Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
TWO REFERENDUMS
ON PAY ARE ASKED
Second Provided in Case
First Should Fail, in Brent
wood Measure.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
Staf Correspondent OF The Star.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 26-Pro-
vision for two referendums on a pro-
posal to pay salaries to the mayor and
councilmen of an incorporated town was
a unique feature of one of four bills
introduced in the General Assembly yes
terday by the Montgomery and Prince
Georges County delegates.
Chief among the measures presented
was one permitting the two counties to
take advantage of the $4,500,000 made
available for park development by the
Cramton act A Prince Georges bill
received final approval in the Senate,
while the House passed one local
measure pertaining to Montgomery
County.
Brentwood Measure.
The unusual referendum clause was
contained in bill offered by Delegate
William F. Keys of Prince Georges
County designed to pay the mayor and
councilmen of Brentwood an amount
determined by available funds under
the prevailing tax rate" The compen-
sation could not exceed SIS a meeting
for councilmen and $40 a meeting for
the mayor. They would be pcid only
for those meetings attended and in no
case for more than two meetings
month.
The bill, if passed by the Legislature,
will be submitted to the voters of the
town at the next regular town election
in June If, however, a majority vote
against the measure at that time were
not obtained it would be resubmitted at
the following town election in June,
1882. Delegate Keys explained this pro-
vision was made to avoid the necessity
for passage of another bill to authorize
second referendum.
The bill required to make the Cram
ton act effective was introduced by DR..
George L. Edmonds, chairman of the
Montgomery County delegation, and au-
thorizes the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission to issue
I and sell bonds not to exceed 81 200 900
on account of lands to be acquired
within Montgomery County for parks.
Authorization also is given the COM
mission, with the consent of the Prince
Georges County Commissioners, to apply
for and receive advances of additional
sums not to exceed $500. 900 on account
Of lands to be acquired in that county.
Would Extend Area.
The bill would also add two new
areas in Montgomery County to the
Metropolitan district. One of these is
In the vicinity of the Norbeck Norwood,
Norbeck- Layhill, aid Olney- Norwood
BeltSville roads, and the Prince Georges
County line. while the other is between
the Potomac River, a line produced
southwesterly between the Intersection
of the Falls road and the road running
from Scotland, Md, through the Oak
Spring Lock Triangulation station. and
the western boundary line of the metro
politan district.
The Scent administrative tax will
be levied in the new territory after
July /. 1881; the 7-cent park tax will
be imposed after July /. 1897, in the
new area along the Potomac, and after
July of this year in the new area
near the Prince Georges line.
Senator Robert G. Hilton of Mont
Eomery County presented a measure in |
the upper branch authorizing an in
crease in the salary Of the county's |
Orphans Court judges. but limiting |
their compensation to 81 900 year.
Town Would Incorporate.
In addition to introducing the bill to |
pay the mayor and council of Brent /
wood. Delegate Keys presented a meas
ure to incorporate the town of Fair
mount Heights
The Senate passed a House bill by
Mr. Keys authorizing the extension of
time of payment of street assessment
taxes in Brentwood from 4 to 10 years. |
A bill by DR.. Edmonds to increase
the tax rate in the Friendship Heights
special taxing area from 10 to 80 per
500 passed its third reading in the
House and was sent to the Senate
The House Committee on Elections
gave Delegate Oliver Metzerott hear
ing on his bill to make the manner of
filing for Congress conform with that
used in filing for Statewide positions
in Maryland.