Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
5 Million Bond
Plan Endorsed
In Montgomery
Democratic Congress
Backs Creation
Of Five Offices
BY MARION CLARK.


Creation of five more Offices In
Montgomery County and enactment
of a law by the General Assembly
authorizing the commissioners to is
sue bonds up to $5,000,000 before
December /, 1916, were among meas
ures Endorsed last night by the
County Democratic Congress. The
congress met at the Bethesda Ele-
mentary School.
The bond issues would be used to
build schools and roads and to pur-
chase airport and park sites. 1t
also would give not more than ST.
100000 to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission for community buildings in
Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma
Park, Gaithersburg and Rockville
or other locations.
Three OF the new offices-a county
supervisor, purchasing agent and a
civil service commissioner-already
had been approved by the Advisory
Committee on Postwar and County
Planning.
Utility Agent Urged.
Proposals calling also for a public
utility agent and for a second as
sistant to the supervisor of school
property were introduced last night
The public utility agent proposal
states that the Office should be con-
sidered as a part-time position at q
salary of approximately $500 to
$4,000 year. The appointee should
be lawyer, it adds, with public util-
ity, corporate and governmental
administration experience who would
coordinate and advise residents of
county communities on efforts to
secure improved public services.
In support of the recommendation
the resolution pointed out that 1914
rationing cards indicate a present
county population of $4,000, more
than double the population Is years
ago. The needs for increases in
utility and transportation service
would be expected to increase great
ly during the postwar period also.
To coordinate this growth with the
orderly development of thc county,
it added, will require study and plan
ming.
Would Increase Salary.
The recommendation to appoint a
second assistant to the supervisor
OF school property is Incorporated in
bill introduced in the Legislature
yesterday. The Congress also voiced
approval Of the provision increase
the salary of the supervisor of school
property to $500, with an additional
5000 per year for expenses incurred
in carrying out official duties. The
salary of the first assistant would
be $4,000, with $500 for expenses and
the second assistant $1,000 with ex-
penses.
Opposition was expressed to new
or additional incorporated towns or
special taxing areas not admins
stored by the commissioners, with
the exception of special park dis
tricts now under the planning COM
mission and special, drainage dis
tricts administered by the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion.
Veterans Get Preference.
The measure calling for a civil
service system includes a provision
that the system become effective
after next January / to prevent dis
elimination against servicemen.
Veterans would get preferences.
Present county employees who have
been employed since December 7,
1941, would be blanketed in if they
passed qualifying examinations.
A resolution also requested Mary
land Senators and Representatives
to introduce legislation which would
lift Hatch Act restrictions to per-
init Government workers living in
the county to become candidates
for county Offices.
Unanimous support was given a
proposal to require school buses for
children attending parochial and
other UNCONVENTIONAL schools.