Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
ROCKVILLE PLANS
WATER HOOK-UP
Town May Connect With
Mains of Washington Sub
urban Commission.


ROCKVILLE, Md, September 10
That Rockville will soon become q
water customer of the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission and thus
be assured Of an adequate supply Of
water at all times seemed apparent at
a public meeting in the Rockville School
auditorium last evening.
The meeting was called by the mayor
and council to acquaint the citizens
with the serious situation confronting
the town becaue Of a greatly made
Quate water supply and for an inter-
change of ideas rs to what had best be
done to relieve the shortage, and al
though no action was taken and the
mayor and council did not commit
themselves. the explanations and dis
cussions were interpreted as meaning
hook-up with the mains of the Sani-
tary commission as the most feasible,
buSinesSlike and economical thing to do.
Early announcement by the raayor and
council Of decision to enter into such
contract is looked for.
Act Gives Power.
1t was some time ago announced that
the mayor and council had received le-
gal advice to the effect that the town
was without authority to contract with
the sanitary commission for It's water
supply, but 1t was stated by Mayor
SpaCes last evening that II has since
been discovered that an act of the Leg
iSlature OF 1929 gives ample permission
for such course.
A member of q Baltimore engineer
ing firm, which recently made a sur
vey OF Rockville, at the request of the
town authorities, to determine the avail
q mn nA he fo
cost Of each, attended the meeting last
evening and told what the survey show
ed. OF the three sources found avail
able-Sinking additional wells, develop
Ment Of Watts branch, q mile away
and hooking up with the Sanitary Com
missions mainS--no direct recommen-
dation was made, but the only deduc-
ton possibly from the report was that
It. was by far to the best interests of
the town to deal With the Sanitary
Commission. 1t Is known that the firm
previously made such recommended
ton to the mayor and council.
A representative of the State de-
partment Of health, attended the meet
ing and In response to a question as
to the quality Of the water that the
Sanitary Commission would supply re-
piled that 1t was Of remarkable purity
and much better than that now being
used in Rockville.
Cost Would Be Small.
Should it be decided to obtain water
from the Sanitary Commission, the in
ittial cost would be small. probably
less than $4,000, it was stated. There
would, however, be what was referred
to as o carrying cost" for q few years,
not more than seven and probably less,
which, with the usual rates, would make
the cost somewhat higher than the
town is now paying, but 1t was explained
that when the so-called carrying cost
ceases. which would be when the COM
mission extends its main to Senaca,
as 1t Is understood to be contemplated,
for more water, there would be no fur
ther carrying charge against Rockville
and the cost would fall to away below
the rates now in effect in the town.
Either Of the other alternatives would,
1t was stated, involve a heavy initial
outlay, and eventually, no matter which
Of the three plans is adopted, the town