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

The Montgomery County Commits
sioners today were considering the
elimination of clerks fees in the f1l-
ing of coming 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 clerk
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.s
The supervisor estimated that Mrs.
Allnutt, whose annual salary was
So 900, received between $4,000 and
5000 extra each year in fees.
Sees Something Wrong"
There is something wrong when
a county employe is paid salary for
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 a 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 the
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.
Mf. McNayr said the salary had
been authorized by the former board
for Mr.. Parktns' civilian defense
activities and that the money had
continued to be paid out even after
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 year. The former chief,
H. Leslie Carlin, had received 81 800
a year, including clothing allow
ance. The commissioners pointed
out that payment of a clothing al
lowance to a police chief is pro-
hibited under State law.
Erection OF. 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-
gestions on how to obtain office
space close to county governmental
activities was taken under advise
ment.
! Also taken under consideration
was a petltlOn py MIS-. daZel johns,
wife of the board president, for the
reclassif1cation 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 be
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 1945
session of the State Legislature,