Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-03-06
Welfare Bill Introduced.
j. ROGER SPATES.
Mayor.

Annapolis. Nd, February 28.-Two O.
the major measures which Montgomery
County expects to have enacted into Law
during the present session of the Legisa
| ture-calling for the creation of the offic'
of superintendent of county welfare anC
establishing an engineering department.
were introduced in the upper branch of thu
General Assembly yesterday by Robert G
Hilton.
The welfare bill, regarded by COUNTY
leaders as most progressive step in county
administration, would empower the com
missioners to appoint supervisor o.
county aid" whose duties as his title i'm.
plies. would consist mainly of directing
the activities for the assistance and care
of the aged and poor. AS far as can bt
learned, no other county in Maryland ha,
such an office.
This supervisor would investigate anC
approve or disappfove all applications fol
commitment, at county expense, to the
State Insane Asylum and other institutions
The expenditure by the State and county
of money for the care of INDECENT county
patients in Montgomery County and Wash
ington hospitals would also be under his
jurisdiction.
He would be trustee for all persons re.
ceivine county aid. replacing large group
of individuals appointed now in each case
and known as trustee for the poor"
The supervisor of county aid would be
the representative of the county cOmmIs-
sioners on the board of the Social Service
League of the county and help supervise
the $4,000 appropriated annually for DIS
bursement by that organization.
According to Capt. Joseph C. Cissel. at
torney to the Board of County Commits
sioners, who drew the bill presented by
Senator Hilton, the commissioners were
authorized in 1929 to designate an agent
to supervise the expenditure of the $40 900.
Heretofore, he says. the commissioners
have designated the Social Service League
as their agent. They do not want to change
their agent, but wish TO have represen-
tative on the board of directors of the
league, Capt. Cissel explained.
The bill further specifies that the super
visor shall file report of his activities
with the county commissioners. 1t fixes
his salary at $4,000 year. and requires
that bond of $1,000 be posted for the
faithful performance of his duties"
Adjustment of the Office of Montgomery
County Road superintendent and the estab.
lishment of a county engineering depart
ment is authorized in the other bill intro
duced by Senator Hilton.
At the head of the engineering depart
ment would be a county engineer, whose
duties would include the inspection anc
supervision of public works, chiefly roads,
bridges, streets and sidewalks. The county
engineer and his assistants would prepare
specifications and plans for public works
act in an advisory capacity to the county
commissioners and perform other miscella-
neous functions relating to an engineering
office.
The bill gives the county commissioners
the power to appoint the engineer and
assistants. but does not specifically fix the
amount of their compensation nor the nun.
Der of assistants to be employed.
In the House, Montgomery County Dele
gates George L. Edmonds. Lavinia Ensle
o. W. Robey and Marvin Harrington intro
duced bill authorizing the county com.
mssioners to designate one of their mem
bers as road supervisor and to pay him
81 day while acting in such capacity.