Evening star., 1931-04-05
PASS AMENDMENTS
TO NEARBY BILLS.
Maryland Senators Rush
Legislation in Last
Minute Jam.

~ Q Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 4.-LaSt-
minute amendments to several Mont
gomery and Prince Georges County bills
were adopted. and one new Montgom-
cry County bill passed under a suspen-
sion Of the rules during yesterday after
Moons session Of the Senate.
The bill, jammed through three read
ingS under q suspension OF the rules,
gives the county commissioners power
to condemn land If, after the compile
ton Of the construction Of an improved
road. 1t is found the right-of-way has
not been procured.
Fire Taxing Area Measure.
Senator Hilton offered amendments
TO bills which are expected to solve the
legislative problem that has confronted
the county's delegation throughout the
session in regard to the controversial
Cabin John fire taxing area.
The amendments, in effect, change
the bill to an enabling act, giving the
commissioners optional power to levy
not more than 10 cents per 500 in an
area along Conduit road for the mainte-
nance of the department if, after
public hearing, they are convinced 1t is
desired.
other amendments to the bill spe-
cifically exempt the towns of Glen
Echo, Brookmont and Mohican Hills
from the area that shall be taxed, this
having been done at the request OF
residents of those towns.
Another amendment offered by Sen
ator Hilton takes the place of bill in
troduced at the solicitation of oppo-
nents Of the Cabin John Park bill,
which would have created a Conduit
road fire board.
The amendment, presented as such
only because of the short time before
the end of the session. provides for the
final feature Of the county's refundtng
bond issue program by authorizing
$4,000 bond issue to meet deficit In
the police fund.
The deficit occurred when the court
prevented the police force from receiv-
ing receipts from convictions in motor
vehicle cases, according to Senator Rob-
ert c. Hilton, is the only deficit in the
refunding bond issue program that
even in part represents an operating
deficit.
New Bonds Approved.
The measure authorizing q 100000
bond issue for the completion Of the
new court house at Rockville was
amended to permit the sale Of an addi-
tional $4,000 In bonds to be used for
the purchase of a lot for proposed
new county building at Silver Spring
and authorizing the sale Of the present
building.
It was explained there is no room
around the site of the present county
building there for an addition and, as
the building Is being outgrown by the
county administrative Offices and police
precinct which it houses, erection OF
new building Is being considered.
In the event, however. 1t Is de-
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the additional $4,000 provided in the
amendment would be applied TO the
court house construction If necessary.
The Hilton bill authorizing the ex-
tension of Connecticut avenue from
Kensington to the Brookeville pike was
amended so as to prevent any levy being
made for the extension In the town of
Kensington, while the one authorizing
condemnation Of the electric railway
tracks and poles on Wisconsin avenue,
If necessary, was amended to provide
none Of the cost of any work within
the right-of-way Of the Washington d
Rockville Railway Co. shall be at the
expense Of the railway company.
Salary Bill.
Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer of Prince
Georges County amended the bill pro-
yiding for salaries for the mayor and
councilmen of Mount Rainier so that
only one referendum on the proposal
would be held, instead Of three In the
event the majority voted against the
measure the first two times, as pro-
vided in the original draft Of the bill.
Senator Sasscer also amended the
wording of the bill authorizing the
renting Of a metropolitan district build
ing in Hyattsville so as to limit the use
of the building to county agencies now
operating in the suburban area and to
house a police precinct subStation au-
thorized in the new county police bill.
The amended measure specifically
states that the building shall be used
for the Police Court, home demonstra-
tion agents ofice, temporary lookup
for prisoners, police substation and
branches Of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission and Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The space used by the
commissions are to be rented from the
county commissioners.