w.
Johnson of Silver Spring. The COM
mittee reported that 1t hesitated to
recommend the establishment of q
garbage and refuse collection service,
however desirable it considered 1t, in
the absence of information as to the
desire of the people, particularly In
view Of the fact that it would involve
an increase In taxes to pay for 1t.
Mrs. johnson asked that the members
take 1t up with their respective bodies,
send them out and report the find
ings to the committee on sanitation.
On the suggestion Of William w.
Bride, Emory II. Bogley, a member
of the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission, and delegate to the fed
GRAFTON. gave some figures he had
compiled as to the probable cost Of
such a service. The collection service
did not furnish much of a problem,
he said, but the disposal did, and
gave some details of the methods
used by the District Of Columbia.
To take care Of a population OF
40 900 people, he said, it would require
two incinerators. one located south
of Bladensburg and one near Linden,
to cost 200 each. 1t would require
20 trucks and horse drawn wag-
ons, with total cost of $4,000.
The total cost of operating per year
would be $126,150, which would be SO
cents per house, or s10.6S per year.
All the houses in the area would have
to pay whether they awaited them
selves of the service or not. He said
that the initial cost would be paid
out Of a bond issue, to be retired in
Is years, and that the tax of two and
a fraction cents on the hundred
dollars would pay for the cost of
operation and the sinking fund.
Lamar Rcnews Fight.
Mr.. Lamar at this point renewed his
fight against the new county govern
| ment bill, pointing out that the minor.
| ity at the last meeting sought to pre-
vent the removal of power to establish
such garbage and refuse collec-
ton service from the Sanitary Com
mission, but that 1t was not allowed
to get before the federation. He OBJ
jected particularly, he said, to the
politicians of the county using the
federation as an alibi. w. B. Horn
asked the direct question of Mr.. Bog
ley as to whether the proposed coun-
ty government bin would repeal the
garbage and refuse collection author
ity from the Sanitary Commission,
to which the latter replied that he
didn't know, but added that it would
not make any difference. The ques-
ton of importance was whether II
would be cheaper to allow an existing
agency to do the work or to set up q
new organization.
The matter could be easily settled,
Mr.. Bride pointed out. by amending
the report of the last meeting, which
has gone to the legislative delegates
as representing the desires Of the peo-
pie, to say that the matter of garbage
and refuse disposal should be left with
the Sanitary Commission.
He so moved and after debating as
to whether the federation had in fact
adopted the new county government
resolution, it was finally settled by
President Pro Tempore Lawrence rul.
ing that it had been adopted when the
Bride resolution was adopted.
Elections Considered.
The question of annual elections is
to be given further consideration by
the committee on constitution and by.
laws in the light Of the discussion
last night. 1t was pointed out that
| under the present scheme the officers