Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
MARKET TO ROUSE
DEBATE IN SENATE
Local Appropriation Bill to Be
Taken Up About z Pm.
Tomorrow.

A lively debate over the 100000 APP
preparation to establish the Farmers
Market in the southwest section near
the water front is expected in the SEN
final action probably will be taken on
the District appropriation bill.
Indications are that the first two
hours Of the session tomorrow will be
devoted to bills on the calendar, after
which consideration of the local APP
preparation bill would be resumed at 2
o'clock. Senator Capper, Republican,
of Kansas, chairman of the District
Committee, has a motion pending to
strike the Farmers Market approprla-
ton from the bill and Senator Glass,
Democrat, of Virginia, will lead sup
porters of the Southwest site in urging
It's retention.
Necessity of Fund.
Senator Cappers opposition to the
market item is in line with the position
he took more than year ago, when
authorization for the Southwest site
was before the Senate The measure
to authorize that site was passed at that
time, but an appropriation is necessary
to carry it out. Opponents of the
Southwest location in the former debate
argued the market should be somewhere
north of Pennsylvania avenue.
Senator Bingham. Republican, OF
Connecticut. in charge of the bill. be-
heves debate on the measure will be
concluded tomorrow. II the Senate
evening, it should be ready for the con-
ferees by Wednesday or Thursday.
Water Rates to Be Raised.
Action of the Senate Friday in adopt
ing the Howell compromise water rates
means that the bill as finally enacted
into law will provide for some raise
above present rates, although the exact
amount remains to be worked out In
conference. The Howell amendment
Axes rates substantially lower than
those proposed by the House, and pro-
vides that the remainder of the addi-
tional money needed by the water de-
partment for future improvements
should be met from general revenues
of the District The amount to be
raised by general taxation on property
owners Is 1894, 500. Senator Howell
arrived at this amount by figuring on a
fire hydrant tax of $46 per hydrant.
This 1894, 500 will be obtained from
taxpayers generally by taking 1t from
the general revenues and crediting 1t
to the water department.
Question Of Burden.
Senator Howell's contention is that
the entire cost of maintaining the water
department should not be borne d.
rectly by the consumers of water, but
should be met partly by a general charge
against property as whole for the f1re
protection furnished by the water de-
partment. In support of this conten-
ton Senator Howell pointed out yes
terday that larger mains are laid for
fire-fighting purposes than would be
necessary If the system was furnishing
water only for direct use In buildings
It does not mean that a direct hydrant
tax will be assessed against individuals,
but that the $234 800 will be taken from
the general tax fund to represent fire
hydrant levy.
After the appropriation bill passes
the Senate local interest will center on
the ultimate decision OF the conferees
with regard to the share the United
States Is to bear in the cost of run
ming the National Capital for the COM
ing year. The House adopted the So
600 600 lump sum as the Federal share,
and the Senate has approved the rec
ommendation of its committee in rails
ing the lump sum to $4,000, 900.
Another question that hinges on the
conferees is that relating to kinder
garten teachers. The House sought to
have rs of the 1877. kindergarten
teachers absorbed into the elementary
grades instead of appointing new
teachers in those grades. The Senate
struck out the clause and increased
the salary item sufficiently to retain the
present number of teachers in the
kindergartens and provide for SO new
teachers In the school system.