Evening star., 1946-04-29
Takoma Park 10 Vote
On Charter Revisions
And Select Council

A referendum on two proposed
changes in the Takoma Park charter
will be on the ballot at the May 6
town election at which voters also
will select a mayor and six council
men.
The proposals, contained in a bill
passed at the last session of the
State Legislature, will be discussed
at special meeting of the Com
munity League of Takoma Park at
8 o'clock tonight at the municipal
building.
One of the contemplated changes
would set up retirement system for
certain town employees. The other
would reduce discounts now per-
mitted for prompt payment of town
taxes. The discussion will be led by
w. H. McClenon. chairman of the
leagues Laws and Legislation Com
mittee.
Opposition to the retirement pro-
posal has been expressed by M. C.
Taft, chairman of the Law and
Ordinance Committee of the town
council, and by Mrs. J. R. Heming-
way of the Takoma Park branch
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters.
Sees Objectives Misses.
! Councilman Taft has contended
that the bill does not fully accom-
plish the purpose for which it was
drafted. He also claimed that the
measure apparently repeals certain
sections of the town charter which
were not intended to be and should
not be repealed.
Mrs. Hemingway who recently led
a delegation from her group before
the town council, termed the bill
incomplete" and charged that it has
many defects.
The bill provides that whenever
any of the employees of the town
has served for period of 30 years,
he shall be entitled to rs per cent of
his average salary. After a period
OF Is years he shall receive 62l2 per
cent: 20 years SO per cent; Is years
3712 per cent. In no event shall any
monthly payments exceed s145. For
the purpose of arriving at the aver
age salary of employees the section
is retroactive to January l, 1882.
Payments would be made from a
retirement fund. A monthly deduc-
ton, not to exceed 5 per cent from
each employees salary and an annual
levy OF two cents on each Sl0O val
uatlon of real estate in the town is
authorized.
Tax Discount Plan.
The section of the bill relating to
the general taxes provides that they
shall be due on July of each year
and If paid prior to November l.,
shall be subject to a discount as
follows: Taxes paid during July, 2
percent; August, IL per cent: Sep
tember, per cent, and October, u
per cent.
At the biennial caucus held on
April % Mayor Oliver w. Young
blood, having been nominated for
fourth term without opposition, will
continue in Office until June l, l948.
In addition he has filed for COM
missioner for the fifth commissioner
district in Montgomery County. in
which he has resided for the past 25
years.
In the councilman race, the
voters will choose two members from
the fourth precinct, two from the
sixth, one from the 9th and one
from Prince Georges County. They
will be elected to serve terms of two
yearch each beginning June l.
Candidates are: John C. Post and
Councilman Millward C. Taft,
fourth precinct; Councilmen John
F. Sidell, Herman c. Heffner and
1t. Col. William J. Heale, U. S. A.,
retired, sixth precinct; John H. Mes
and William M. Jeffries, 9th pre-
cinct, all Montgomery County: and
L. A. Anderson, Prince Georges
County.
Those declining to be candidates
for reelection included Councilman
H. j. Carr, fourth precinct; Joseph
Martin, 9th precinct and Howard v.
l Russell, Prince George County.