Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-06-03
To the Editor of the Montgomery County
Sentinel and TO the Attention Of the Tax
payers and Citizens of Rockville Lincoln
Park and Surrounding Rockville Areas


Park and Surrounding Rockville Areas
This article in beginning
offensive campaign against endeavor Rockville within the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission eVdncey by
articles published in the May goth issue of the Montgomery
SENTINEL.
The article entitled Lets face the facts un
doube written respected Editor Hanes
inspired by request a relief
of bad sanitation problem correction
this problem apparently taken Report
Rockves water suppv eutioned in the same sse annear
to the writer tat concerted effort by who do
conditions who have selfish desire plunge
into the financial chaos of the W. s. S. c.
The Editor Meant WelL-But
The writer feels that Editor editorial surely
nothing but good in bringing light the desire and
quae sewerage system for Lincoln Park Her solution i'll
advised and could proper
hand The citizens of Lincoln Park did less than appeal
for relief from their sanitation problem
Rockville could not stretch beyond its help
joint effort started by the Town Montgomery County
Commissioners for solution On the Tuesday MAY 1Sth that
the editorial written Whitman, Whitman
neerng and estimates reports
office of the Mayor and Council with the writer and Town Manager
John G. Mcdonald
Here's the Solution
These reports County
Tuesday, June and hoped the
lend effort have the Commissioners approve
the solution simply have the
system covering Lincoln Park Harriet Park parts of Croydon Park
and major portion of the the
and bordered by Honers The Town Rockville pick
the "outfa this hump" disposal
plant This plant by way fold
This the solution Lincoln Perks problem
dateEy
solution having the w. S. s. c. come is un-
feasible and could not be accomplished for the W
did have the monies take a project.
be the opinion of the SENTINs Editor that Rockville
should connect to the W. S. c. but fail how
the opinion of citizens of city, This is best evidenced by
the in which candidate who made this
undy beaten All candidates who elected definitely
| alliance with the w. s. S. c.
Rockville Has Ample and Safe Water Supply
Secondly Rockville does have ample and certainly safe
water supply The that the Fire Department
supply not ample the loud
this Department Actually the Rockville thoroughly
spected and checked last Fall by members of the Underwriters
Bureau and their report gives the Rockville water supply AAA
rating both quantity and distribution The only
of this inspection minor for additional call
items for the Fire Departments attention.
AS to the safeness repeatedly
to the citizens attention that it the only safe supply existing
in event of atomic meteorological warfare Call this fantastic
WISH but certainly whole great spending
ndeavor with this problem and Island
lions being spent supply meet
just this emergency citizens political grind
trying to have the citizens Rockville abandon truly
system for would not safe or stand
| up under this type of warfare.
The Editor sadly Informed"
Thirdly the Editor is sadly informed says 'why
not face facts realistically antquad inadequate
system wnich Rockville now depends The
wells neither antquaed inadequate Why the
w. s. c. that highly toued its rapidly growing
to its east with wells Surely they don't think this method
quaed True they obtain wells this
yield WELL but Rockville proven by proper
and drilling wells of gallons per (day day
ment Such well will 700 and the
$3OOOOO complete with and all When the
tackled the her antuad and inadequate
she again unnformed Rockville has the
on disposal plant in Montgomery County which gives
only primary but complete secondary
though overoaded excellent euent
engineers This system stated before be quadruped
Now for Judge DeLashmutt-
Having attempted away"
wishes to Judge DeLashmus the Chamber
published in the SENTINEL The first our
wells in time of drought would
Surely know that level
the and that yields of wells dry periods
Rockville however, has for its first time in history
in number that it easily this decreasing yield
mind that Rockville has had before
spend sufficient funds to get its water supply ahead growth
instead of always trying catch its increasing population
is noted that the Chamber
mendaon of Judge DeLashmu until its June meeting
Shaw of the w s. c. will be asked talk The
to be afforded opportunity Shaw that
time and the time few facts for czens
and balance against this proposal which this minority pre-
sent again its endeavor cell Rockville the
W.S.S.C.