Evening star., 1914-03-15
PENDING MEASURES
Of NEARBY Interest
Bills in MARYLAND Legislature ~
fecting Territory Contiguous
to District.


HYATTSvIILr Maaan g. tU'
Much of the LEGISLATION tr o., e-'.- =
during the present session uf i'. .al
assembly o. Maryland is oc in e:' :; to
the citizens of the District of Cpl ml'ia
and those residing in the sections of
Prince Georges county |. ing Immediately
contiguous thereto.
The bill which contemplated the estab
lishment of a sanitary district in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges counties. un-
der which it was proposed to construct
an elaborate sewerage system for the va
rious towns and communities just over
the District line in Maryland was re-
Gently reported from the ways and means
committee of the house unfavorably. and
this means that the sewerage system viii
not be constructed-not, at : least until
the year 1916, when the legislature again
.conyenes.
Delegate r. Lee Van Horn has intro
duced a bill, which . i'll become law. pro-
viding that peddlers of vegetables and
fresh meats shall procure license to DO
business in Prince Georges county. AT
present these peddlers come from the Dis
trict of Columbia and are not required to
pay license to sell their goods.
To Change Hunting Season.
Mr.. Van Horns bill changing the time
for the opening OF the season for killing
reedbirds and ortolan in Prince Georges
county from September 10 to September
is on the third reading file of the house
and will be passed. This law affects fall
hunting on the PatuXent river. in which
MANY Washington gunners are interested.
The bill placing all of West Rtverdale,
now a part of Hyattsville election dis
trict, in the Riverdale election district is
on the third reading file, and DELEGATE
Van Horn expects 1t to become a Jaw IN
few days. -,
Mr.. Van Horns bill prohibiting any rail-
road hereafter to be constructed in Prince
Georges county from constructing grade
crossings is meeting with consiueia'l'
opposition fro mthe railway people and n
hearing on the bill will be held it.%t
Thursday. 1t is now in the hafiaS OF me
Prince Georges county delegation, az ~
whom are said to favor its passage. In"
Van Horn bill making the count: com
rnissioners trustees of the county aims
house is in the hands of the deleeatipa.
and It is said that the chairman, 4. an
Clagett is against its passage ne ''li
authorizjlg the mayor and common coGh-
Gil of Mount Rainier. Prince Georges
county. to ISSUE bonds in the sum oi
Slo5 oO for the purpose of installing wa
fer works sewerage plant ana a Huhic-
ipal electric lighting system is on the
third reading file and will become iaW-
Before these bonds are ISSUED IL VII, pe
necessary that the proposition shall be
favorable acted upon by the voters OF
Mount Rainier
The bill directing the county coiiiIls-
sioners TO issue bonds in the sum OF ~
600 for the erection OF nlsh sehooi III
the upper section of Prince Georges conn,
~ has come back fror1 the ways ana
means committee and has been referred
to the county delegation Senator WI
liam F. Holmead and the delegates. WIN
one exception, perhaps, are IN laFot VI
having the bonds issued without referring
the question to a vote of the people OF
the county.
Cost of Tax Collections.
Delegate Van Horns bill amending the
charter of the town of Mount Rainier so
as to allow the mayor and common coun-
oil to fix the amount to be paid for the
COLLECTION of taxes instead of being COM
neIl,l to pay . per cent on all sums col
lected will become law.
Deleeate Joseph IT. Blandford has pro-
cured the passage Of a bill allowing wal
ter Young of Aquasco district s'V Io'
a,nount Maid by him on account of the
araction OF the high school at Baden.
PRINCE Georges county. Mr.. Blandfords
hiu authorizing the state to erect two
factories for crushing oyster shells TO be-
,,sad for fertilizer by the farmers of the
eastern shore and southern Maryland
Is being opposed by the lime manufactur-
ers in Frederick and other western MARY
land counties but has been favorably re-
ported by the ways and means commit
tee and is expected to become law H.s
bill authorizing a bond issue OF $1,000
for a high school in Brandywine district
Is still in the hands of the delegation. but
is expected to be passed.