Evening star., 1941-04-23
Montgomery
Starts School
Building Plan
$40, 900 Advanced to
Drow Specifications
And Obtain Bids

The Montgomery County school
construction program totaling ap-
proximately $635,0000 was launched
today with $4,000 appropriation
from current revenues for plans and
preliminary work on II new build
ings and additions expected to be
ready for use this fall.
The entire program will be
financed from current revenues
without issuance of bonds for the
first time in the countrys history,
at least for a program of this mag
nitude, Board President Thomas
z. Hampton announced.
The $4,000 was advanced yester-
day by the county commissioners out
of this years funds so that Specifl-
cations can be drawn for advertise
ment of bids, it was explained The
program calls for new elementary
school buildings at Four Corners
and Bethesda, and additions to ele-
mentary schools at East Bethesda,
Woodside, ClarkSburg, Ounce Or
chard and Kengar; the Leland and
Takoma Park Junior High Schools
and the Lincoln High School at
Rockville, a cafeteria and shop at
the new Rockville High School and
a classroom and shop at the Pooles-
vile High School, totaling about
$360,0oo.
Total About S575,000.
The new Richard Montgomery
High School at Rockville will bring
the total to about S575 900, while
about $4,000 will be spent for addi-
tional land and S25 900 for equip
ment. The board also advanced
s25,000 for remodeling the annex of
the old high school at Rockville,
destroyed by fire last year, which
will house the Board of Educst ton
offices and also provide space for
the county health department. The
county expenditures will include
about $4,000 received on insurance
policies on the old high school
building.
The county board yesterday re-
eeived official notification from the
Citizens Committee of Sections /
and 2, Chevy Chase, to set the tax
rate for those special taxing areas
at 80 cents per 500 valuation next
year. The amount will be included
in the regular tax bills sent out
after the county levy has been set.
The controversy over ownership of
the sidewalk of the triangular tract
at Old Georgetown road and Edge
moor lane, which had never been
decided to the country was settled
by remitting about s4750 in taxes
paid by the owner, Walter K. Bach
rach. The sidewalk was roped off
several months ago by Mr.. Bachrach
to assert legal claim to the prop
erty. The settlement was recon-
mended by County Assessor Sanislaus
M. Hamilton. Work was started
today on setting up a traffic light
on the corner to facilitate traffic
control at the intersection.
Magistrates Salaries Raised.
The commissioners voted to raise
the salaries of the three trial magis-
trates to S2,700 year in accordance
with authority granted by a bill
passed at the recent session of the
Legislature. The raise must be
voted before appointment of trial
magistrates, whose present terms
expire next month. The raise was
voted because of an increase in
their jurisdiction from $100 to $500
in civil cases, which will increase
the number of cases handled in their
courts and relieve the Circuit Court
docket.
A hearing on the new zoning
ordinance. effecting widespread
changes in the present setup, has
been set for May in the county
courthouse. it was announced yes
terday. Copies of the proposed
changes have been sent to civic
groups throughout the county for
suggestions.
Steps for transfer to the county
for school purposes of the Rock
vile property of the late Mrs. |
Annie T. Lewis of Glenn Echo, were |
halted last week pending investi-
cation of a claim from relatives in
Waupun, Wis, the board was ad-
Vised by Joseph A. Cantren, at
torney for the commissioners. The
property had not been claimed and
Maryland law provides for turning
such property over to the county !
for educational PURPOSES.