Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
TRASH DISPOSAL
/. LAW IS FAVORED
Montgomery Federation Also
Votes to Back Cramton
Potomac Parkway Bin.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,
staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

BETHESDA, Md, February 12.-Leg
tslation giving the Montgomery Count!
commissioners authority to contract fol
the collection and disposal OF ashes
trash and garbage in the metropolitan
district, except in the incorporated
towns and special taxing areas, was
favored in a resolution adopted last
night by the Montgomery County Civic
Federation in the high school here. The
resolution precipitated a long debate
the points of contention being whether
the service would be compulsory anc
whether it would involve the levying Of
a general tax.
The federation also approved the
Cramton bill, which provides LOT tne
Improvement of the banks Of the Poto.
mac River from Mount Vernon to Great
Falls by the Federal Government anc
the States Of Maryland and Virginia
1t also adopted resolution which re-
Quests the officers and board OF dlrec-
TORS of the Farmers Bank & Trust GO
bf Rockville to renew, in the public IN
ferest. its suspension of steps looking
toward a construction of a new bank
building on any part of the land nov
owned by it, the acquisition OF Wnlcn
has been recommended by the building
committee of courthouse improvement
Carter Offers Report.
The report on the ash, garbage and
trash collection was presented by Al
brew Carter, Chevy Chase Terrace. The
resolution as presented provided for CIV
Ing the county commissioners authority
b enact ordinances for such coilectlons
and disposals after grant OF power by
the Legislature.
John Tmirie of Bethesda said that
n,cr a service should not be inaugural
I'd and paid for by imposing tax on
Sll the residents of the county, Dut II
should be made optional for the resi-
dents to take the service. He SAID tnat
the cost of such service would be high
And charged that the resolution as writ
len did not express the opinion or the
majority of the people.
He offered an amendment which pro-
kided that the contractor for the work
lhall be paid only by the residents who
avail themselves Of the service.
Charles w. Hopkins, Woodside, said
That if that proviso was included It
tould meet with the general approval OF
tlle people of the metropolitan district
last of Rock Creek. He said that there
Also was strong sentiment in the ter
eitory east of Rock Greek against q
lax. Mr.. Hopkins also added that the
bounty commissioners should have the
bower to arrange for dump, where the
material can be disposed of, and the
contractor should be compelled to keep
Il sanitary.
The resolution, in the opinion of
Joseph H. Cissell, Silver Spring, attor-
hey for the county commissioners,
khould lay down some idea of q plan,
Is he believed the commissioners would
wish to know the opinion of the feder-
htion as to how the service should be
established. He also said that 1t should
show whether the service should be
nade compulsory or optional.
Holds Power Exists.
S. H Miller, Section 8, Chevy Chase
aid that the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission had the power to
put in such service now, but that
ne had been informed 1t could not
handle it, He added that the methods
Ind means should be left to the COM
nissioners and took the occasion to pay
tribute to Commissioners Benjamin G.
Perry and Lacy Shaw.
William Van Ness of Leland said
that the service was being demanded,
ind one OF the first questions asked
BY people planning to invest In property
IN the county was whether there was
such service
J. Bond Smith said that it never
was the intent of his committee. In
betting on the resolution, that there
fholild be tax imposed for the serv-
zee. He explained that the reason that
the special taxing areas and incorpor-
hted towns were excluded was that
fon1e OF them, like Takoma Park, had q
satisfactory service now.
The resolution, as reported, with the
kmirie amendment, was finally adopted.
The courthouse resolution was pre-
tented in report of the committee on
legislation and legal action by J. Bond
Smith, its chairman.
In addition to requesting the bank
officials to delay their building plans
the resolution provided that the State
Senator and members Of the House OF
Delegates from the county be requested
10 secure legislation at this session to
DO amend existing law or enact such
additional laws as may be necessary
TO make certain the acquisition Of the
whole OF the square west of the court
house grounds and the closing of Court
street.
Il was adopted unanimously without
debate.
Oppose Auto Insurance Law.
This committee reported unfavorabiy
IN resolution which would have urged
compulsory automobile insurance and
tavorably acted on the recommends
ton Of the legislative and legal action
hos hot ~ IS
dings in getting provision in the Army
bill providing for an investigation and
report on the widening Of Conduit road
from the District line to Great Falls
Including the widening of Cabin Johr
Bridge, be approved. 1t is provided that
the federation request Representative
Eihlman to obtain like action of the
House when the bill goes to conference
Charles II. Merryman, Bradley Hills
chairman of the committee on interna
county improvement, presented the re.
port on the Cramton bill, which wa,
tavorably adopted. 1t included a sug.
gested amendment Of the bill to pro.
vide for the improvement of Cabin Johr
Greek as a part Of the development
w. B. Armstrong, Cabin John Park
paid that Mr.. Cramton had agreed t.
include that in the bill.
The federation adopted the report o.
the committee on sanitation and pub
lie health favoring the placing in effec
Of modern health and sanitation cod,
under the authority of the last Legis
lature
When Mr.. Merryman presented |,
resolution which would provide that N
permit be issued for cemetery In tn,
bounty unless and until every residen
within radius of l mile of the pro
posed site had given written consent
Harry Martin of Martins Addition
made the point of no quorum, as man
of the delegates had left. However
Col. A. B. Barber, president, ruled tn
presence of quorum, and MIR. Martil
threatened to keep the federation il
session for some time unless it wa
agreed to put the whole matter owe