Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-13
FEDERATION TOLD
OF PROPOSED LAWS
Montgomery Body Informed
Three Bills to Be Offered
Next Week.
3 BY WILLIAM S. TARVER,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md. March 13.-Three
important administrative changes in
county government will be proposed in
bills to be introduced in the Maryland
General Assembly next week, Maj. e.
Brooke Lee president Of the Montgom
cry Government Club, informed the
Montgomery County Civic Federation at
q meeting last night.
One of the proposed bills. none of
which has yet been drawn nor exact
terms formulated, requires the bonding
of ell county deposits in county banks.
Maj Lee pointed out that deposits of
county funds often reach high figures
and that they should be safeguarded.
The bill also will set out requirements
to be followed in securing the bonds.
To Increase Board Meetings.
Another measure anticipates two
meetings a week of the Board of County
Commissioners, instead of one as at
present, and provides for an increase
in the salary of each commissioner from
$1,000 to $1,000. Mai. Lee told the
federation that the commissioners are
required at present to conduct so many
the business Of administering the
county affairs under the one-meeting-
a-week system
The third bill would create the Office
of superintendent of school property,
who would be appointed by the county
commissioners. The new official would
be purchasing agent for all Montgom-
erysCounty public schools, would super
wise school construction and mainte-
nance.
Maj Lee said members of the county
administration will confer over the
week end as to the terms of these
three bills which will then be drawn
by Capt. Joseph c. Cissel, attorney to
the county commissioners, and pre-
sented to the General Assembly next
week.
The principal business of the meet
ng-last night was the adoption of five
reports OF the COMMITTEES on Public
Finance and Budget. Four of the re-
ports approved the general terms of
oils now before the General Assembly
a1scttng the finances of MONTGOMERY
County, while the fifth proposed that
taxpayers be given the choice of paw
ing their taxes annually or semi
annually.
Would Create New Board.
The first report was concerned with
tho proposed bill for the creation of q
PERMANENT board of assessment and
this was approved.
The second report approves the pro-
posed $2,l44,000 road and school bond
Issue bill
Another indorses the bill to amend the
organic act Of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
10 permit the issuance of $1,20O,000 in
Donos 70 enable the commission to take
advantage Of the Cramton act.
The bill creating a Hoily1fv Y7{eI-,,-..
ment Committee also was approved with
certain minor amendments.
a resolution was passed by the fed
GRAFTON heartily commencing" the
Finance Committee.
a report of the Schools Committee
commenting on recent changes in the
program OF school construction recentIy
recommended by the county conrnis-
sloners and proposing reiteration of the
1ederation's Endorsement of the "prin-
clple that the erection of school build
ings and purchase of school sites should
be based on the consideration of the
needs for school facilities of the school
cnnoren OF the county" was adopted
by , unanimous vote.
Silver Spring High Favored.
The record commends the decision to
request bond issue Of $l50, 900 for the
construction of the initial unit OF a
1aAOma Park-SllVer Spring Senior High
Scnool in 1882, but frowns by tmplica-
ton. on the reasons which Influenced
administration officials to make this
addition to the school program
The report states that proposals for
this project have been based on the
grounds that the section east of Rock
Creek should have a larger share in
the bond issue for school purposes than
that which has been proposed; that the
sclTool population east of Rock Greek
is much greater than that west of Rock
Creek and that 40 per cent more of
the county school money has been ex-
pended in the western suburban dis
trict than in the eastern suburban dis
trict''
In giving reasons based on actual
school needs why the project should be
favored the committee plainly implies
disapproval of the ALLEGATION of school
funds because of geographic location or
to maintain a certain division of funds
among the various sections Of the
county
In connection with the proposal to
provide $4,000 for the purchase Of a site
adjacent to the Rock Greek Park devel-
opHent for Kensington High School,
the committee points out that the