Evening star., 1926-12-14
NEW GOVERNMENT
! PLAN TO Be HEARD
Montgomery Federation to
Weigh Suburban Changes
at Special Meeting.

urban community into munlclpdllt1
In the regional development move
ment was evidenced last night at the
meeting of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation at Battery Park, Md.
by a demand for q new form of gov
ernment to meet the changed cOndi
tions. So important does the fedora
ton consider this matter at the pres
ent time that it directed it's president
to call a special meeting of the body
at an early date for a discussion OF
proposed plans, to the end that 1t may
be submitted to the Legislature in Jan
uary. But the federation also gave
attention to several other matters
which indicated its passing into the
city class by approving proposals for
improving and increasing the road ia.
cilities, after receiving report that
its main arteries were becoming too
crowded, and providing for survey
which would eventually result in a
recommendation to the Legislature
that a new courthouse and Jail be pro
vided.
The federation received u report of
the committee on constitution and by
laws, which provides for an entirely
new set of regulations under which
the body will operate. The report was
read by Emory S. Bogeley. chairman,
but under the rules could not be acted
upon until the next regular meeting.
Upon completion of the reading, Pres
ident Oliver owen Kuhn called atten-
ton to the long hours of hard work
which had been performed by the COM
mittee in drafting the new code, and
upon motion of William w. Bride the
federation gave the committee rising
vote of thanks.
Zos,ing Made Possible.
TaI T0n oIai W
man of the committee on legislation
and legal action, called the attention
of the federation to the decision on
the legality of Zoning recently handed
down by the United States Supreme
Court, and expressed the opinion that
the Zoning of Montgomery County
could go forward in the light of this
decision and despite the decision of
the Maryland Court Of Appeals to the
contrary.
Mrs. H. w. johnson, WonIan's I'm
provement Club of Silver Spring, re-
ported on the matter of refuse dump
ing on the sides of the public roads,
and found, as matter of fact, that
legislation was badly needed to pre-
vent 1t. The question then was refer
red to the committee on legislation
and legal action to take steps to have
appropriate legislation adopted by the
coming Legislature.
The committee on roads, streets and
bridges, Maj. E. Brook Lee, Silver
Spring, chairman. reported favorably
on the resolution providing for the
improvement of the old Georgetown
road for it's full length to provide
parallel artery to the present Rock
vile pike. 1t also reported favorably
on the proposed memorial boulevard
from Takoma Park to Great Falls to
be memorial to the soldiers from
Maryland who died during the World
War. 1t also suggested width of
100 feet for this road and provided
for the planting of memorial trees in
mended that the matter be referred
to the Maryland Planning Commission
for further consideration as to its
feasibility. The matter of making
boulevard out of the bed of the pres
ent Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, to
connect at the District line with the
Cliff Drive, Conduit road and the pro-
posed memorial road, was held by the
committee to receive further informa
tion from the people of the Conduit.
road section. @
Public Safety Measure.
Recommendations were made by
William w. Bride for the committee
on public safety that steps be taken
to have the Legislature take appro-
pirate action authorizing the county
commissioners to take over and op-
crate the new Bethesda Fire Depart
ment, which is to be formally COM
missioned at celebration next Sat
urday night. No action was taken
on this, in view CT the fact that Maj.
Lee informed the federation that the
special committee considering new
taxing methods for this end Of the
county would come up at the next
meeting.
This committee also presented a re-
port on the question OF establishing
emergency police stations at Silver
Spring and Bethesda, and recommend
ing legislation to treble the size OF
the police force. 1t also called atten-
ton to the inadequate lighting of
highways in the area and declared
them to be entirely unsuited to pres
ent-day traffic conditions, and asked
legislation giving the county commits
sioners authority to build sidewalks
along some Of the roadways where
found necessary.
COMPLAINT was made against the
practice of public utilities companies
putting poles along the highways
without lights. This practice was de-
clared to be dangerous, and a recon-
mendation was made for legislation
prohibiting them from being placed
closer than 10 feet from the highway.
This question was referred to the
committee on roads. streets and
bridges for a recommendation Tor ap-
propriate action.
Would End Signboards.
The committee on internal county
improvement. George II. Lamar,
Rockville, chairman. favorably report.
ed the resolution providing for the
elimination of signboards along the
highways in the county, and the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
legislation and legal action.
This committee also recommended
that an investigation be instituted by
the county commissioners in the mat
ter of cost, selection of site and other
questions in connection with providing
a new Jail and courthouse. The report
says the present Jail is inadequate and
i'll adapted to present needs, and not
a credit to the county. The court
house, it said, is crowded, and there
is urgent need of providing fire
proof area for the storage of valu-
able county records, Particularly, 1t
said, there is need to provide a proper
place for the juries to consider their
verIicts, as it is possible now for
any one to know what they are doing
all the time. The recommendations
were adopted.
The committee on schools indorSed
proposed school improvements in Gar
rett Park, Linden, Conduit road and
Takoma Park, and a new high school
for the Bethesda Chevy Chase area.
The report, which was adopted, was
presented by S. w. Bogeley.
DIR. George l.. EdmundS, q mem
ber of the Board of Education of the