Evening star., 1949-02-09
Firehouse Bonds
For Ryatt5vi||e
To Be Sought
Cost Put at $100, 1000;
Veterans Club Sales
Of Liquor Opposed
By q stuff correspondent of The sior

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affecting Hyattsville, one of which
would authorize the Mayor ano
Council to issue 100000 in bonds
for a new f1rehouse. were to be
introduced today in the House o1
Delegates.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Leona M. Rush
Republican, of Montgomery Coun-
ty, announced her opposition to g
proposal to permit Montgomery
veterans clubs to sell liquor ir
their clubhouses.
The delegation is expected te
act sometime this week on the
latter bill, which is sponsored by
the four American Legion ano
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in
the county.
Mrs. Rush expressed the fear
that approval of the request woulc
open the door, to a similar move
by fraternal and other organiza-
tions.
The Hyattsville bond issue bill
would be subject to referendum
at the municipalities election IN
May. The three other dyattsville
measures would:
J Would Increase Fire Tax.
Authorized the Mayor and Coun-
Gil to make street improvements
without obtaining the consent of
81 per cent of the abutting prop
erty owners, increase the fire tax
from 8 to 13 cents per S100 and
repeal a local law requiring a ref
erendum every 10 years on public
utilities services.
Also to be introduced today by
the Prince Georges County dele
cation are bills to extend the
Laudover Hills boundaries to take
in about 500 homes in the Defense
Heights, Woodlawn and Bellemead
subdivisions, and to empower the
Circuit Court to empanel up to
SO petit Jurors instead of 25, as
at present.
The delegation announced it is
studying a proposal to double the
25-cent-per-S100 town tax in COL
lege Park and to eliminate the
rural land classification for assess
ment purposes there.
Increase in Bonds Asked.
The House session yesterday
was marked by the introduction
of Montgomery County bill to
increase the county's bonded in
debtedness limit from 7 to 10 per
cent of its assessable base.
The measure was requested by
the Montgomery County Council
in view of the present q per cent
limit prescribed In the county
charter. ~
Delegate William H. McGrath,
Democrat. of Prince Georges
County, introduced three bills
dealing with the Episcopal church.
They would:
Authorize the church to receive
gifts not specifically covered by
the constitutional amendment
adopted in a referendum last
November, allow church parishes
to draft bylaws governing the
election of vestrymen and repeal
an obsolete law relating to the
power of the Washington Diocese
to own property in Montgomery,
Prince Georges, Charles and st.
Marys Counties.
Divorce Law Change Urged.
Receiving House approval was
a bill sponsored by Mr.. McGrath
to permit an absolute divorce if a
spouse has been convicted of a
felony and has served at least lS
months of three-year sentence.
The House also suspended the
rules and passed a resolution in
troduced by the St. Mary's County
delegation congratulating Judge
William M. Loker of Leonardtown,
chief Judge of the 7th Judicial
Circuit, on his 25 years of service.
He is scheduled to retire Friday.
Senators Louis L. Goldstein
Democrat, of Calvert County, and
Paul j. Bailey. Republican, of
st. Marys County. joined in spon-
sor1ng a bill requesting the State
Health Department to investigate
hospitals. prisons and other State
institutions and to make recon-
mendations for their improvement
to the General Assembly.
Urge Payroll Tax Cut.
The House adopted resolution
asking Congress to cut down the
Federal payroll tax which pays
administrative costs of unemploy-
ment compensation.
Members of the Republican
minority in the Assembly yester-
day named a five-man steering
committee, headed by Senator
James B. Monroe, Republican, of
Charles County, to scan all bills
especially the budget-and report
in week or 10 days.
Senator Monroe said the group
would appoint subcommittee to
study the more important pending
pieces of legislation.
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