Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
CITIZENS TO STUDY
FUNDS OF COUNTY
Montgomery Federation Pro-
Yides Committee to Collect
: Fiscal Information.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


the purpose of which is to collect infor-
nation on the finances of the county
add study and furnish information on
them for consideration in connection
with projects involving the expenditure
Of public funds was made last night by
the Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ten, meeting in the public school here.
Although the resolution has been before
the federation for several months,
during which time it stirred up diver
sity of opinion, and it was materially
changed and shorn of some Of the power
as. provided in the original resolution,
there was considerable debate before 1t
was adopted.
Wisconsin Avenue Jolt.
But the action of the federation had
hardly been cooled on its minutes be-
fore the body received jolt when the
proposal for extensive improvements OF
Wisconsin avenue from the District
Maryland line to the old Georgetown
road, involving the expenditure of funds,
came up, and promptly motion was
made to refer the matter to the budget
committee. Instantly there was oppo.
sition, with the result that Ralph Lee OF
Woodside withdrew his motion.
Emory H. Bogley, chairman OF the
committee on constitution and bylaws,
in reporting on the proposed amend
ment providing for this new committee,
pointed out that the measure as orlgl-
na1lv introduced had too much veto
power and might have had the erect OF
refarding the federation on committee
matters. He added that the commlttee
nroyided for in the amendment did not
have any such veto power, and II WouIo
not set up any such super commlCtee as
might have resulted from the Original
Bondy resolution. The amenomenC, ne
IN0 L.
r1iftee to assemble information on the
FRANCES of the county for the guidance
of the federation. 1t will act purely In
an advisory capacity, he SAID.
Ex-Presidents as Delegates.
The federation also amended its by
laws to authorize the seating OF former
presidents as delegates at large, so lolls
as they remain residents OF Montgomery
County, and also to make them eH-
officio members of the executive COM
Tnittee. They would retain these posi-
tions even though they were not re-
turned to the federation as delegates
from their respective bodies.
The resolution of the 1nterfederatlon
Conference approving the site OF the
airport recommended by the Bingham
commission was approved, put nVltso
attention to a previous action OF tne
MARYLAND as well. Col. A. B. Barber,
former president, pointed out that one
airport was not considered sufficient for
a CITY the size of the District OF Colum-
bia. ,,s
j. B. Matre, Silver Spring introduced
a resolution, which was referred 10 COM
rnittee, recommending that State ano
county taxes be paid IN tne month O.1 o. o.
September and special taxes, Sucn as
the suburban district tax, be palo IN
March, or as an alternative that there
be provision made for semi-annual pay
ments of all taxes.
There was referred to the committee
on public safety resolution introduced
by Aubrey Carter calling on that COM
rnittee to make an investigation OF OBJ
structions at the intersection OF Wiscon-
sin avenue and other main arteries
which prevented traffic having clear
view OF the crossings, and to recon-
mend to the county commissioners such
action as is considered necessary TO
carry out the law providing for the re-
moval of such distractions.
The federation disapproved OF pro-
posed amendment to its bylaws which
would have provided that as quallflca-
ton to hold Office in the body delegate
must have been a member for the year
preceding and have attended at least
half of the meetings OF the preceding
year. It, however, approved an amend
ment providing that the officers shall
hold their positions until the conclusion
Of the annual meeting.
Charter Board.
A report on the recommendation for
the appointment Of a charter board,
which would start the legal steps. for
changing the form OF government IN
the county and give it authority to
make its own Laws, instead Of having
them provided by the Legislature, will
be made at the next meeting OF the
federation, according to j. Bond Smith,
chairman of the committee on legiSla-
ton and legal action. Efforts were
made by Mr.. Smith to have this mat
ter made the special order Of business,
but 1t precipitated such a long debate
that 1t was decided to let 1t come up
in the regular order.
When the matter of Determinations
alleged to exist in public utility rates
came up, j. B. Matre suggested that
residents of the Silver Spring area in
which gas lines now are being laid re-
fuse to make connections to their homes
until the alleged discriminatory rate in
this product is removed.
The federation also Endorsed amend
fnents to the pending District of Column
bia appropriation bill, recommended in
report by j. j. Miller for the com.
mittee on roads, streets and bridges.
One provides an appropriation Of $780,
oc0 for the extension Of New Hampshire
avenue in the District from Buchanan
street to the District line, there to con-
meet with proposed new Maryland roads
to provide new thoroughfare into the
District, and an appropriation Of $685.
600 to provide an underpaSs at the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad tracks for this
proposed street, and the other carrying
an appropriation Of $1,000 for the con-
struction of new roads in Rock Greek
Park to connect up with the new roads
in the proposed Rock Creek Park in
Maryland.
Wisconsin Ave. Report Adopted.
A lengthy report of a special COM
mittee on the improvement of Wisconsin
avenue from the District-Maryland line
to the old Georgetown roar, presented
by j. j. Miller, also was adopted. It
recommends two plans for the treat
ment Of the thoroughfare at the Dis
trict line intersection, for widening the
roadway, reconstruction of the west
roadway from Bradley lane to the Dis
trict line, including paving Of the street
car right of way, and the elimination
of the poles from the center of the
thoroughfare.
The report recommends that the
committee on internal county improve
ment be instructed to further study
the plans for a park at the boundary
line and report at the May meeting,
and that the committee on roads, streets
and bridges be instructed to study the
road widening and construction part Of
The project and recommend how and
what part be carried through to COM
pletion.
Robert e. Bondy, for the committee
on schools, informed the federation that
the committee had heard runnor that
Maryland children were to be excluded