Evening star., 1935-03-11
DECISION DUE SOON|
ON SCHOOL PLANS
Montgomery Delegation
May Plot Course After
Conference Tomorrow.
BY JACK ALLEN,
ah Correspondent of The Star.

otdH SOEIcSpOIluCLJ VI IC OLdt.
ANNAPOLIS, March 1.-THE fate
of legislation proposed to provide
Montgomery County with means OF
financing the Board of Education's
S850,000 school construction program
in the event plea for P. w. A. funds
Is rejected by the Federal Govern
ment, is expected to be determined
here tomorrow night.
Members of the county delegation
tntimated today that with the dead
line for the introduction of local bills
in the Maryland General Assembly
swiftly approaching, they may arrive
at their decision on the school bond
legislation after hearing leaders of
the Montgomery County Civic FEEDER
alton.
Conference Tomorrow.
Representatives of that body will
come to the State House tomorrow
night to discuss with Senator Sted-
man Prescott and the county's dele
cation in the lower House the 10 leg
islative proposals remaining on the
federation's 23point program. Among
them is the suggested school bond
authorization bill
T. Yellott Candy, chairman of the
Montgomery delegation, said this
morning that he and his associates
have not fully determined whether to
present measure permitting the
sale of S850,000 in school construc-
ton bonds if the P. w. A. funds are
not obtained or to introduce a bill
providing only funds to cover the
outstanding construction items.
Ten of the measures embodied in
the federation'S program already have
been taken care of in local or State
wide bills, seven of which are still
pending in the Legislature. Two
were enacted and signed by Gov.
Harry w. Nice and one met with de-
feat when the House voted down the
women's optional jury service bill
Miss Ruth E. Shoemaker and
Canby have decided to sponsor three
more items advocated by the feder-
alton, one of which would be pre-
sented by Miss Shoemaker to limit
the retunding of county bonds ma
turing in 1885 to 100000 and to
prohibit the refunding of any obli-
cations due in 1886.
Another measure which she will
introduce would definitely fix the
terms of elective officials of the
county. The third bill would change
the home rule amendment to permit
a period of at least one year for
obtaining signatures on petitions
necessary to initiate action for a
Charter form of county government
Measures Will Conflict.
With the introduction of Miss Shoe
makers bill regarding the refunding
OF bonds, the county delegation will
have before 1t conflicting measures
covering two of the federation's pro-
posals.
Joseph A. Cantrel, Fusion party
delegate, is the author of a House
bill which would permit the refund
ing OF the entire $580,000 due to be
paid on the principal of county bonds
this year and 1898, 500 of the amount
maturing on bond principals in 1886.
The county delegation is undecided
on the stand it will take on five
federation measures, two of which
deal with the school bond question.
The other proposals upon which it
mas not taken a stand would enlarge
the coming authority of the Park and
Planning Commission.
Miss Shoemaker has stated that
she will sponsor another proposal
authorizing the Park and Planning
Commission to obtain funds to elm
1natn ;,, e%~
and numbers if the commission does
not have the proper authority at the
present time
Democratic members of the county
delegation are opposed to four of the
federation's proposals.
The four items include the re-
Assessment of all real property in the
county, the creation of a Statewide
commission to study all practical
sources of indirect revenue and de-
termine an equitable method of allo-
eating such revenues to the county,
the placing Of all county employees
under the merit system and the es-
tablishment of park districts in the
county. with property owners de-
string park Improvements to be as
sessed for such work.
Miss Shoemaker said she would
offer an amendment to the State
Road Commission bill, which has
passed the Senate, to require the COM
mission to submit reports to the
counties showing the cost of carrying
out each road project. Preparation
Of such reports is urged in the fed
eration's program.