Evening star., 1934-01-24
COUNTY BODY ASKS
-D|SPENSARY DELAY
Montgomery Resolution
Urges Curb Until D. c. Has
Liquor so Days.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


BETHESDA, Md. January 24.-The
Montgomery County Civic Federation,
at its special meeting here last night,
adopted the resolution from its Public
Finance and Budget Committee ap-
pealing to county officials to delay con-
struction Of the proposed liquor ware
house and Office building at Silver
Spring until the effect legalization of
have upon the countys liquor business
can be determined.
1t is recommended in the measure
that the advertising for bids for the
construction Of the building and the
performance of any other work or
services which may involve additional
expenditure Of public funds be deferred
until the law regulating the sale of
liquor in Washington has been in
operation for 60 days.
Construction of the building is ap-
proved in the resolution If upon
further study the facts developed dem
onstrate that the erection Of such
building is economically sound"
Lamar Measures Defeated.
The resolution was contained in a
report compiled by the Committee on
Public Finance and Budget after con-
ferences with representatives Of the
Liquor Control Board and Board of
County Commissioners and was adopted
by an overwhelming majority on an
ave and nay vote after two substitute
measures proposed by George H. Lamar
Of Rockville had been voted down.
It had been brought out in the re-
port of the Committee on Public Finance
and Budget, read by Chairman H. S.
Yohe Of Chevy Chase, that Montgomery
County officials hope to be able to sell
whisky in bulk at such low prices that
it would attract Washington wholesale
trade.
County officials, defending their de-
cision to erect the warehouse, told men,
bers of the committee, it was said, that
purchase of liquor in carload lots, as 1t
is planned, and the fact that the county
Is not required to purchase a license to
operate, would eliminate seven items
that would figure in the fixing of prices
in the District.
Think Low Prices Would Follow.
These items include profits to dis
JODUclS, NIOiCodlC1o allo AC-
taflers, the cost OF political, charitable
or protection levies against the whole
sale and retail liquor trade and the
high costs of licenses for all who retail
liquor for private profit, the report as
serted.
Unburdened by those charges, county
officials are confident they can fix such
low prices that both retail and whole
sale trade of the Capital will be at
tracted, it was set forth in the report.
Construction of the building Is further
warranted, officials told the committee.
by the fact that an annual saving OF
$500 will be realized by allocating
space in the new building for the Silver
Spring dispensary, the warehouse of
the county system and the County Engi-
neering Department. which now occupy
rented quarters, and the offices of the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, which soon will
leouire additional room.
Prior to taking up the warehouse
question, the federation indorSed the
membership drive of the Interfederation
Conference and President Robert E.
Rondy was authorized to appoint COM
mittee to represent the Montgomery or
ganization in the campaign.