Evening star., 1932-04-12
FEDERATION PLANS
STUDY OF zON|NG|
Metropolitan District oi
| Montgomery to Be Scene
| of Probe.
BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT,

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STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
BETHESDA, Nd, April IA COM
prehensive study Of coming in the met
ropolitan area of Montgomery County
will be undertaken by the Montgomery
County Civic Federation, it was decided
at a meeting here last night.
A resolution calling for this study, in
troduced by Hugh NJ. Frampton and
concurred in by w. l. Cleveland and
Emory H. Bogley, was adopted and the
matter referred to the Committee on
Internal County Improvements, headed
by Charles w. Hopkins.
The commissioners efforts to improve
the health department were approved,
and the federation in another resolu-
ton favored continued enlargement
consistent with needs and available
funds
The federation also favored Plan ID"
for improving Wisconsi avenue This
plan already has been approved by the
Bethesda Government Club Committee
and other organizations. The organiza-
tionS opposition to reduction of Federal
salaries was Teaffirmed A survey of
Brookeville road to determine the posi-
bility Of widening it was requested OF
the county.
Annual Audit Urged.
An annual audit of Montgomery
County by "a nationally known firm Of
certified public accountants OF the best
reputation and as free as possible from
political connections with Montgomery
County or the State of Maryland was
recommended to the commissioners In
resolution introduced by Ttephen James,
chairman of the Public Finance and
Budget Committee, and unanimously
adopted.
This resolution also approved the
recommendations of auditors for the
future handling of county funds and
recommended to the county officials
careful consideration of the proposed
changes in present methods of collec-
ton, disbursements and accounting.
During the discussion Of this resolu-
ton E. c. Algire of North Woodside Of
fered an amendment to employ certi-
fed public accountant to help install the
new system. On division the amend
ment was lost, 26 to 80.
Before the introduction of the resolu-
ton to establish a modern Health De-
partment, w. H Reynolds, chairman Of
the Committee on Sanitation and Pub
IlG I1tdlbllt lCdA OllC dEbdllCA LNROlb Ol1
the survey of Montgomery County pre-
pared by DR.. A w Freeman of Johns
Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public
Health. This report urged the increase
of the Health Department budget up to
$4,000. The county last week approved
a new health budget totaling $22, 2,000 to
be paid by the county, State and Fed
eral Governments.
Plan ID" Cost S206,074.
Plan ID" for improving Wisconsin
avenue, which was approved, would
cost $206,074, according to estimates of
the State would pay $4,000, leaving
the remaining s156,000 to come from
the county bond issue authorized for
this year. The plan calls for removing
the trolley poles, installing steel poles
on the sides, adjusting the tracks and
paving with concrete 20 feet wide,
bringing the street up to a suitable
level and surfacing both sides with
bituminous macadam, putting in curb
and gutter, repairing the railroad bridge
and widening the street to not less than
rs feet at any point.
The resolution to reaf1rm the fed
eration's position against reduction of
any Federal salaries was introduced by
MIR. Frampton and was opposed from
the floor by a few members on the
grounds that the matter should be
viewed from national standpoint.
w. B. Armstrong Harry M. Martin
j. Bond Smith and others, however,
urged that the local viewpoint was
the only one which the federation
should adopt. The resolution was car
ried without a dissenting voice.
The Brookeville road survey from
the District line to the East-West
highway was recommended to the
county commissioners and urged made
as soon as practicable. In favoring the
shouldering of Wilson lane, the reso-
luton introduced by Walter D. Lam
bert, chairman Of the Roads, Streets
and Bridges Committee. and adopted
stated that it was understood the cost
would be met by the State Roads Com
mission. The resolution also asked
that the intersection of Wilson lane
and River road be graded to correct
dangerous condition existing there.
Road Extension Not Urgent.
Concerning the extension Of Beech
avenue to the Rockville pike, the COM
mittee reported that the need for an
extension Of this road from Linden
to be urgent. The committee recon-
mended to the county commissioners
that the matter be kept under advise
ment
A resolution from the Community
League of Takoma Park, asking that
Philadelphia avenue from the end of
the present hard surface to Georgia
avenue be improved this year, was re-
ceived and referred to the Roads,
Streets and Bridges Committee.
J. Harry WEIGH. chairman Of the
Public Utilities Committee. reported
that the Public Service Commission
had refused to require the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co to install
modern telephone equipment at Ken
sington without additional cost to
subscribers and this matter was
stricken from the federations docket.
President Frederic P. Lee, who pre-
sided over the meeting. announced the
members Of the Montgomery County
Bicentennial Committee Emory H.
Bogley Of the Public Safety Committee
reported on the interfederat!on con-
ference resolution on parking in down
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