Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-06
New Bond Sale
Set Jan. Is for
Flood Control

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Surburban Sanitary Commits.
sion. informed that they will b.
out Of funds for the Anacostis
Flood Control Project by March
/, have set January Is as ten
tative date for planning the sale
of additional bonds.
Present will be representative:
from the utility. the Prince
Georges County Board of Com.
Imissioners and the Maryland.
National Capital Park and Plan.
ming Commission.
The session was set yesterday
after a brief financial report
from James Lynch. sanitary
commission treasurer, and Harry
d. Shaw. the agency's chief en-
Igineer.
No more than the groundwork
for the bond sale will be settled
at the meeting. according to MI
Lynch. This will include de.
lcision on the amount to be sold
by each group and arrangements
to file certificates.
Wants Status Cleared
The sanitary com mission
would like to have the status oil
the park and planning commits
sion cleared before 1t begins SELL
ing bonds, Mr.. Lynch explained
He said that if all three groups
sell at the same time a better
rate should be obtained.
Planning commission directors
have declared their agency /.
unable to sell bonds until a deci.
sion is obtained from the State
Court Of Appeals. Before the
court is a suit requesting a plan.
ming commission reorganization
bill not be permitted to come
before next months General AS.
,sembly.
The bill was passed by las
years Assembly but was vetoet
by Gov. McKeldin. His vett
message raised questions as II
the bills constitutionality.
II the veto were to be over
ridden, four members of thu
commissions governing boart
would be sitting illegally ant
would have to be replaced. thu
delaying the date when tn,
agency can again sell bonds.
The commissions suit was dis.
missed by Montgomery Count!
Circuit Court Judge kathryn
Lawlor. She ruled the court die
not have Jurisdiction on legis,
ilative matters pertaining to regu.
Ilations set up in the State Con.
stitution.
/ The $l,750.000 flood contro
project bonds to be sold in Marcel
previously were divided as fol
lows: Prince Georges County
$546. 900: Sanitary Commission
$722 900. and the Park and Plan.
ming Commission, $482 900.
Sanitary Commission spokes'
men have said that. II the delay
in a Court Of Appeals decision
delays the bond sale past Marcel
l, arrangement will be made fol
a short-term bank loan to en-
able construction to continue.
I Water Service to Start
/ In other business, Mr.. Shaw
announced that the utility, b,
the end of next week. should bt
sending water into the southern
part Of Howard County.
I He said the utility spent near.
ly 100000 last year extending
water mains to the county line
The Howard County Metropolis
tan Commission is ready to til
into the lines and buy water al
a rate based on daily consump.
ton. Fifteen homes will bt
served at first.
I The maximum rate will be 8.
cents per 1000 gallons II $4,000
to 10000 gallons are used daily
A greater consumption will re-
iduce the rate. Mr.. Shaw said.
; The chief engineer noted tha'
the average daily water con
sumption for 1855 was 5000. 00t
gallons. Largest daily consump'
ton was recorded last July wher
lone day 1876 million gallons wa!
used.