Evening star., 1941-01-14
Federation Asks
100000 10
Add 10 Schools
Approves Plan for
lncinerutor Plontin
Montgomery County

Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Civic
Federation last night approved a
100000 school building program to
provide "a seat for every school
child" even if it should necessitate
issuance of bonds.
At its monthly meeting in the Be-
thesda Elementary School the fed
Grafton also approved construction
of county incinerator plant and
establishment of collection system
for trash and garbage when the cost
could be brought below that of pri-
vate collection systems.
A recess was taken shortly before
midnight until January 27, when the
items not reached on the program
last night will be taken up. The ex-
tended discussion was complicated
by several parliamentary snarls, one
OF which took about Is minutes to
untangle.
Cut Boards Estimate.
The school program reported by
Chairman D. M. Collins of the
Schools Committee totaled $500 900
and cut about S156,000 from the
figures recommended by the Board
OF Education last week for imme-
dlate construction. The commit
tees recommendation followed the
estimates made by the School Board,
except that new construction at
Damascus High School, $4,000. and
an addition to the Montgomery
Hills School, $56.000. were elimi-
mated entirely, and the boards rec
ommendation for a new school at
-Four Corners, costing S64,U00, was
cut $1,000; an addition to the
Leland Junior School, of S38 1000, in
the board estimates was reduced
$4,000; Improvements to the Mont
gomery Blair and Chevy Chase Sen
1or High Schools. costing $1,000.
were eliminated, and $4,000 board
request for ground improvement was
cut in half.
The items cut by the committee.
amounting to s197 900, were placed
on a deferred list for inclusion in
later program to be carried out
the following year. Mr.. Collins
pointed out that school enrolment
had increased an average of 672
pupils year for the past several
years and was likely to continue at
least as fast in the next few years.
He said the 100000 program was a
minimum for providing a seat for
every school child in the county and
that In many overcrowded schools
cafeteria space and unfinished rooms
were being pressed into service.
Parsons Amendment Defeated.
An amendment proposed by c. E.
Parsons, chairman of the Public
Finance and Budget Committee. to
limit any increase in the school
budget for 1941-42 to a pro-rata
share Of the increased revenues re-
sulting from the recent general
property reassessment was defeated
on voice vote.
Action on the incinerator project
came after prolonged debate on
whether the plant should be con-
structed by the Board of County
Commissioners or by the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission.
A resolution offered by H. N. Eaton,
chairman of the Sanitation and Pub
lie Health Committee, which would
have permitted either plan and
which several delegates contended
was worded toe vaguely to insure any
definite optInf1 lnfnotoI
One subsequently adopted on mo-
ton of Mr. Eaton urged the county
delegation to the Legislature to en-
act bill authorizing the Sanitary
Commission, which already operates
such a plant in Prince Georges
County, to build one or more plants
in Montgomery County after tenta-
tive plans and sites had been an
nounced and opportunity given at
public hearings to residents in the
areas affected to make suggestions.
Offers Financing Plan.
The suggested plan of financing
offered by Mr.. Eaton was to liqui-
date the necessary bond issue from
the commissions administrative tax
OF cents per 500 valuation, which
brings in about $4,000 a year, ac-
cording to his estimate. Due to the
increase in property values in the
general reaSSeSSment of about 20
per cent, the administrative tax will
be increased about $4,000, Mr.
Eaton figured.
That sum would be sufficient to
pay interest and principal on a
bond issue of about s15O0oO, enough
to build an incinerator plant of
necessary size, he said.
Within a reasonable time" after
the plant has been built by this
method, Mr.. Eatons resolution
stated, an ordinance should be en-
acted prohibiting dumping of gar
bage or combustible trash within the
limits of the sanitary district and
eventually the present system of
private collection should be replaced
by compulsory system operated by
the commission. A motion to have
the plant built and collection sys-
tenn operated by the county commits
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