Evening star., 1920-03-11
NEARBY COUNTIES
T0BU|LD SCHOOLS
Legislative Delegates From
Montgomery and Prince
Georges in Accord.

ANNAPOLIS. March II (speciaD.-
Efforts are being made to secure
unanimous action by the senator and
delegates from both Montgomery and
Prince Georges counties as to mat
ters Of local legislation.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween Senator Burdette and the four
delegates from Montgomery county
relative to the issuance of bonds Tor
the erection of new schools in that
county. The school commissioners
originally recommended that schools
to cost $4,000 be authorized. the
necessary amount to be raised py
issuing bonds. This recommendation,
however. was afterward withdrawn,
and the commissioners agreed to
leave the matter in the hands of their
representatives.
The agreement provides for the au-
of s65,000. which will be used to erect
schools at Poolesville, Dickinson.
Gaithersburg and Fairland. and a
school at Rockville for colored chill
dren. 1t was decided that the need for
these schools was the most urgent.
No agreement has yet been reached
as to what road measures will be
approved and pushed through the
legislature. An effort to do this Will
be made this week.
Fight Over Treasurer's Duties.
The bitterest fight of the session in
the Montgomery delegation is over
the proposed act changing the duties
of the treasurer of the county. This
bill, introduced by Delegate Griffith.
has passed the house, and in the SEN
ate has been referred to a special
committee composed of Senators Bur-
ard and Mitchell of Charles. Senator
Burdette's colleagues on the commit
tee are both democrats. 1t is pre-
sumed that the intention of the demo-
! cratic managers is to force the bill to
passage. Senator Burdette, however.
is poining out that the measure is
opposed on non-partisan lines, and is
presenting resolutions OF various
farmers and civic bodies and indi-
vidual protests against the bill. He
claims that unnecessary expense
would be entailed by creating the new
i office, the duties being now performed
by the clerk to the county commits
: sioners. and that the present system
has worked satisfactorily. He esti-
mates that the increase in the annual
expenses of the office would be $2.750.
He also points to the fact that the
county has few tax delinquents as
' system similar to that proposed by
! the new bill.
| Senator Burdette does not hesitate
| to express his indignation over the
bill creating q special taxing district
OF Chevy Chase and enabling the resi-
dents of that section to vote a special
tax for local improvements. The bill
had passed the senate.
County Commissioner Theodore b.
Middleton Of Prince Georges county
and John T. Fisher. clerk to the COM
missioners, were in Annapolis yester-
day. and in the afternoon conferred
with Senator Metzerott and the coun-
ty delegates relative to proposed leg
islation for the county. Roads and
schools especially were discussed.
Prince Georges County Schools.
The Prince Georges delegation has
practically reached an agreement
whereby it will support a bill author
ixing the issuance of bonds to the ex-
tent of 100000. naming the schools
and the amounts to be expended upon
them. but making the construction
or improvement of particular build
ingS conditional upon the action of
the county commissioners.
The places at which the proposed
and theAamounts to be devoted to
willie, $4s.0oo: Laurel, $4,000: East
Hyattsville, $4,000; Capitol Heights,
:ssSo Snfs sreaseood, & sscSSc sSS heaea c1oom.
$4,000. Colored schools-Buena Vista,
5000: Brentwood. $4,000: Oak Grove.
$4,000.
Senator Metzerotts bin. providing
for reciprocity between the District
of Columbia and Maryland on the
matter Of automobile licenses, SO that
licenses for both territories may be
purchased Of either, has passed the
senate and Is now in the judiciary
committee of the house Of delegates
Col. L. Austin Baughman, automobile
commissioner Of Maryland. has as
sured Senator Metzerott that he will
urge the passage of the bill, and the
latter In confident of its passage