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BY q stoff Correspondent Of The StoF
ANNAPOLIS, May 26. Thirteer
bills dealing with Montgomery anc
Prince Georges Counties today were
before members of the second spe.
cial session of the General Assem-.
bly, called since Gov. Lane took
office last year.
They we're among approximately
IS measures submitted at the open
ing of the session last night.
Also presented were nine bills af'
fecting st. Marys, Calvert, Anne
Arundel and Frederick Counties, in.
Guiding one which would legalize
slot machines. in Calvert County
and providing for a referendum or
the proposal June %.
Two of the 13 Montgomery Prince
Georges bills were prepared at the
request of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission, which
serves both counties.
One would empower any master
plumber registered in the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary District
to make water and sewer connec-
tions to new homes provided per-
NIT is obtained from the Sanitary
Commission.
Would Require Deposit.
The proposed legislation also
would require the plumber to de-
post with the commission sufficlent
money to enable the latter to restore
the street to its original condition
In addition, the plumber would have
to post a S25, 900 bond with the COM
mission.
The second bill would exclude the
commissions sinking fund and
water bonds from its bonded indebt-
ednesS limitation of IA per cent OF
the assessable basis of the sanitary
district.
The remaining bills would:
Authorize the Montgomery County
public utility agent to enforce taxi
cab regulations and other ordi-
nances at the direction OF the
county commissioners.
Increase the salaries Of the two
registrars of the Montgomery Board
of Election Supervisors from 2,40C
to $4,000 a year each; the assistant
chief clerk of the board from $500
to 5000 year; the stenographer
from $4,000 to $4,000; two clerks
from $1,000 to 5000, and two clerks
from $1,000 to $1,000.
Remove the statutory salary lin.
itation of 5000 for the Montgomery
County controller and allow the
county commissioners to fix hi.
pay.
Asks Licensed Dumps.
Authorize the Montgomery County
commissioners to license and regu.
late dumps outside the Washing.
ton Suburban Sanitary District ano
prohibit operation of a dump within
3 miles of any municipality, except
Washington Grove and Gathers
burg.
Remove the s2,1oo salary limita
tion for two assistant clerks to the
Montgomery County commissioners
and $4,000 for one assistant clerk
and permit the board to set theil
pay.
Permit public works projects ir
Montgomery on Sundays, provided
authorization is obtained from the
county commissioners. The meas.
ure is designed to permit continu.
Gus work on the Silver Spring
underpass.
Authorize the Montgomery com.
missionerS to increase the salaries
OF the supervisor of assessments anc
county assessors.
Would Lower Petition Requirement
Empower the Rockville Mayor ano
Council to make street improve.
ments and to lay water and sewer
lines on a petition signed by the
owners of 20 per cent of the prop
erty abutting the proposed improve
ments. The present law requires
two-thirds Of the property owner!
affected to sign such petition.
Increase the salaries of judges OF
the Circuit Court for Montgomery
and Frederick Counties by $3.50 a
year each.
Authorize the Prince Georges
County Commissioners to regulate
and license trailer camps.
Make all construction in Prince
Georges County which is 'substan-
TALLY complete" between January
and March 81 Of any year subject to
three -fourths of the county and
State real estate tax. Construction
substantially completed" between
April / and June 80 would be sub
ject to one-half the annual tax.
Would Set Slot Machine Fees.
The slot machine bill, introduced
by Senator Louis l.. Goldstein, DEM
ocrat. of Calvert County. fixes an
annual license fee of $3.50 on each
device up to four. Those having
more than four would pay $1,000
distributors license fee plus $50
for each additional machine.
Senator Goldstein said the meas
ure would raise approximately $50
900 a year. He expressed confidence
that the Governor would sign it
since a similar bill for ST. Marys
County was approved by the chic;
executive last November.
The bill provides that the first
S250000 obtained from the license
fees would be used to pay of notes
to be issued by the Calvert County
Hospital for new building. Sena-
tor Goldstein said it is hoped to get
an additional 100000 from the Fed
eral Government for q new hospital
Another bill sponsored by Sen
ator Goldstein authorizes the Cal
vert County Board of Education to
provide transportation for parochial
school students.
A Frederick County bill authorizes
the State Department of Forests
and Parks TO purchase and develop
l0l acres on South Mountain al
Gapland, to be known as the Gap
land State Park.
The land originally was bought
by George A. Townsend, a Civil Wal
correspondent. who built a wal
correspondents memorial arch anc
elaborate estate there. 1t is nov
owned by the Frederick Chamber
OF Commerce and the Historical So.
ciety of Frederick County.
Two bills by Senator Dulin, Dem.
ocrat, of Anne Arundel County