The Washington times., 1930-02-11
BROOKE LEE FORESEES d. c. ANNEXING MORE OF MARY
CITIZENS FIGHT
TOLL BRIDGE
!. BANNING

WOODSTDE. Nd, Feb. 11.-Pos.
. sible annexation by the District
Of Columbia of additional Mary
land territory Is foreshadowed
BY the Cramton bill providing q
George Washington m m r ial
parkway from Great Falls to
MT. Vernon, E. Brooke Lee,
speaker Of the Maryland house
OF delegates, told the Montgomery
County Civic Federation at its
meeting here last night
Lee urged the federation to ap-
point committee to wait upon
the Maryland Senators and at.
Tempt to have them eliminate
from the Cramton bill the pro-
vision giving jurisdiction of the
part Of the proposed new park
way lying in Maryland to the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. He said juris-
diction should be vested in local
authorities.
Bill Opens Way
This bill presents an opening
wedge for ultimate annexation
Of additional Maryland land by
the District of Columbia" Lee
declared. And, he added, there
Is some doubt among us as to
whether we want to move over
Into the District"
The Cramton BILL" he con-
. tinued, ASKS us to contribute half
the money for this parkway, but
gives total jurisdiction of the
park to the Federal Government.
I'VE have had an example of
dual control of territory in the
Conduit Road, and I think most
OF you will agree that it doesn't
work. Why, the Federal Govern
ment, under the Cramton bill,
could tell us we couldn't picnic
along the Potomac River. In
fact, it would delegate all the
police authority to the Govern
ment."
Fight Free Bridge
Prior to Lees talk, o. M. Ki!e,
corresponding secretary, had in
troduced a resolution calling on
the Senate to amend the Cram
ton bill either to eliminate the
prohibition against erection OF a
private toll bridge at Great Falls
or to specifically authorize con-
Struction Of a free bridge.
Kile asked that his resolution
be given emergency consideration.
It was then that Lee Joined in
and suggested that another reso-
luton be submitted to the fedora
ton which would reserve jurisdic-
tion of the Maryland section Of
the park to the Montgomery
county authorities.
Resolutions Adopted
Both resolutions were adopted
by o large majority, but not be-
fore vigorous protest had been
made by Harry Martin, who told
the federation it would rue the
day it approved construction of
. toll bridge at Great Falls"
j. Bond Smith, chairman of the
legislative and legal action COM
mittee, explained that the posi-
tion of the federation was ttlat it
would prefer a free bridge but
that it considered ae toll bridge
better than none at all. The
federation wanted action, he de-
clared.
o. M. Kile was designated chair
man Of the committee to attempt
to have the Champion bill amended
in the Senate in accordance with
the federation's wishes. J. Bond
Smith, j. j. Miller, c. A. Kcroly
and Col. A. B. Barber were named
members of the committee.
At the outset Of the meeting
George H. Lamar launched an at
tack against one of the county
newspapers and objected to an
account Of the federation's pre-
viouS meeting, published in that
paper, being filed with the min
uteS.
Unfair InSinuatiOn
He did this. he said, because
the account contained an unfair
inSinuation. directed against him,
which made it appear that he
had blocked construction of
sidewalk on property owned by
him along the Georgetown Pike.
He vehemently denied that he
had done so. On the contrary,
he declared. he had attempted
to have the work done. The
federation, on his motion. unani-
mouSly agreed to delete from the
newspaper account the portion to
which Lamar objected. It Was
then filed in the minutes.
The federation referred to 1om-
Mnlttee'S resolutions proposing ex-
tension Of the Great Falls bus
line to Bethesda. removal of troll
ley poles from Connecticut Ave.
nue., between Chevy Chase Circle
and Chevy Chase Lake, and TO:
appointment of county manager
to handle all administrative fl.lc.
tions Of the county.