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water supply to take care of the
plant?"
The attorney furthermore asked
Tarbett if he knew Of any plant that
ever ran to its full capacity.
At this point, Chairman McCarran
expressed the opinion that the COM
mittee would like to visit thoroughly
modern "abattoir" near Washington
When informed that Albany, Ga
presented possibly the nearest loca-
ton, he replied. I'VE can't go there
tonight"
1t was suggested that the Gobel
plant in New York City might be
visited by the committee.
There was further questioning about
the cost of operating the sewage dis
posal plant, which Finanan explained
was not wholly Federal grant OF
funds but for which the District
paid 10 per cent of the cost to the
Public Works Administration.
When the hearing is resumed. pos
sibly early next week, it is the inten-
tion of the Gobel Co. to spread It's
books on the record" according to its
attorney. Cooperation Counsel Seal
had asked pertinently into the amount
OF actual cash or stock paid by the
company for the Benning property
for which it claims $l,400,000. Seal
also mentioned "other considerations
that might enter into the price.
Clarke replied the cost was q
matter Of record" but Senator Nc
Carran said II that were so, the state
ment was not satisfactory" to men,
bers OF the committee Against the
reputed cost of Sl,4OO,OOO- Seal at
other times pointed to an assessed
valuation of s70,776 placed on the
Benning property by the District.
Delegated earlier in the day to at
tend the hearing, Chairman Delanc
OF the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission had been pre-
vented by illness from appearing
earlier. He had several tilts with
Attorney Clarke, but refused to hedge
in his general condemnation ot
slaughter house operations and the
effect OF the bill to safeguard prope,
development Of the city.
Delano said he thought 1t would be
"a very unfortunate thing" for 6
slaughter house to be built here Anc
that 1t must be considered in con.
nection with cattle and stockyards
While aware OF new modern methods
which he admitted have "mitigated'
odors to a large extent, he said II
would nevertheless be impossible te
avoid "disagreeable smells" from
penned animals.
Warns of Public Remedy.
The public has a remedy" fol
public nuisances, he warned.
The slaughter house people think
We have done them an injustice,
Delano added. 1--WE are really doine
them kindness by warning then
in advance"
Senator McCarran asked in event
the Benning plant should perhaps be.
come public nuisance" if thu
District would have police power K
close 1t. He said he was wondering
II the committee should warn tn.
Gobel Co., as the bill warns in effect
even II they take the hazard"
Delano said he believed any au.
thority given the company to buile
now would be pretty good answer
to the company to go ahead and pos.
sibly become a nuisance.
He said the National Capital Parl
and Planning Commission was nov
trying to develop Improvements il
the northeast and southeast district.
as balance against park improve.
ments in the northwest area. A pack.
ing plant at Benning, he indicated
would interfere with those develop.
ments.
Here, Clarke interposed to sa,
that the proposed Benning plant wa!
mot going to operate on a seal.
larger than heretofore"
We haven't asked for an enlarge.
n1ent OF the plant" he said. eve ar,
actually going to do less business"
II that were the case, Delano in
dlcated, 1t would have possibly les.
effect on conditions.
Asked if the commission could us.
the Gobel property for any othel
purpose than a slaughter house, tn.
chairman replied, "Oh, yes, for a goot
warehouse or something similar"
Delano said he was not TECHNICAL,
familiar with the bill as a lawyer bu
believed 1t would be sufficient to pro.
tect Washington from encroachment,
| of nuisance industries.
Following him as a witness, Nichols
Kansas City planner and member O
the Park and Planning Commission
told the committee he vas also vic