Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-30
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Maryland Senate 0. KS
100000 Gift-S1,160, 900
Montgomery Bond Issues.
By a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY stan correspondent Oh Inc star
ANNAPOLIS, March 30.-Without a
dissenting voice, the Senate of the
Maryland General Assembly last night
passed the State debt bill containing
a provision for an appropriation of
500, 900 for the use of the proposed
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission in developing
the metropolitan district Of the Ma
tional Capital in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties.
There was strong opposition to the
provision when the bill was in the
amendment stage, but this was ap.
parently dissipated when it came up
for final passage.
However, an effort will be made to
block it in the House of Delegates. to
which the bill now goes.
Delegate Daniel C. Joseph of the
fourth legislative disrtict of Baltimore
said that he would make an effort to
knock out the provision when the
measure gets to the lower house and
that he would speak against 1t, al
though he conceded that he had little
hope of making his motion prevail.
Mr.. Joseph said that he realized that
there was a strong sentiment in the
lower house for the improvement.
With this little fanfare of opposition
from Baltimore, which is openly jeal.
Gus of the improvement of the border
of the National Capital, the appropria-
ton, which becomes available in two
equal sums in 1928. is assured.
Bond Issues Approved.
The Senate last night also adopted
favorable reports from the select COM
mittee headed by Senator Eugene
Jones of kensington, Montgomery
County, with Senator Lans6ale G.
Sasscer of Upper Marlboro. Prince
Georges County, and Senator w. Earle
Withgott of Easton, Talbot County,
as additional members on the House
bill providing for bond issues in Mont
gomery County to the grand total of
81 10000 for various public improve
ments, and passed and sent to the
governor for signature 10 other bills
of Importance to Montgomery County,
many of them providing for steps in
the direction of a municipality, includ-
ing several bond issues.
The favorable reports on the House
bills providing for bond issues were
adopted by the Senate and ordered
printed for third reading. They
were reported without amendments.
This procedure now assures the pas
sage Of the measures within the next
three days.
These bills provide for a $500
bond issue for the construction of a
new county Jail at Rockville; a $6O, 900
bond issue for the construction of two
police stations, to be regularly
manned, one to be located at Be-
thesda and one at Silver Spring, the
buildings also to provide offices for
the county commissioners for the
fourth and fifth districts and Offices
for the Washington Suburban San
itary Commission and the proposed
Maryland Park and Planning Commits
sion; authorizing the Montgomery
Commissioners to issue bonds to the
limit of 100000 for the reconstruc-
tion and Improvement of existing pub
lie roads and bridges within the
county, and $250,000 bond issue for
rebuilding the courthouse and MAX
ing 1t thoroughly modern, particularly
providing for fireproof vaults for the
protection of the county records.
Another House bill favorably report
ed abolishes the fee system for the
sheriff of Montgomery County and
turns all Of the fees into the general
county fund. 1t makes the sheriff
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