Evening star., 1945-03-17
18 More Policemen
For Prince GEORGES
Asked in House Bill

Asked in House Bill
A bill to increase the Primo,
Georges County police force by not
more than 18 men has been in.
troduced in the Maryland House Of
Delegates.
Other Prince Georges bills in
troduced in the House provide fol-
appointment by the county com.
missioners of a county engineer al
q salary not to exceed $4,000 a year
the incorporation of the College
Park area, including Calvert Hills
Lakeland and Berwyn; for an in
crease in the salaries of the states
attorney and his assistant and fol
the establishment of a midnight
closing hour on Saturdays for liquor
establishments.
The police bill, presented by the
county delegation, would authorize
the police commissioners to appoint
up to 18 additional men to the reg
ular police force as well as '.such
special policemen as may be neces-
sary for the welfare and safety of
the county during the war and its
aftermath"
Not On Pension Lists.
Special policemen appointe d
would not be included in the police
pension system and would be named
without the examination now re-
quired for members of the regular
force. They also would be ap-
pointed for definite periods.
In addition. the measure provides
q Is per cent increase in the pres
ent salaries of county policemen.
There are now 28 men on the coun-
ty police force. including the super
intendent.
Introduction of the bill follows
much agitation among county civic
groups for an increase in the county
police force. Police Chief Ralph w.
Brown, at a meeting of the County
Federation of Citizens Associations
last November, proposed an increase
to 130 men. At the time, he pointed
out that Montgomery County had
IS policemen to care for an esti-
mated 10000 people while Prince
Georges County, with a population
of approximately 10000 had only
% county policemen.
Would Add Two Sergeants.
In the bill as presented, the police
commissioners could designate two
additional members of the force as
sergeants, bringing the total num-
Der of sergeants to four, and one
additional policeman as a corporal.
There are now two corporals. One
of the sergeants could be named
assistant superintendent.
The bill to appoint a county en-
gineer also has been urged by civic
groups The engineer would perform
all engineering work with regard to
the property and affairs of the
county as directed by the county
commissioners.
Government of the proposed town
of College Park would be vested in
a mayor, treasurer, two council
men at large and four district coun-
cilmen-one for each of the four
districts to be set up. The mayor
would receive a salary of 500 year
and each councilman $50 a year.
A tax rate not to exceed Is cents
per 500 is proposed for improved
property in the town with rate not
to exceed 10 cents per $100 proposed
for rural and unimproved land.
Would Raise SaIasiss.
The States attorney bill would
increase his salary to $1,000 year
plus $500 for incidental expenses.
The assistant States attorney would
receive $4,000 year plus $500 for
incidental expenses.
At present, the States attorney is
paid $4,000 year plus 81 900 for in
cidental expenses, while his assist
ant receives $1,000 annually plus
$500 for incidental expenses.
Bills passed by the House and sent
to the Senate yesterday would create
the office of county supervisor for
Montgomery County at a salary not
to exceed $4,000 year, authorize
the Montgomery County Commits
sioners to establish group health
and life insurance system for county
employees and increase the salary of
the attorney to the commissioners
from $4,000 to $1,000 year. The
assistant attorney would receive
s2,400 year instead of $1,000, as at
present.
Senate bills passed by the House
yesterday and sent to Gov. O'Conor
for his signature would authorize
the mayor and council of Takoma
Park to levy scent tax per $1O0I
for the maintenance of the Takoma
Park Library and empower Fair
mont Heights town officials to issue
s25,o00 worth of bonds for town inn