Evening star., 1944-02-15
Montgomery Group
Asks State 10 Paw
Bonus 10 Teachers
Federation Proposes
General System for
$40 Monthly Payments

The Montgomery County Civic
Federation last night went on rec
ord as approving continuance of a
$20-a-month bonus for public school
teachers, to be paid from State
funds on Statewide basis. The
action was taken at the Fedora
tion's regular meeting at the Be-
thesda Elementary School.
Dwight Collins, chairman Of the
Schools Committee, sponsored the
action, contending that the emer-
gency pay adjustment should be
handled in this fashion rather than
on a local basis. The Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners
already has expressed its intention
Of continuing the bonus from May
l, 1914, to July /, 1945.
In case the State refuses to take
the proper action, however, the
Board Of County Commissioners is
requested to provide funds for con-
tinuing the bonus.
Teachers Commended.
Mr.. Collins commended those
teachers who have shown their
loyalty to the county school sys-
tenn by continuing in the service
and expressed gratitude to the COM
missioners for their cooperation
during the last year.
Repeal of the declaration of inten-
tions law in Maryland was asked in
a resolution prepared by the Legis-
lation and Legal Action Committee
headed by w. H. McClenon. Ade-
quate safeguards in the registration
laws to prevent illegal registration
of persons who have lived in the
State less than one year were rec
commended.
A transition period Of six months
will be allowed the Washington SUBJ
urban Sanitary Commission in its
collection and disposal Of trash and
garbage before further study of the
commissions work is made.
Investigation Halted.
A resolution introduced at the
December meeting, asking for an in
vestigation of the service, will re-
main tabled until the expiration of
the ix-month period. DR.. Herbert
Eaton was chairman of special
committee which has had the gar
bage problem under consideration
for several months.
A resolution introduced by Roya]
n. Carlock urged the federation
to approve the construction of a
trunk sewer to serve the water
shed along the Potomac River from
the Naval Experimental Station at
Carderock to the District line. Mr.
Carlock pointed out that a great
zeal OF sewage is being dumped
into small streams which empty
into the river. Mr.. Carlock urged
that this project be placed on the
top of the Maryland Postwar Plan
ming Committees agenda.
Membership Granted.
The Northwood Park Citizens
Association and the Woodhaven Cit
zens' Association were voted into
civic federation membership. max
ing a total of 56 members, the larg-
est on record.
Several suggestions for postwar
planning by Rhees Burkett, chair
man OF the Postwar Planning
Committee, were assigned to ap-
propriate committees for study:
Storm drainage, parking facilities
for apartment houses, redrafting OF
the building code, type of road con-
struction now used in new SUBJ
divisions and its relation to future
maintenance by the county, side
walk requirements in new SUBJ
divisions and abutting property
recommendations regarding desir-
able changes in the zoning regula-
tons, and study of the county's
place in the postwar development OF
Washington with recommendations
regarding the types of private de-
velopment deemed desirable.