Evening star., 1941-03-04
Prince Georges
Delegation Asks
Hospital Funds
100000 Included
In $1,000, 900 Bond
Issue Proposed
BY BEN iii. PEARSE,
Star staff Correspondent.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 4.-Th,
S2,300,000 bond issue for improve
ments In the Metropolitan Area oi
Prince Georges County and county
engineering Office to regulate con.
struction were included in the pro.
grams of two county civic group.
laid before the county's legislative
delegation here last night.
The program was $30000 higher
than proposed earlier, due to in
clusion of a hospital to be erected
in the vicinity of the University ol
Maryland. Walter F. Mulligan oi
Daniels Park, president of the
County Federation of Citizens
Associations, told the county delega-
ton that more than 40 community
organizations had indorsed the
project.
The Montgomery County delega-
ton introduced more local bills, one
revising the entire Liquor Control
Board Act to give the board an un-
questioned monopoly of all alco-
holic beverages in the county, and
another increasing the county po-
lice force from As to "a men.
Would Have Four Lieutenants.
Included in the police bill were
provisions for four ieutenants, one
for each of the three police sub
stations and one for detective
force to be established; reducing the
number of sergeants from seven to
four at salaries of not more than
$2,400 a year each, and adding three
detective corporals at not more than
S2,100 each. The lieutenants would
receive not more than $2,520 year
The net increase in the force would
be three detective corporals and
Is men.
Another county measure would
permit the county commissioners
to appoint a person or persons to
issue dog kennel licenses and to
collect dog taxes. Under existing
law these duties are performed by
the clerk of the police court.
H. Clay Whiteford of Hyattsville,
president of the Prince Georges
County Chamber of Commerce, was
in charge of the large delegation
which waited for nearly three hours
for the House to adjourn last night
in order to present the legislative
recommendation of the chamber
and federation. The hearing lasted
until nearly 2 am.
Smith Outlines Prospects.
After Frank B. Smith of Mount
Rainier, member of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission, de-
scribed the rapid growth of the
Metropolitan Area in prospect during
the next few years, DR.. H. j. Patter-
son of College Park, retired director
of the University of Maryland's S
experimental station, outlined a pro-
posed special projects tax" bill,
which would establish special taxing
areas for specific improvement
projects and which would be dis
solved when the improvements had
been paid for. Most of the dele
cation, however, favored permanent
taxing areas which would be able
to undertake improvements as
needed.
Mayor John r. Fletcher of
Cheverly offered a draft of bill
to establish the office of county
engineer, which he said had the
approval in general outline of the
Board of County Commissioners and
officials of the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Pointing out the example set by
Montgomery County, he said that a
county engineering office which
would work closely with, or have
control of, the county building in
spector, would be essential with the
huge improvement program con-
templated in the $4,000, 900 bond
issue.
Draft Of Bill Read.
The draft of the bond issue bill
read by Mr.. Mulligan disclosed pro-
vision for an advisory commission OF
five members, to serve for four years,
which would initiate all projects
under the program. The county
commissioners would have the veto
power over the commissions sug-
gestions, but could initiate none on
its own account.
Mr.. Mulligan explained that while
the County Board serves as the ad-
ministrative agency for the county
the tax would be levied only against
property in the Metropolitan dis
trict and therefore the residents of
the district should be able to deter
mine what improvements are need
ed. If the commissioners vetoed a
project, the advisers would have to
submit others, he explained.
His program called for the follow
ing expenditures over four-year
period, approximately one fourth to
be spent each year.
For new roads, with especial stress
on belt roads, $l,000000.
For park Improvements, $3.50. 900.
For elimination of dangerous roads
and intersections, $4,000.
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existing roads, $500,000.
For roadside improvements and
Identification, $4,000.
For road lighting, $4,000.
For eliminating buildings and bill
boards hazardous to traffic, $4,000
For a county hospital, $500, ,000
Speak on Proposals.
C. D. Anderson of Hyattsville,
chamber secretary, and Walter l..
Green of Calvert Hills, chairman
of the Legislative Committee of the
Civic Federation, spoke on the
proposals, the latter suggesting that
funds be spent as raised and that
no bonds be issued. He agreed, how
ever, that the bond issue would
facilitate the project.
Senator Charles C. Marbury was
co-sponsor with Senator Emanuel
Gorfine of Baltimore of a bill intro
duced yesterday to make several
technical changes in procedure of
the State Circuit Courts. Delegate
Lansdale G. Clagett of Upper Marl-
boro introduced a measure to require
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