Evening star., 1955-02-04
Group |ndorses
Unit
Reorganization
Boundary Extension
Also Supported in
Prince Georges

Statutory reorganization Of
the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission and extension
of its boundaries to southern
sections of the county have the
support of the Prince Georges
Civic Federation.
Delegates last night at Hyatts-
vile indorsed key clauses of a
pending bill calling for more
sanitary commissioners, an ex-
ecutive-administrator and two
deputy chief engineers.
A resolution offered by Utilities
Committee Chairman Irwin A.
Lavine recommended. however.
that the Governor appoint an
odd number of commissioners
and questioned advisability of
naming a secretary and treas
urer to perform duties now con-
solidated under one officer.
Would Up Membership.
Proposed legislation would in
crease commission membership
from three to six, two chosen by
the Prince Georges commission
ers. two by the Montgomery
County council and two selected
by the Governor.
The Federation approved sug-
gested appointment procedure
which would for the first time
give the counties positive voices
in the selection of sanitary COM
missioners.
Mr.. Lavine's resolution asked
legislators to give the commits
sion power to fix the salary of
it's chief engineer, set in the
pending bill at $4,000 annually.
Deputy engineer chiefs, one for
water projects and the other for
sewage, would be certified by the
State employment commissioner
and would receive $4,000 year.
c. David Crocker, vice presi-
dent of the Clinton Citizens
Association, moved for fedora
ton backing of a plan to bring
southern areas inside commission
boundaries. He acted after Fed
Grafton President Walter F. Null
ligan successfully presented a
motion urging the county COM
missioners to make building reg
ulations Immediately applicable
throughout the Southside.
Mr.. Mulligan told delegates
the 4,0O0-home Hoffman City
near T. b.; projected by the F.
& S. Co. Of Phoenix, Ariz., con-
stitutes "a very serious emer-
gency.
THE parent company has
posted a $3.50, 900 performance
bond for a sewage plant" Mr..
Mulligan said, "but it is just a
holding corporation. A subsid-
iary, the Brandywine Utilities
Co., would make the installa-
ton"
Suppose" he queried. "the
subsidiary goes broke, who will
operate the plant?-the county,
of course"
Set at So Million.
Mr.. Mulligan informed dele
gates that the sanitary COM
mission has estimated that it
would cost So million to run a
water main to T. B. but is in
clined to believe connections
along the 14-mile route, espe-
cially in and near Clinton. would
make construction feasible.
Plans of Hoffman City promo
tiers to drill six deep wells might
lead to serious lowering of the
areas sharply receding water
table, Mr.. Mulligan remarked.
1.-THE only common sense So
lution." he declared. sis to ex-
tend commission water mains.
Until then, the county will not
be safe"
Delegates voted to ask county
legislators to aid a federation
committee seeking methods of in
suring that subdivision promo
ters make available adequate
land for schools, parks and rec
reation. The problem was posed
by David Aronin, vice president
of the West Hampshire Citizens
Association.
Seeks School News.
Lynwood E. Small, past presi-
dent Of the Ardmore- -Ardwick
Park Citizens Association, gained
Endorsement of a resolution i'm
ploring the County Board Of Edu-
cation to notify radio stations
by z am. whether schools will
be open or closed on stormy days.
Mr.. Mulligan announced that
he will continue to represent his
unit at Interfederation Council
meetings and named as other
delegates Fred w. Cast, Daniel
M. Greene, Charles H. Drown,
Wallace L. Hall, Mrs. Irma Bog
danoff, Robert Bonner and Mrs.
Elsie Hoffman.