Evening star., 1946-04-24
100000 Bonds
Voted 10 Buy
Parking Sites
Committee to Pick
Silver Spring Lond
Within Few Doys


County authorities of public parking
facilities in the Silver Spring busi-
ness district is in prospect as a re-
suit of the county commissioners
action authorizing their clerk, J..
Forest Walker, to advertise for bids
on the issuance of 100000 worth of
bonds for the purchase of the nee
essary sites.
The action was taken at the
boards meeting yesterday in Rock
vile in accordance with provisions
of law passed at the 1945 session
of the State Legislature. Under the
law, owners of commercially zoned
property in the area will pay 40
cent assessment per $100 valuation
If their land is in use. Those whose
land is vacant will pay a 20-cent
assessment. Proceeds will be used
to defray the cost of the bond issue
Bids will be opened May IA.
Alfred D. Noyes, president of the
board, said committee appointed
recently by the commissioners to
select the sites is expected to obtain
options on several pieces of property
within the next few days. Mem
bers Of the committee are Daniel
Doherty, chairman; County Pur-
chasing Agent 1. G. McNayr and
Andrew Kessinger.
20 Police Cars to Be Bought.
Mr.. McNayr was authorized to
place orders with the Rockville
Motor Co., the Chevy Chase Motor
Co. and Reed Bros, Rockville, for a
tota% of 20 automobiles for use of
the police department.
The board took under advisement
a plea by representatives of the
Suburban Hospital Association for
an increase in the county payment
for the care of INDECENT patients.
Arthur G. Lambert. association
president, said the hospital is go
ing steadily in the red" by paying
more than half of the cost of treat
ing such patients and suggested
that the commissioners double their
present 81 day allowance.
Declaring that the great major
ity' of county indigents are sent
to the Suburban Hospital, Mr.. Lam
bert said the institution may be
forced to discontinue admitting
them unless something is done.
He said that in 1914 the cost to
the hospital of treating INDECENT
patients totaled s13,242.41, of which
the county paid approximately
$1,000, leaving a deficit of about
$1,000. The total cost last year in
treating such patients was s18,-
1886, Mr.. Lambert said, of which
the county paid only $4,000.
Cost Put at S10.s5 a Day.
Asserting that there is no distinc-
ton between the treatment given
paying patients and those supported
by the county, Mr.. Lambert said
the cost per patient per day in 1945
was 1922. He added that this figure
has risen to $10.85 in the first three
months of this year.
"Since 1914" Mr.. Lambert said,
there has been a Is per cent in
crease in nurses salaries and food
costs at the hospital, while the
county allotment of 81 a day for
INDECENT patients has remained the
same. After all the Federal Gov
ernment pays So day for maternal
and infant cases"
Mr.. Noyes, in promising to look
into the matter" pointed out that
if the county increases its allowance
to Suburban Hospital, it will be
forced to do the same to other
hospitals caring for county indigents
He also said the county may lose
State aid, which is based on the
county not paying more than the
price fixed by the State, if the
county payment is increased.
Leave of Absence Granted.
Ward Caddington, chief clerk to
the Board of Election Supervisors,
told the commissioners that Mrs
Elizabeth D. Painter has been
granted an indefinite leave of
absence without pay and that Mrs.
Helen P. Maddox has been given an
increase in salary from $1,000 to
$1,000 year. Both are employed
in the supervisors Office.
Robert L. Adamson was order re-
instated as sanitary inspector with
the Health Department and Herman
L. Mullinix as an emergency police
man. Both men have just returned
from military service.
Stop signs were authorized to be
erected on Dixon avenue at Wayne
avenue and on Noyes drive at First
avenue, Silver Spring.
A hearing was scheduled at HAS
am. May % in the Rockville Court
house on a petition by Mrs. Eloise
r. Jones, for permit to operate a
home for the aged at 10000 Georgia
avenue, Silver Spring.