Evening star., 1946-12-25
County Ponders
Fee Elimination
In zoning Briefs
McNoyr Estimates
Clerk Gets $1,000
Yearly n, Extras

The Montgomery County Commis-
sioners today were considering the
elimination of clerks fees in the f.
ing of zoning applications.
Such move was advocated yes
terday by County Supervisor I. G.
McNayr at the weekly meeting Of
the commissioners in the Rockville
Courthouse.
Mr.. McNayr said the old Demo-
cratic board had permitted Mrs.
Edith Allnutt, former deputy cleri.
to the commissioners, to get an av-
erage fee of $40 to prepare each
rezoning application, in addition to
the charge made for advertising the
petitions. :.
The supervisor estimated that Mrs.
Allnutt, whose annual salary was
So, 900, received between $4,000 and
SO 1000 extra each year in fees.
Sees Something Wrong"
There is something wrong when
county employe is paid a salary for
a certain job and receives an addi-
tional salary for another job," Mr..
McNayr declared.
Opposition to the payment of fees
in preparing rezoning petitions also
was voiced by Brooke Johns, presi-
dent of the board. He indicated,
however, that Ernest Hawkins, CLERK
to the board, who also has taken
over Mrs. Allnutt's duties, should
receive extra compensation. Mr..
Hawkins now gets $500 year.
Mr.. Hawkins disclaimed any desire
to receive fees, adding that he
wanted county residents to know
just what I am being paid"
The board took no action on this
matter and also deferred action on
Mr. Hawkins salary.
In another economy move, the
board approved resolution discon-
tinuing the S75 monthly salary Of
William E. Parkins.
| Mr.. McNayr said the salary had
been authorized by the former board
for Mr.. Parkins' civilian defense
activities and that the money hac
continued to be paid out even afte.
the civilian defense fund was
abolished
Police Chiefs Salary Fixed.
The board also fixed the salary Of
Police Chief Charles M. Orme at
$4,000 a year. The former chief,
H. Leslie Carlin, had received $4,000
a year, including clothing allow
ance. The commissioners pointed
out that payment of a clothing al
lowance to q, police chief Is pro-
hibited uncer State law.
4 Erection Of a stop sign at the
southwest corner of Carroll lane
and Silver Spring avenue, Silver
Spring, and mo parking" signs
along Kemp Mill road near Station
WGAY was approved.
Mr.. Johns was appointed to rep
resent the commissioners on the
County Welfare Board. A request by
the County Charter Board for sug-
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space close to county governmental
activities was taken under advise
ment.
Also taken under consideration
was a petition by Mrs. Hazel Johns,
wife of the board president, for the
Redistribution from residential A to
commercial D. of land at Olney. The
site now is occupied by five-room
bungalow.
Daniel T. Doherty, chairman Of
the county parking lot committee,
reported his group has acquired
316,223 square feet of land in the
Silver Spring business district to bs
used for public parking. He said the
average cost of the property was SIS
cents a square foot and the total
cost was $174,526.
! Acquisition of public parking. sites
in the Silver Spring business area
was authorized under a $500, 900
bond issue approved at the 1915
session of the State Legislature.