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area is completed.
The Government is planning to
begin by erecting building for from
$500 to 1000 workers where few
urban facilities exist. Many, like
Representative Sasscer, Democrat, of
Maryland, who represents the dis
trict involved in Congress, believe
the physical problems will be settled
without hitch.
Still Bigger Expansion Seen.
Mr.. SasScer, who urged selection
of the Suitland site, says that if
there is need for expansion. more
buildings = to take care of 10000
employees might be constructed with
in the next 10 years"
Location of the Government build
ings at the Maryland site seems to
be traceable to a conviction of w.
B. Reynolds, head of the Public
Buildings Administration, that
Washington was overcrowded, and
that the Government would do bet
ter in surrounding territory-terri-
tory where people might live near
their work, if they desired. He
found some members of congress
sional committees agreeing with him,
and Mr.. Sasscer long had been
recommending Prince Georges
County.
Options on land adjoining the
Government tract have been going
like the proverbial hot cakes. and at
prices higher than would have been
dreamed of a year ago. Yet the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission is power
less to zone the locality unless bill
is passed by the State Legislature
extending the territory served by
the commission. Pending legislation
also would bring the area under the
jurisdiction of building inspectors.
The Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission is studying the
sewage disposal problem. Already
commission officials have said their
sewer lines could be extended and
enlarged to provide facilities for
the new project. Extensions conven-
tionally are financed by bond issues.
Present Facilities Not Long Range.
At present the commission has
water lines running to both Brad
bury and District Heights, each of
which is about mile and a half
from Suitland. The commission has
no sewer lines running near the
area at present but expects to COM
plete trunk line along nearby Oxon
Run in the next few months which
could provide drainage for the area.
The nearest point of the sanitary
districts boundary to Suitland is
about a mile.
officials point out that the COM
missions present facilities were not
designed to meet the problems sud-
denly created by the new project and
while they might be able to serve
those families who may move into
the area on completion of the first
unit of the project. they would have
to be extended and expanded con-
siderably to serve the population
ultimately expected to live in the
county.
Commission officials say their
present facilities are supplying
about 100000 gallons of water
daily to about 105,Oo0 people. If the
Maryland Water Resources Commis-
sion approves the sanitary commits
sions plan to develop the Patuxent
River as supply source, officials
estimate an increase to about TO-
100000 gallons daily.
Construction to Bring Boom.
A total of $3200,000 was appro-
priated for purchase of the Suitland
site, just outside the District, and
for construction OF the first office
building. Construction alone Of the
scale required for IA efics building