Evening star., 1924-03-14
1RADE-CROSS|NG
BILL INTRODUCED
Other Legislation for Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties Sought.
s..cial D;spatch to The star.

:;-.acial Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 14.--Les-
.2lation directing the elimination Oh
..ertain grade crossings and the low"
ring of tracks along the risht Oh
:.ay of the Baltimore and ohio rail-
cad. authorizing d $55O,0oO school
,ond issue and extending the juris-
fiction of the Washington Suburban
.a,nitary commission in montgomery
.ounty was introduced in the Mary
and general assembly ycsterda! by
he various delegates from lnal
county.
The Montgomery county commls-
sioners are authorized by one mes
IRE to issue serial bonds TO inc
mount of 100000 to be used IN con-
unction with the state roads COM
mission in eliminating grade cross
ings at the intersection or the Met-
.opolitan branch OF the B. anu ~. "
the thirteenth election district OF the
county or fo" any expenses lncloe,.
thereto The funds may 1urther DC
1pplied to the construction OF d ser SCI
nndary overhead crossing OF the ran
,.oad in the district between the
T:rookyille road and the present over.
head bridge in the northern sectlon OF
he town OF Tacoma and for tn CON
slruction of the necessary approaches.
Conditions of Bond Issue.
Th. bonds will be secured by the
property of the thirteenth eiec,ion
district, bear interest not "Ncteuii. ;
per cent and be redeemable III
mounts and wears in the discretion
i the county commissioners. II Is
provided, however, that no bona run
longer than Twenty-Five years.
4 companion bill would require the
f.Nn -
The tracks of the Metropolitan branch
1T their intersection with the Mary
land highway connecting Georgia
avenue in the District of Columbia
and the town of Olney, Montgomery
The construction of number of
1ew schools and additions and sub
;tantial Improvements to others IN
montgomery county is provided Tor
by a bill introduced in the house OF
delegates yest erday by the entire
county delegation. The measure is in
the form of an enabling act, author
iZing the county commissioners to
issue serial bonds to the amount of
construction and equipment neces-
Sary.
Distribution of the fund among the
schools of the county is made at the
buildings and equipment, Sos, 300;
Kensington. new addition and equip
lnent, $4,000 Woodside, new addi-
1ion and equipment, $50, 500; Pooles-
lille, new addi ion and equipment,
24.500; Gaithersburg. new addition
and equipment. $4,000: Brookeville.
new school and equipment, $500;
Travilah, improve building and equip
ment, $4,000: Takoma Park, advance
on completed building and equipment.
$4,000; between Takoma Park and
Silver Spring, new high school and
equipment, $4,000; Silver Spring.
new building and equipment, $500;
Damascus, new school and equipment,
s26.400: Upper Wheaton district, new
school and equipment, s55.725: Fair
land, building Improvement and equip
ment, $4,000.
Seven new schools will be built
children at the following points:
GrSve stSso ise River road s5ss5
Ken Gar, s4,S90; Takoma Park, So
5oo;- Sandy Spring, $3.50; SugarIand,
$1,000.
The sum of $4,000 will be expended
for the construction of a storage
house and supplies and a total of
$4,000 for fire escapes, well, toilets.
standard schools. surveys and trans
portation busses.
The bonds will be issued in s10O
denominations, and bear interest not
exceeding per cent, payable semi
annually. No bond will run for u
longer perlOQ Indn twenty-five years.
Taxes for their retirement and pay
III ,nt of the interest will be levied on
the assessable basis of the county by
the commissioners.
JurisdictiOn Extended.
The jurisdiction of the Washington
suburban sanitary commission is eX-
tended to include the town of Cal
thersburg, Montgomery county, by
the provisions of II bill introduced by
Delegate George l.. Edmonds of tina;
county. The commission is empow-
cred to construct a water and sewer
system in the town and collect all as
sessments and benefits at the rate
prevailing through the district. 1t. is
provided. however, that no land tax
be levied by the county commission
crs against the territory nor any as
sessment charges made until the ac-
tua1 work of construction has begun
The bill of Delegate George L. Ed
monds directing the county schoo
superintendentS and boards of the
state to allow the American Legior
to use school buildings on request
was passed by the house yesterda J
and goes to the senate.
Two bills affecting Rockville, of
fered in the House by Delegate Ed