Evening star., 1947-01-05
PrinceGeorges
.AskApprovaI
Of Bond Issue
Action BY Assembly
Sought to Permit Loon
For 8 New Schools
By J. B. Zotmon
Star Sfoff coryss nnndent

for B new SCHOOLS
BY J. B. Zotmon
star Sfoff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 4.-The Prince
Georges County delegation to the
General Assembly today hads before
lit a request by. the County Board
|of Education for the introduction
|of a bill authorizing an $4,000, 600
bond issue for school construction.
At the same time, Anders r..
Lofstrand, jr., chairman of the
Montgomery County delegation, an
nounced agreement had been
reached with House leaders to as
sign members of the all-Republican
county delegation to the following
House. committees.
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Usher, who was sworn in yesterday
Ito. serve the fve-day unexpifed term
|of Herbert R. o'Conor, will be, in
|augurated Wednesday for the FOUR
year term taS mhir - vas elected
last NovendbAy. His Predecessor re-
signed to take his seat in the United
States Senate.
Plans for the Inauguration are be-
ing worked out by former Senator
Radcliffe and Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord, State adjutant general.
Eight New Schools Sought.
School Superintendent G. Gard
ner Shugart of Prince Georges
County said the boards program
calls for construction of eight new
schools, including three not built be-
cause there were insufficient funds
in the $1,300,000 bond issue author
lied at the 1945 session of the Leg
iSlature.
The three, according to Mr.. Shu-
CART, are to be built in Landover
Hills, Upper Marlboro and Oxon
Hill.
Locations of the other five pro-
posed schools have not yet been
made public. Mr.. Shugart said
these projects would include four
new suburban high schools and one
elementary school.
If the bill is approved, construc-
ton can be started this year on some
of the schools, according to the su-
perintendent. GgH.I9l
Completion Due in 1949.
This represents the absolute es-
sential to care for over-crowding
and to meet the needs of the coun-
ty's 12-year school program" Mr..
Shugart declared. This program
will be completed in 1949."
At present, the county has only
one four-year high school, Gwynn
Park, he explained.
Mr.. Shugart said that some of the
funds obtained from the 81 300, 900
bond issue were spent for improve
ments to existing buildings, to buy
land for school sites and to make
building plans. About 81 600, 900 re-
mains unexpended but earmarked
for specific projects, he said.
Gov. Lane said that in his in
augural address, he planned to pre-
sent a general picture of the
States financial setup and prob
lens but that specific budgetary
figures would be withheld until his
budget message is delivered"
Budget Requests Are SOS, ,000, 900.
Under law, the Governor has until
February to submit the new bi-
ennial budget to the General As
sembly, which recessed yesterday
until pm. Tuesday.
Gov. Lane said departmental re-
quests totaled $35, 900 over the
budget for the 1946-47 fiscal year.
The current budget called for ap-
proximately $64 1000, 900 in appropri-
ations while the new budget requests
amount to about 500, 100000. The
increases were caused by higher
costs, wages and other operational
needs.
The new Chief Executive said he
| had been measuring estimated reve-
nue. against expenditures for most
State departments, and found that
it would require about $4,000, 900
which the State does not have to
meet all budget requests.
S2,500,000 Already Trimmed.
Gov. Lane said he had yet to
study budget requests of the Uni
versity of Maryland, the Depart
ments of Public Welfare and Public
Health, and educational institu-
tions excepting training schools.
These four big budgets have shown
total increase of approximately
$40 O,000, 900: 49,
From other departments, Gov.
Lane said he had tentatively slashed
budget requests about $500, 900,
and he hoped to cut $2,500,000 or
So 900 900 from the four big requests.
Gov. Lane said that he probably
would wait until he receives re-
port from the Marbury Commis-
sion on its study of the University
of Maryland. The Marbury report is
expected to be available by Janu-
ary is.
Sherbow Plan Involves 40 Millions
The Governor and the legislature
1t was estimated, must find ap-
proximately 10000, 600 in new
revenue if the Sherbow recon-