Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-26
COUNTY TAX AREA
PROVIDED BY BILL
Montgomery Measures Ask
Two Police Stations With
Meeting Places.


ROCKVILLE. Md. February 20 -
Creation Of a suburban district or spe-
SfaI tax area in MontEomerS County
With the county commissioners in ad-
vNinistratiNe control. X provided hy
one of several Montgomery County
bills introduced III the General Assem-
bsv YESTERDAY Another authorizes
SEQ coo bond Issue Tor TWO police sta
ttons. one AT Retise>,Ia and one at Sill
Yer Spring. that would contain
SNRricrS for The WASHINGTON Suburban
Sanitary ard The MARYLAND Nat'onai
CAPITAL Park and Planning commits,
Zion. These measures were introduced
TN the House hy the MontgomerN dele
cation, which is headed by T.. Blooke
Lee. speaker.
In the Senate a bill providing for
The retirement Of public school teach
ers. affecting large number Of teach.
ers IN Montgomery County. was in
PRODUCED by Senator MCCardeil of Fred
erick County Prof. Edwin W.
Broome. Montgomery County super
intendent of schools, was hairman OF
he committee which prepared the bill.
Provides Meeting Places.
The $50 600 bond issue would pro
vide sites. buildings and equipment
for the proposed county police sta
lions and rooms for public hearings.
The Commissioners would he EN-
powered 10 fix the grades and widths
of streets. authorize the laying OF
tracks and stringing of wires of rail
roads and telephone or telegraph com
panieS. regulate buildings. public in
situations. amusement and generally
regulate improvements for the com
fort and safety of the people OF the
county.
These bills mark departure from,
the policy Of creating small taxing
areas or Incorporated towns. Mai Lee
Is quoted as having said. One large
area would be created, exclusive OF
the towns. and the larger area would
be administered by the county com
misSioners. who would be authorized
10 levy a 30-cent tax on the suburban
district for the government of the
area. The ever increasing difficulties
or cooperation between the county
ana District of Columbia created the
necessity for such legislation
Teacher Bill Features.
The teacher retirement bill specifies
that membership is optional with
teachers; that member teachers may
retire at the age of 60 and must
retire at 40; that all teachers now
pensIoned by the State be transferred
residue of all appropriations made for
payment of such pensions; that teach
erS now in service and those who
enroll after the bill becomes effective
are made members of the system. I'm.
less they notify the trustees in writ
) Ing that they do not wish to partici-
pate and waive all benefits, in which
event they would come under the
regular pension laws.
al nr1f fx1.~ In
years service, on recommendation of
a medical board. is also provided. and
pensions. and an annuity based on
their contributions, would be paid
member teachers on their retirement
Tor age or disability. Death benefits
would also be paid
The bill provides that, in the event
of their retirement for age. the mem.
Der teachers be paid an annuity based
. on their contributions. pension equal
TO !-l40th of their last annual salary
multiplied by the number of years
service while a member of the system
In addition to a pension computed by
multiplying 10th of their final pay
with the years of service before they
joined. This also applies to retire
ment for disability after 60 wears O
age.
Those retired for disability under
oO, would receive an annuity based on
contributions together with a pension,
which, when added to the annuity.
equals so per cent of 10th of their
last years pay multiplied by their
years of service. The bill states,
however, that in no case shall this
compensation be less than one-quarter
of the final pay.
In case of death, the teachers
estate or beneficiaries receive the ac-
cumulated contributions paid to the
system, together with a sum equal to
one-half of the teachers final annual
pay.