Evening star., 1944-10-22
County Government Today

We believe that the people of MONTGOMERY County nou
pest maintained systems highways streets and ro,ds in
e Naon The buildings of the county school system are
h ] sna ADEQUATE and are not unduly crowded even in
Oh the present period greatly increased non
Iatoh Inc teachers all normal college or university
a ana are well paid School sites ample ant
generally well improved for the use of the children TIL
county has the largest system of parks and recro,ti
enes 10 be found place of Weschester COUNTY
ana honest The rates major crime are extreme1v low
ano he rates OF detection conviction extremely boh
limits of the County ' f'"'e "i'ni1 lne
Inc Health Department and the Welfare Den.rtuon+ -
saAo along modern professional lines and arc .mrI,
nnanceo The water and sewer system moderr ,nd
throughout the suburban COUNTY The wsa % Gnu eAehoS M
IS no" aoe to support 100 cent increase in 1oc,1
auon ~ncn Is not the in any other section Of the
washington area except Prince Georges County
which Is served by the same system Fire nro.ao;
"uequate ana insurance rates low
Inc County has we'll designed modern courthouse and
an aooonal large public service building in Rockville Tho
.ounty seat and County administrative buildings oc,tsS
IN betnesda and Silver Spring which save the suburh.n
% countess trips to Rockville The County Dspensary
IS operated to more effectively regulate and control
the traffic of alcoholic beverages which has heen don ~
~e ana last year alone earned $780, net profit
available to the general County Treasury Suburban streets
and roads are lighted throughout the residential
ana IN most instances we'll into the undeveloped or partially
developed sections system of trash asb .nd
Sarbage collection is in operation ~ 'i anu
Inc County has central purchasing department through
al county supplies are bought through consolidated
advertisement from the lowest bidder The County Conn
roler and Accountant pre-audt all public expenditres
ana no bill can be paid without his approval Both of these
apartments have the authorization TODAY bv law that
me ne Charter would provide All financial transactions of
ne county are audited each by outside CPAs in add
don to the County Comptroller Since 1918 tbese comn
nave been made by the wellrecognzed CPA firms of
~. RANKIN Company with Offices in Chicago New York
unalo ana Washington, the Baltimore firm of Wooden 4,
'soh' OF oy the national firm of F. w. LaFrentz Co.
county taxes are collected against double ledger system
oae audts all County tax collections many of the
omnistrave departments which in part financed bv
State funds. r ~ Ny
Monsomery County has modern and well-admn-
ered county government and thousands upon thousands
the county residents to Montgomery County because
aer inspection they convinced that such was the
Yet for the past three years these leaders
OF ne Cnarter movement who live in this County have bv
press raoo mad pamphlet sought to make government
oI County the equivalent of that of an
Indian village - ' " q"
nese un1usfed but widely pubcized attacks on every
.nng governmental in Montgomery County have greatly
nepeo psp ne growth Of Washington City into Virginia and
rrnce Georges County Originally this growth was headed
towards and into Montgomery County Upon this result we
congratulate the people of Arlington Prince Georges and
FAIRFAX Counties and the City of Alexandria.
Charter supporters make totally unsubstanated
charges Of extavagances the administration of the gov