Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Score Of Bills
Introduced for
Nearby Area
Legislators Press
To Meet March Il
DeodIine
By BEN III. PEARSE,
Star Staff Correspondent.

ANNAPOLIS, Mo, MATCH To-
Nearly a score of bills were intro
iuced yesterday by the Prince
Georges and Montgomery County
delegations in their effort to wind
up their legislative programs before
the deadline, March 81.
Meanwhile, the Prince Georges
delegates held two hearings on pend
ing measures last night and set
three more for next week.
One of the Montgomery County
bills relating to the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission would raise the annual
salaries of two of the members from
that county, James B. Fitzgerald and
Richard H. Green, from $500 TO .
$1,000.
No opposition to either of the bills
in question was voiced at the hear
ing before the Prince Georges dele
gates last night. Thomas S. Settle,
secretary, and John A. Nolen, direc-
tor of planning National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
were on hand to answer queries on
the bill authorizing a $4,000 bond
issue for purchase of rights OF way
for the county's section OF the
George Washington Memorial Park
way from the District line TO Fort
Washington.
No Opponents Appear.
Senator Charles C. Marbury, who
presided, announced that the OPP;
position of several residents Of
| the Oxon Hill area, voiced at an
other hearing Monday night, would
/ be taken into consideration. near
| ing for proponents of the bill was
/ held two weeks ago.
At the discussion of a Bladensburg
charter bill which followed, Louis
Goldstein of Decatur Heights sug-
gested several technical changes in
/ the measure, but announced he faV-
ored the new charter otherwise, ana
would support its passage. The
Delegates accepted several OF the
suggestions and agreed to changes IN
phrasing in several sections OF the
new charter.
Three Hearings Scheduled.
Delegate Ralph w. Powers, chair
man of the Prince Georges dele
CATION, announced hearings on bill
to regulate hog pens and another to
place restrictions on disposal OF trash
and garbage will be held Monday
night. One on the Berwyn charter
has been set for Wednesday night.
Both will start at the close OF the
House sessions, Mr.. Powers said.
Three of the measures introduced
| by the Prince Georges County dele
cation yesterday dealt with munich
palitieS. One would eliminate the
present staggered system of electing
Town Councilmen in Mount Raj
nier by providing that the terms Of
all Councilmen chosen between May.
l941, and May. 1943, would end in
the latter month and thenceforth
Mayor and Councilman would be
named for concurrent terms of two
years. Ballots of different colors
would be required for each Of the
four wards, each ballot bearing the
names of the candidates for Mayor
; and the candidates for Council from
that ward only.
Provides Salary Increase.
Another measure would increase
the salary of the treasurer Of Cap
itol Heights from 5000 to $500 a year
and third would redistrict Univer-
sity Park into four wards instead Of
, three.
| ,oI ~ 90 Toe IN he nv
would have authority to hear juve-
: nile cases under another bill while
, other measures would authorize es-
Enlistment of a pension system
for the county police force and add
three policemen and two desk clerks
to the force.
A bill introduced by the Mont
|, gomery Delegates would eliminate
the requirements now in the law
for showing special cause for dam
ages before an injunction suit could
be filed to restrain violations of
the county coming or building codes.
Changes Auto Tax Law.
Under another measure, persons
purchasing cars up to July would
have to pay taxes on them for the
coming year and have their tax
bill for the car perforated by the
county treasurer before securing
their license tags. Under present
law only persons purchasing cars
before January are affected.
Transfer of title from the State
of Maryland to the United States
Government of lands purchased by
the Park and Planning Commission
for the George Washington Me-
mortal parkway and park areas ad-
joining would be authorized by an
other bill, which provides also that
the title shall revert to the State
If it should not be used for the
purposes for which it was purchased.
The building inspectors staff
would be increased from three to
four under another Montgomery
bill, while measure to prohibit
payments from county dog license
tax collections for claims in mu-
inequalities which levy a dog tax of
their own was also introduced.
The county building code would
be enforced in the regional area
and special taxing areas would be
specifically included in the income
tax refund with incorporated mu-
inequalities under two more bills.
Under the present law, coming reg
ulations, but not the building code,
are effective in the regional area.
Jury Bill Offered.
Paid fire departments would be
entitled to receive the same alloca.
ton of fire department funds as
volunteer departments under bill
introduced by Delegate Stanton C.
Peele of Chevy Chase. The bill is
a substitute for another introduced
earlier, but does not seek to accom-
plish its purpose by amending the
present law
Delegate James w. Gill, chairman
of the delegation, introduced bill
increasing the number of names to