Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-02-13
11biIIsAffectinq
Georges
Are Before Lane
Sanitary Commission
And Incorporation
Measures in House
D. d
By J. B. Zotmon
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fecting the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission were before
the House of Delegates.
Also before the House was a bill
sponsored by the Prince Georges
delegation to incorporate seven COM
munities adjacent to Mount Rainier.
The incorporated area would DO
known as Chapel City.
The II Prince Georges bills were
passed yesterday by the Senate.
Three other bills, all affecting
Washington Grove in Montgomery
County. also received Senate APP
prevail and were sent to the House.
Lansdale Charter Bill to Senate.
At the same time, the House
passed two bills dealing with Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties and sent them to the Senate.
One would legalize the 1947 re-
codification of Montgomery County
laws drafted by DR.. Horace E. Flack,
director Of the Department of Legis-
lative Reference. The other would
repeal the Lansdale town charter.
Among other bills introduced in
the House was one by John r.
Reeves, Republican, of Montgomery
County, to establish a five-day week
for county employees.
Lincoln Birthday Bill in House.
Another would make Lincoln's
birthday a legal holiday in the
State. 1t was submitted by Anders
r. Lofstrand, jr., chairman of the
all-Republican Montgomery delega-
ton; John T. Fey, Republican, of
Allegany County, and Jerome Rob-
inson, Democrat, of the fourth
Baltimore district.
One of the Prince Georges bills
receiving Senate approval author
ICES the county commissioners to
regulate taxicabs and fix rates.
A second increases from $400, 1000
to 100000 the amount which the
county commissioners may borrow
for local district improvements.
Court Costs Put at So.
A third bill sets costs in the county
Trial Magistrate Courts at 81 for any
single charge of breach of local
ordinances.
The remaining eight bills deal
only with Hyattsville. They would:
Authorize the Mayor and Council
to establish merit system for city
employees.
Allow the Mayor and Council to
appoint the city treasurer and fix
his salary. The post is now an
elective one.
Omit from the biennial elections
law the post of the city treasurer.
Provide for assessments and coll
lection of construction costs against
owners of abutting property.
Bill to Enforce Condemnation.
Prohibit occupancy of a building
as a dwelling after city authorities
certify it as unsafe for human habi-
tation.
Provide for biennial instead Of
annual appointments of registration
and election officers.
Require the Mayor and coun-
Gil to meet on the third Monday in
May following a municipal election
to determine and declare the result.
Require the Mayor and council to
meet on the first and third Mondays
of each month. :
Washington Grove Bills.
The Washington Grove bills
would:
Authorize the town to borrow UP
to $4,000 for municipal purposes,
subject to approval of a majority Of
the voters.
Permit the town to dispose of its
property without advertising its in
tention to sell or lease it.
Change the tax sale proceedings
to conform to county law.
OF the nine measures affecting
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission, five were introduced
jointly by the Montgomery and
Prince Georges delegations and
four by the Prince Georges group.
They would:
Authorize the commission to issue
up to 100000 worth of bonds for
the construction of storm water or
surface drainage systems in the
area served by the commission.
Bond Issue Is Sought.
Empower the commission to is
sue 100000 worth of bonds to
enlarge the water supply of the
area.
Designate the commission as the
agency authorized to deal with the
Federal Government in the plan
ming or operation of flood control
projects in the Anacostia River VAL
ley.
Authorize the commission to di-
rect the construction of UNDER
ground public utilities in the Subur-
ban Sanitary District.
Require those supervising road
construction in the sanitary dis
trict to obtain the commissions ap-
prevail before building drainage
structures in or under such roads.
Merit System Bill Offered.
Empower the commission to set
up merit system for its employees.
Authorize the commission to is
sue bonds for the purpose of re-
funding existing obligations which
mature WITHIN f1Ve years after they
are refunded.
Authorize the commission to is
sue maximum Of 100000 in bonds
to complete the Montgomery County
incinerator.
The Chapel City incorporation
bill affects North Woodbridge, Avon
dale, Avondale Terrace, Green
Meadows, Brookside Manor, Michi-
gan Park Hills and Chillum.
Under the measure, the area would
be divided into three districts with
a referendum to be held in each on
or before the first Monday in June,
1947.
65-Cent Tax Rate Proposed.
The tax rate would be set at a
maximum of IS cents per 500 and
the proposed city would be governed
by a board of commissioners. One OF
the commissioners would be elected at
large and each of the three districts
would elect two commissioners, max
ing total of seven. They would
serve for two years. A clerk, attor-
ney and treasurer would be appoint.
ed by the president of the board.
The referendum would be con-