Evening star., 1936-12-13
CIVIC FEDERATION
. MEETING DELAYED
Montgomery Group to Act
on Four More Law
Measures.
- stan Correspondent OF Ths Star.

- STAN Correspondent OF The Star.
BETHESDA, Nd, December Ia
The Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton announced tonight postpone
ment OF its scheduled Monday night
meeting until Tuesday at 9 pm. in the
Bethesda Elementary School Building.
Postponement Of the federation
meeting was necessitated by delay Of
the Wisconsin avenue celebration.
originally scheduled Friday night. un-
til Monday night On account Of the
weather.
A special notice was issued today BY
the federation announcing that rec.
concentrations for adoption Of three
legislative measures and rejection Of
Q fourth will be considered Tuesday
night. They are In addition to seven
recommendations previously an
nounced.
The special legislative committee Of
the federation decided to ask the fed
Grafton to oppose ANY legislation
which seeks to authorize the Mont.
gomery County commissioners to re-
fund in excess of SO per cent of the
county's bond obligations maturing
during the years 1875"
Would Avoid Increased Tax.
The resolution to this effect states
that unless legislative authority Is
obtained at the coming session of the
Maryland General Assembly to refund
maturing bond obligations Of Mont
gomery County, the Board Of County
Commissioners is compelled to pay of
said maturing bond obligations which
would result in an increase in the tax
rate Of about 46.5 per cent for the year
1887 and 47.3 per cent for the year
1888. The Board Of County Commis-
sioners has gone on record favoring
legislation which would enable them
to refund all of the maturing bond
obligations for the next two years.
The recommendation Of the fedora
tion's special legislative committee u
that the federation oppose the enact
ment Of legislation that would permit
the Board Of County Commissioners
to refund more than so per cent Of the
maturing bond obligations. thereby
compelling them to pay of at least
one half Of the bond maturities for
the years 1887 and 1898.
The committees recommendations
for adoption Of legislative measures
follow:
Reassessment Of all real property
in Maryland.
Compelling county commissioners to
equali7e assessments on real prop
erty by raising or lowering assess
ments as necessary to do justice
among property owners.
School Property Supervisor.
Repeal of the legislation creating
the ONCE Of supervisor Of school prop
erty. effective July /, 1887.
The latter recommendation states
that the Montgomery County School
Board has ample authority under ex-
isting law to appoint such oncials in
the school system as are needed. The
present supervisor of school prop
erty. having charge Of school build
ings and property valued at more than
$4,000, 900. Is appointed by the Board
Of County Commissioners.
"If the federation's recommendation
is carried out. 1t is anticipated that
the county School Board will appoint,
upon the recommendation Of the
county superintendent Of schools. an
assistant superintendent who would
have the necessary educational and
engineering qualifications, to be under
the jurisdiction of the county super
intendent and have charge of the
building and property OF the schools"