Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
ECONOMY PLEDGES
UP At ANNAPOLIS
Fifteen Bills introduced in
Legislature by Montgomery
County Delegation.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

County delegation.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 13.-Fif-
teen bills were introduced in the
house of delegates here tonight by
the Montgomery county delegation
to redeem. the campaign pledges for
more efficient and cheaper govern
ment. made to the citizens of the
country last fall. This. Legislation was
prepared by large group of men
actively identified with the organiza-
ton of the democratic party IN the
county. which group includes the
democratic members of the board of
county commissioners and the other
county officials. This legislation has
Jones and the delegation. Mr..
Boyer. the only republican of the
delegation, has given his approval
TO the program as introduced; which
ne states. in his opinion. is con.
structiVe and for the best interests of
the people of the county.
Will Reduce Tax Rate.
The county commissioners, after
considering tie proposed legislation
and reviewing the necessities of the
coming county levy, have, announced
through DR.. Benjamin c. Perry. pres
1dent of the board. and Berry L.
Clark, clerk to the board, that the
board of commissioners will be able
to make reduction in the county tax
rate for the year 1922. The majority
or the members of the county school
board when they appeared before the
legislative delegation at Annapolis
last week in support OF the bond
issue required for school needs and,
together with County Superintendent
of Education Broome. assured Sem
ator Jones and the members Of the
delegation that the school budget
pairing to submit to the county COM
missioners, would also allow an ad-
d1tional reduction in the tax rate for
the county this year.
Nucleus OF County Police Force.
Two of the proposed bills direct the
county commissioners to appoint not
less than three countrywide consta-
bleS who are to form the nucleus
of the Montgomery county police
force. This force will be financed by
the creation of police fund.-" which
fund will not be raised by direct
taxation. and for that reason will not
increase the county tax rate. The
thorized to appoint additional con-
stables to create an adequate county
police force. provided the police
fund" is sufficient to equip and main
two bills will give Montgomery
county TIE adequate uniformed and
organized police force that was prom
ised the voters in the last county
campaign. The present need for such
police force exists principally for
the protection of the thickly settled
suburban areas adjacent to the city
of Washington.
Increases Jurisdiction.
A~1xho. iii inv
ing the jurisdiction of the police
justice at Rockville. In the proposed
act, the criminal cases previously
heard by justices of the peace
throughout the county will be re-
turned for trial before the Rockville
the police justice at Rockville shall
be a lawyer. and throws numerous
safeguards around the business ad-
ministration of the proposed police
court. The justices of the peace
throughout the county retain their
concurrent jurisdiction with the
police court in civil cases, and still
are authorized to issue papers In
criminal cases, receive collateral,
ETC., but all such papers are return
ahle before the police court at ROCK.
willie, which now has only concurrent
jurisdiction with the various justices
of the peace throughout the county,
and now Is trying appfo1ima teiy
l,100 cases per year, which fact
alone would seem to justify the need
of a lawyer as police justice.
Requests Bond Issue for Schools.
The county board of education ap-
peared before the Montgomery dele
cation at ANNAPOLIS last week and
requested a county bond issue of 500
900 for the following purposes: To
complete the construction OF the
Dickerson, Gaithersburg and Pooies-
willie schools. and to erect high
school at Sandy Spring. and to &C
of Brookeville and erect a new county
school thereon. to pay off the mort
gage of $4,000 on the Sandy Spring
school property. to pay of the mort
gage of $4,000 on the Woodside
school property. and to purchase a
new site and erect a modern grade
school at Takoma Park. Md. The
school board also requested the Gre
alton of a $4,000 fund to aid the rural
schools.
school board to .h one rnr she sc suSte
similar amount for the Improvement
of their building to any amount that
the trustees and patrons themselves
may raise. The school board called
attention to the fact that Mont
eleven standard rural schools IN
Maryland and tho creation of this
fund will materially aid Montgomery
county to maintain its place as the
county whose school system leads
the twenty-three counties of Mary
land in standard rural schools.
Creates New Once.
Another act authorizes the appoint
ment of a superintendent Of school
property for Montgomery county,
with an annual salary of $4,000. I'm
der the present system the county
superintendent Is the only full-time
school official, and 1t Is physically
impossible for one person to discharge
the executive educational duties and
also supervise construction, repair
and maintenance Of school proper
ties.
In addition to responsibility for the
102 existing schoo1houses of the coun-
ty school system, the superintendent
of school property is given jurisdic-
ton over the construction of new
school buildings, the location and
purchase of new school sites and the
sanitary conditions of all school prop
erty. He also has charge of the
TRANSPORTATION system to bring pupils
to the consolidated schools Of the
county.
LAW Fixes Salaries.
Another law fixes the salary Of each
member Of the board of county COM
missioners at $1,000 a year. Under ex-
listing law members are authorized to
draw per diem pay for service on the
board Of commissioners, as members
Of the board of health and again as
members of the board of assessment,
and have further been awarded, for
fysou a1 IN