Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-09
"Pay AS You Go"
Policy Adopted
In Montgomery
Roads, Schools Come Under
Discussion. No Bonds This
Year, Committee Proposes

A pay as you go" policy was
recommended by the recently APP
pointed Bond Committee in a re-
port to the Caucus Committee of
the United Democratic Organiza-
ton of Montgomery County at
meeting in the Rockville court
house, Friday evening, January 3.
In reporting the findings of the
committee, E. Brooke Lee, chair
man, submitted resolution which
was adopted and which read in
part:
BE 1T RESOLVED, That in view
of the sound financial condition
which has followed the economical
administration of the present
Board of County Commissioners,
we recommend that the County
Congress Of the United Democratic
Organization go on record by the
acceptance of this report and
adoption of this resolution that no
new Montgomery County general
bonds be issued for the county's
operating years of 1941 and 1912,
which two-year period begins July
l, 1941, and ends June 80, 1913,
and recommends that Montgomery
County stay on such "pay as you
go" basis; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the responsibility required
and definitely authenticated needs
of the children of Montgomery
County for new or additional school
construction be made from tax.
moneys available to the County
Treasury for the aforesaid period;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the County Commissioners in
addition to the foregoing make
every effort to reduce the general
county indebtedness by not less
than 500, 100000 for the fiscal year
of 1871 and by not less than $780,
600 for the fiscal year 1912.
Respectively submitted by the
BOND COMMITTEE
A committee on laws headed by
Joseph B. Simpson, recommended
a Constitutional limit on the States
Attorney salary; a correction Of
the Battery Park levy, which calls
for a tax of $1,000 on each 500
and change in Section 1879 as
recommended by the Circuit Court,
namely; the publishing of tax lists
to two successive publications in
stead of two successive weeks.
Referred to special committees
were such matters as; bonding an
employee at each Of the suburban
county buildings to collect for the
treasurer and the limiting Oi GER
tain salaries and expense accounts.
Richard H. Lansdale presented
proposed changes in the dog tax
law which included a dog pound,
the wearing of tags by dogs and
the manner of collecting dog fees.
Mr.. Lansdale also presented to
the Caucus for study matters re-
ferring to the county Auditor,
County Treasurer, road mainten-
ance and levy.
Incinerator service Legislation
was recommended to the group as
well as county purchasing agent.
1t was brought out that the Office
Of supervisor Of school property
could act as county purchaser
without the creation Of an addi-
tional county Office.
Other important matters that
commanded the attention Of the
group included county control OF
beer, presented by James W. Gill;
construction of Whites Ferry road,
presented by Frank /. Davis, and a
resolution for the Improvement Of
the Miles Corner Comus route by
Sheriff H. Leslie Carlin, and that
the County Commissioners give
this road a preferred status.
Members of the Caucus Commit
tee were jubilant on the "pay as
you go" policy adopted and adj
journed to bring their findings be-
fore the County Congress which
meets at Kensington, Thursday,
january 9. T. Earle Hampton