Evening star., 1949-01-14
County Service
Shifts Forecast
In Montgomery
Council Expected
To Move Supervision
OF Units to Rockville
Bv John V. Homer

ODeraClOnS aC COu1AUy So4 wv
buildings in Bethesda and Silver
Spring will be reorganized as soon
as the new Montgomery County
Council takes Office next week, 1t
was learned today.
Although officials were unable to
snecifv what changes will be ordered,
it appeared that most services mere
after will be directed from ROCK
Vile, with a consequent shift OF per-
sonnel to the courthouse.
II was disclosed also that at least
some of the new councils public
coming hearings will be held at
night, as requested by many cltl-
zens. The first such hearing has
been scheduled for 8 pm. February
16 at the Silver Spring Service
Building.
Six of the council-elect'S seven
members are expected to be sworn
in at $50 am. Monday and the new
governing body will begin function
ing Immediately.
Bradshaw Quits Takoma Post.
It's first move will be organization
of the council itself, with Frederic
P. Lee of Bethesda as president,
Thomas c. Kelley of Darnestown as
president pro tempore and j. Douglas
Bradshaw of Takoma Park as
secretary.
1t will then appoint Irving G.
McNayr, the present county super
visor, as acting county manager.
1t was learned, meanwhile, that
Mr.. Bradshaw rendered his reslgna-
ton yesterday as corporation coun-
sci for Takoma Park in order to take
the oath as councilman. He said
that while it was first thought his
resignation would be unnecessary,
study of the Maryland Constitution
convinced him that it would be wise
to step out of the city post.
Arrangements for the CounGlS
seating are being made today by P.
Garland Lyon of Brinklow, incom-
ing member from the 1st District,
and Carey E. Quinn OF Bethesda.
attorney for the Board OF Election
Supervisors.
The supervisors yesterday made
an official canvass of the votes in
the special election January and
certified to Circuit Court Clerk
Clayton M. Watkins that the seven
nominees of the Charter Commits
tee were duly elected. Mr.. Watkins,
in turn, certified the results by mail
to State authorities in Annapolis.
Mr.. Quinn said he and Mr.. Llgon
planned to 60 to Annapolis today
or tomorrow to get the official elec-
ton commissions, which must be
signed by Gov. Lane before the
members elect can take their oaths.
BY returning the commissions this
week end they will enable the new
group to be seated Monday morning.
Councilinan-elec Kelley said the
service building question would be
among the first matters given con-
sideration by his group.
Official TabuIatiOn Listed.
Under the charter form of gov.
ernment, the suburban commission
er Offices heretofore held by Wesley
l. Sauter and Oliver w. Youngblood
are abolished
Whether it will be desirable or
necessary TO name deputy county
managers to replace them is ques-
ton which will be left to Acting
County Manager McNayr. but such
a step appeared today to be unlikely.
The Board of Election Supervisors
official tabulation showed the fol-
lowing results in the special election:
Elected-Mr. Kelley, 3rd district,
8,707; Mr.. Ligon, 1st district, 8,632;
Mrs. Dorothy S. Himstead, 4th dis
trict. 8,519; Mr.. Lee, at-large. 1922:
Mr. Bradshaw, 5th, s,157; Lewis
Merriam, atlarge, 1871, and Angus
tus R. Selby, I'd, 1854.
Losers-Charles K. Davies, jr.,
independent Democrat, I'd district,
1880; Mrs. Alma T. Opal. at-large,
independent Republican, 1889, and
Romeo w. Horad, 5th, independent
Republican, 1.471.