Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
ASKS
PASSAGE Of BILLS
Chamber of Commerce
Moves to Press Measures
at Annapolis.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star. D..
| EVANSVILLE, Md, March 90
Though the opinion was expressed that
there was little chance of the passage
| by the Legislature of either the bill that
would take control of the county police
force from the sheriff and put 1t under
the county commissioners or the bill
which would permit the county treasur-
er to succeed himself, the Chamber of
Commerce of Hyattsville last night
adopted a resolution to write each men,
Der of the county's delegation in the
Legislature asking them to state IN
writing their reasons, II any, for not
seeing to the passage of these bills,
which 1t was asserted, have the indorse-
ment of many county organizations ana
prominent citizens. It also was decided
that a delegation made up Of members
of the chamber and others, would wait
upon the county delegation at Annap-
oils, Thursday afternoon, at o'clock. in
the rooms of the judiciary committee OF
the Senate, to urge the passage OF the
bills.
Copies Sent to Delegation.
Passage of the resolution. copies of
which were sent each member of the
countys delegation this morning, fol-
lowed a report by S. Marvin Peach.
chairman of the chambers legislative
committee, in which he stated that the
police bill so far as he had been able
to learn. had not yet been introduced,
and that, though the county treasurer's
bill had been introduced, it was by no
means certain that it would be passed.
Members of the chamber expressed
indignation at what appeared to be In
difference on the part of the county's
delegation with respect to the proposed
measures which have widespread in
dorSement.
1t was announced by G. L. Aiello ON
behalf of the chambers public utilities
committee that progress was being made
in preparation of data in connection
with the fight against the rates OF the
Washington Suburban Gas Co. He SAID
that information was now In the hanos
of the committee which afforded good
working basis for pushing the complaint
to a elimination which ne peneved
would prove satisfactory to the cham
ber
1t was decided to appoint a commit
tee to 90 to Baltimore In behalf OF the
application OF the Washington Motor
Coach Co. to be permitted by the MARY
land Public Service Commission 10
make stops between Laurel and the
District line for the benefit OF paSsen-
gers bound to or from Baltimore. The
date of the hearing before the COM
mission has not been set.
Hope for Road Bond Issue.
irwin Owings. chairman of the roads
committee, expressed the opinion that
the $3.50, 900 bond issue, $4,000 ~
which would be used for the cofastTuc-
ton of Rhode Island avenue from
johnson avenue, Hyattsville, to the
District line at Mount Rainier, would
become law at the current session OF
the Legislature and that work on the
project would start soon after the Leg
islature adjourned. Preliminary work
on the construction of the bridge over
the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad tracks,
upon completion of which the grade
crossing here will be closed, now Is
under way.
It was decided that instead Of hold
ing an April meeting on the 22d, ban
uuet would be held April 20.
Joseph S. X. Brookbank and Dr..
Robert w. Mccullough were admitted
| to membership.
Arthur P. owens president. presided
over the meeting, which was unusually
/ well attended