Evening star., 1941-03-19
Incinerdtor Bill
Presented by
Montgomery
Would Authorize
$500, 900 Bonds;
Beer Proposal Voted
BY BEN Fl. PEARSE,
Star staff Correspondent.

day completed the major items on
its legislative program two days
before the deadline date for in
production of bills.
Meanwhile, the Prince Georges
County delegation continued to feed
measures into the legislative mill, as
more than score of bills advanced
through the House and Senate.
One of the Prince Georges bills
would authorize restaurants and ho-
tells to sell liquor from midnight
Saturday until am. Sunday and
from pm. until midnight Sunday.
While both delegations were busy
introducing bills, the Senate passed
10 House bills and sent them to Gov.
OConor's desk for signature. The
hist included the measure authoriz-
ing refunding of sl,207 $50 of Mont
gomery County bonds; providing for
appointment of extra police on Co.
day temporary basis in the county;
raising the salary of the county's
States attorney from $4,000 to So
900. and permitting payment OF the
$4,000 Kensington Parkway bond
tissue from general county funds in
stead Of the metropolitan district
tax.
Permanent Assessment Set Up.
One of the House bills to pass the
Senate last night was that author
izing an addition to the Jesup Blair
Community Center to house the Sill
yer Spring Library Association. The
cost would be betrayed Jointly by the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, the Board of
County Commissioners and trustees
OF the library from the 2-cent tax
collected in parts of the Wheaton
district.
The Prince Georges delegation
Also proposed a measure to set up
q permanent assessment system for
the county, creating a new board
Of three assessors at not more than
$500 each, including expenses to
assess property under the State su-
pervisor Of assessments 1t would
authorize division Of the county
INTO flve districts, one to be as
seesed each year starting with 1912,
the new assessments being made
for the next levy year.
Other Montgomery County bills
ready for gubernatorial approval
were those authorizing lSe county
commissioners to name q county
purchasing agent and combine his
duties with those of the supervisor
Of public school property, and per-
mitting the commissioners to pay
wages due prisoners on county road
protects to the County Welfare
Board II their wives are on relief.
Prince Georges Measures.
Prince Georges bills before the
Governor were those permitting the
Mayor and Council of Riverdale to
make adjustments on corner and
hregularly shaped lots and directing
that an extra plat shall be filed with
the clerk Of the Circuit Court for a
permanent record.
Among the House bills passed by
that body last night was the con-
troversial Montgomery County
measure to extend the county liquor
monopoly to include wholesale beer
distribution. One dissenting vote,
that of Delegate Charles C. Jones,
was cast against it.
Another House bill sent across to
the Senate was that authorizing
q 600 900 bond issue for construc-
ton Of q dam on the Patuxent River
west Of Laurel to build a reservoir
for q suburban water supply for the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
County Trash Collection.
The bill introduced by the Mont
somery delegates would authorize
establishment of county trash and
garbage collection service in the
metropolitan district and was a
companion measure to one sent to
the Speakers desk last night, au-
thor;xing a 5000 900 bond issue for
construction of two incinerators by
the commission. II Is similar to the
bill providing for the present plant
IN Prince Georges County and the
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frayed from special charges. Under
tho present plan, one plant would
be constructed to serve the north
and western part of the county and
another for the central and eastern
portion.
Another Montgomery bill proposes
10 take under jurisdiction of the
sanitasy commission an area be-
tween the Georgia avenue and
vieFs Mill-Aspen roads.
viors Mill-Aspen Roads.
Under a bill sponsored by the
Prince Georges delegation, $4,000
bond issue for Brentwood for water
and sewers would be authorized. An
appropriation of $1,000 for the
Branchville rescue squad and $500
10 equalize county payments to vari-
oNs fire departments would be au-
thorised. However, no more fire
departments could be authorized in
the county without permission Of
the county commissioners under the
Mttef bill.
A bill to prohibit installation of
gas fixtures or devices except by
permit OF the Sanitary Commission
also was placed before the House by
the Prince Georges delegation.
Another would permit trial magis-
trate to accept cash collateral Of
not less than one-tenth of the
maximum fine in lieu of bond for
violations Of any law with a PEN
atty not exceeding a 500 fine, or a
municipal ordinance, except motor
vehicle laws.