Evening star., 1947-03-28
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Assembly Votes 5,
Time
In Montgomery
Eight Other Measures
Affecting County
Are Sent to Lone
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ey sfoff correspondent OF The Stor
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 20. Nine
Montgomery County bills, one Of
which authorizes the county com-
missioners to establish daylight saw
ing time in their area, were before
Gov. Lane today.
The measures were passed yes
terday by the Senate. The House
approved four bills dealing with
Montgomery County and two af-
fecting Prince Georges and sent
them to the Senate.
Earlier. an attempt by the Mont
gomery delegation to have the coun-
ty commissioners, instead of the
Governor, appoint members of the
County Liquor Board was defeated.
81 to 81.
The attempt was in the form Of
an amendment to a bill to recodify
State liquor laws. The delegation
also presented two other amend
ments. One would have established
staggered terms of two, four and six
years for liquor board members.
The other, which would reduce the
number of board members from five
to three, was approved. 1t now goes
to the Senate.
Amendment Purely Local."
Members of the delegation ex-
planned that the first amendment.
dealing with the appointment Of
liquor board members, also would
make the board bipartisan and was
purely local"
They claimed the power to ap.
point board members had been vest
ed IN the county commissioners un.
TIL 1943, when it was transferred to
the Governor under an act of the
Legislature.
William H. McGrath, Democrat.
OF Prince Georges County argued,
however, that proposed legislation
was intended to oust the present
Liquor Board members, all of whom
are Democrats.
This was denied by Delegate John
r. Reeves, Republican, of Mont
gomery, who emphasized that the
amendment would not disturb the
incumbents, whose terms expire in
1851.
After the amendment was defeat.
ed. the delegation Withdrew the
proposal for staggered terms.
Besides the daylight saving meas.
ure the other eight Montgomery
bills receiving Senate approval
would:
Authorize the county commits.
sioners to purchase robes for Cir
cult Court judges.
Prohibit Rockville from letting
contracts for work or purchase Of
supplies involving the expenditure
Of $1,000 or more without bids.
Extend from six months to one
year the time in which a person
must be Rockville resident before,
being permitted to vote in town
elections.
Authorize the Rockville Mayor
and Council to borrow money for
public improvements.
Permit the Rockville Mayor and
Council to levy property taxes
within town limits.
Provide for the licensing of car
nivals within Rockville.
Allow the Mayor and Council of
Rockville to issue bonds to raise
funds for any municipal purposes.
provided the residents approve at
a referendum.
Allow Rockville to borrow up to
$4,000 for improving its water and
sewage systems.
Four Passed by House.
The four Montgomery bills passed
by the House would:
Permit persons whose trash and
garbage is collected by the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion to terminate such service by
written notice to the commission.
Authorize the county commits
sioners to borrow up to $500,000 for;
sewage and drainage systems.
Revoke the charter of Northwest
Park in Bethesda district.
Remove the building inspectors
office from the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Inc TWO Prince Georges bills ap.
proved by the House would author
ize the Fairmont Heights Mayor
and Council to borrow $4,000 for
public improvements and would fix
the tax rate of District Heights at
rs cents per $100.
Three other bills passed by the
House would:
Amend the subdivision regulations
within the Maryland-W Washington
regional district.
Revise the procedure for adoption
of uniform building regulations In
the regional district.
Authorize the county commission
ers of Montgomery and Prince
Georges to grant exceptions to their
zoning regulations.