Evening star., 1945-03-22
Silver Spring
Parking LOT
Bill Approved
Maryland House
Passes Five Other
Nearby Measures

A bill authorizing the Montgomery
County commissioners to ACQUIRE
land for establishment of off-street
parking facilities in the Silver
Spring business district is among six
measures affecting Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties passed yes
terday by the Maryland House of
Delegates.
Other bills would empower the
Montgomery County commissioners
to appropriate up to $4,000 for the
purchase of hospital site in Silver
Spring; authorize the commissioners
to sell the Silver Spring County
Building when it is no longer ade-
quate, enlarge the powers of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission within
Montgomery County, increase the
total amount of bonds to be issued
at one time by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission for
drainage systems from $500, 900 to
S1,000,000 and create the Office of
county engineer in Prince Georges
County.
Levy Real Estate Tax.
Under the parking measure, a 40
cent tax would be levied on all i'm
proved real estate used for CONNER
clal, industrial or general business
use in a special taxing area to be
set up in the Silver Spring business
district.
A similar tax would be levied on
the assessed value of tangible per-
sonal property in such commercial
buildings with the exception of
tangible property on sites or in
buildings zoned for industrial use.
Unimproved property zoned either
for commercial or industrial use
within the Silver Spring business
district would be subject to a 90
cent tax. Commercial and indus
trial establishments which already
provide parking facilities would be
exempted from the special taxes.
In addition, the county commits
sloners would be authorized to in
stall parking meters where neces-
sary within the Silver Spring busi-
ness district. The revenue from
the meters would be applied toward
the purchase and operation of park
ing sites. The commissioners also
could issue up to $500 900 worth of
bonds for the purchase of the neces-
sary land.
Incorporation Bill Passes.
Seven House bills were passed by
the Senate yesterday and sent to
Gov. OiConor. One of the measures
provides for incorporation of Land
over Hills in Prince Georges County.
with the proposal to be submitted to
residents of the subdivision at a
referendum April II.
Government of the proposed town
would be vested in a Mayor and six
councilman, of whom two would be
elected from each of three wards.
Neither Mayor nor any of the coun-
cilmen would receive any pay. A
treasurer to be elected at large
would receive up to $500 a year. In
addition, an annual tax not to ex-
ceed so cents per 500 would be
levied on all property within the
town.
Another bill would increase the
salary of the supervisor of school
property in Montgomery County
from $1,000 to $500 year, with an
additional 5000 for official expenses,
and provides for two assistants, in
stead of only one, as at present.
Deputy Clerks Provided.
Four other Montgomery County
bills passed yesterday by the Senate
would provide for appointment of
deputy Circuit Court clerks at the
Silver Spring and Bethesda County
Buildings; record the closing by the
county commissioners of any public
street or alley on the county land
records; empower the police depart
ment to erect stop signs within the
suburban district and authorize the
commissioners to levy a tax on all
property in the county to meet prin-
cipal and interest on bonds instead
of the tax provided in each act
authorizing the issuance of such
bonds.
The seventh bill passed by the
Senate would authorize the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion to issue up to $500 900 worth
of bonds to increase its water sup
ply and to pay for water supply
projects now under construction.