Evening star., 1945-03-13
Georges
Road, Park Bill
Voted by House
Maryland Senate
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The Maryland House of Delegates
passed and sent to the Senate yes
terday bill authorizing the Prince
Georges County Board Of County
Commissioners to issue general obli-
CATION bonds up to $1,000, 900 for
general improvements in the metro
politan area Of the county.
Introduced by the county delega-
ton in the House, the bill would
authorize the commissioners to issue
$500, 900 worth of bonds each year
during 1945 and 1916. The bonds
would bear per cent interest and
would mature at the end of Is years.
Carrying and retirement charges
would be met by a special district
tax levy.
The bill provides that $500,000 be
used for widening, Strengthening
and generally improving the present
county road system in conjunction
with the State Roads Commission
and the Public Roads Administra-
ton.
S250,000 for Parks.
Another $250,0O0 would be used
for park improvement, including
park roads and the acquisition of
desirable land in a planned park
system.
The bill also designates that $780,
900 be used for the treatment Of
dangerous road or street intersec-
tions not coming within the road
Improvement fund: 100000 for the
purchase of future Fairgrounds in
connection with possible school sites
where land is cheap and available;
$4,000 for roadside Improvement,
including tree planting and trim
ming under the direction of the
Forestry Service; $4,000 for light
ing important roads and intersec-
tions, and $4,000 for the purchase
or the cost of condemnation Of un-
slightly or hazardous roadside build
ings, bill board sites and other OBJ
structions.
Advisory Board Set Up.
The bill further provides that the
Commissioners shall appoint five
man advisory board in the District
and with the consent of this board
may change the ALLEGATION Of as
much as 20 per cent of any of the
separate funds to other uses that
may seem necessary.
The bill provides that the ad-
visory board members shall serve
without pay for two-year terms and
shall be empowered to employ
necessary clerical and technical as
sistance. Any expenditures by the
advisory committee, however, would
be subject to the approval of the
Commissioners.
If any of the projects provided
under the bill are retarded because
OF the war the act provides that
the purposes of the bill may be
extended through 1948.
Other Bills Passed.
In other Prince Georges County
bills passing the House the amount
the commissioners were permitted
to borrow for municipal functions
in special improvement districts was
raised from 5000, 900 to $400, 600; the
salaries of the clerk of the commits
sioners and the assistant clerk were
raised from S2,500 and $1,000 to
$500 and s2,400, respectively, and
the salary of the motor vehicle
transfer clerk was raised from
81 500 to $4,000.
The House also passed two bills
affecting Montgomery County-one
authorizing the commissioners to
levy general tax to finance road
improvements in certain election
districts and to empower the COM
missioners to authorize the police
department to declare emergency
no-parking zones and to prohibit
vehicular and pedestrian traffic on
streets in the suburban section in
event OF fires or other emerpencies