Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

mittee show that to forthwith eliminate
all of those would cost S40,000,O00.
I'VE are starting on three-year pro-
gram for the elimination, SO far as 1t
is feasible, of those Objectionable fea-
lures. This three-year program carries
for that purpose 1924, 000-$70,0 900 for
grading; $4,000 for sewers and $94, 900
for water.
Street Repair Project Stressed.
"In addition to the $294,OOO expressly
carried for this purpose, we are carry
ing an item of ST, 475,000 for street re-
pair. grading and extensions, part of
which will be used in this territory. We
are also carrying a general item for
the extension and replacement of water
mains of 100000, a part of which will
be used in this territory. We are also
carrying an item of 100000 for SUBJ
urban sewers. practically all of which
will be used in this territory. So the
House should understand that the COM
mittee has not been negligent in this
matter, but is proceeding with we'll
defined program that will gradually
eliminate these undesirable features.
The second question was with ref
erence to the sewage conditions in Rock
Greek Park. I am going to read to you
q
Here he quoted j. B. Gordon, sanitary
engineer for the District. who was asked
as to what had been done toward COR
recting the condition in Rock Greek.
Gordon replied:
Nothing, except that a rather de-
tailed report has ben prepared by me,
which report might be of interest to
you. I am bringing out very clearly in
this report the fact that the pollution
in Rock Creek is probably from 95 to
80 per cent from Maryland and but
to 5 per cent from the District of
Columbia. and that to remove this
to per cent population that might be
contributed by the District We would
have to spend about 100000
THE committee did not include the
item of $6,000,000 for the removal of
from l to 5 per cent of this sewage,
because we did not think it was a
feasible and proper expenditure:
Mr.. Simmons. Is Maryland max
ing any effort to remove its part of the
pollution?
Mr.. Gordon. They are making an
effort to remove certain portions of 1t.
There was created the Washington SUI
burban sanitary district, embracing por-
tons of the counties adjacent to the
District of Columbia, and the commits
Sioners of this sanitary district are en-
powered to sell bonds and levy assess
mentS for the purpose of extending the
sewer system in the sanitary district
| and they are doing this. The Washing
ton suburban sanitary district embraces
about one-third of the drainage area
| Of Rock Creek lying outside of the Dis
| trict. In other words, about 10 per cent
of the entire drainage area of Rock
Creek lies within the District and 81
per cent lies outside of the District
OF that 81 per cent. one-third is grad
ually having sewers installed by the
Washington suburban sanitary COM
| missioners This leaves about SIS pei
| cent of the entire drainage area OF
Rock Creek, in which there are mum
Der OF growing communities, which will
continue to pollute this stream
Ballou Report Quoted.
"The third question asked by the
gentleman yesterday, and also men
toned by the gentleman from Penn
| sylvania this morning, was with refer
ence to the school situation. Very re-
Gently DR.. Ballou, the superintendent of
schools, furnished report as of the
date OF November l, 1928, in which he
gave an itemized statement of the con-
dition of school facilities and what was
necessary to bring our school facilities
100 per cent UP to date, SO that no new
facilities would be needed. He lists the