Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-11
Citizens Indorse
Third Of Budget
In Montgomery
MeNoyr's Proposal
Hos Single Opponent
At Council Hearing

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tary approve CT have no easeCt4esa,
Ia recommendation made ~
COUNTY Manager lrVfnG q MgNAss
osa thu expenditures and taxrs
a~lnk dlss uSse<4.
Last nighta hearing covered
every pl1aT al tlae record ssassssg
eSecp' those relating 10 pa1lS<
tsealth and welfare. whRh w4li De
considered al Sc pm. Aianaay,
and sehools-~slse Ennks eonlspsrE.
slal a. ali--whlch wili BE- taaseusses
at ! 20 . m "Wednesday AeMrtrass
ARE eeing heid in the Montgomery
Court hoase
Ne Hint Of keaesAaaa.
ccslrcllnarn saw no hint os their
reactions 10 Mr. MeSayrs RIO
ssosAis or to the fFkt comments
on them The onls dissenting
Statement, hast nisilt wAs MADE hs
4 ID FarQui,Ar Of Sanity spstns.
an insurance man. Who protested
= recommendation that the sss~ciAl
suburban district tax be cut from
81 to 20 cents per sioo valuation.
The county manager has pro.
posed an increase in The genera.
county levy, which affects Gil tan
payers, from 81 90 10 slhs Az
the same time he urged that TIE
extra xabufb ban tar tog the metre.
politan area be cut II eentA
Mr.. FarauhAr. who lives out.
side the suburban district de.
elared that Il Just does not make
sense 10 lower the special tar 10
20 cents II the suburban ARA IL
TO carry It's proper tlonats share
OF the tax load lie argued that
the untncorporated communities
Of the metropolitan district, such
as Silver Spring and Bethesda.
would receive undue advantages
over the Incorporated towns and
cities, like kenSngton and Ia.
koma Park.
Suburban Revenue Cited.
Quick retorts came from Blair
Lee. III. OF silver sprtns Mfx. J.
Rene Hemingway. TRkomA Park.
and Capt. c. y. Parsons. U. &. N.
retired. OF Chevy Chase, They
said the suburban area provides
most OF the county's total rev
enues and, because OF population,
requires and deserves the largest
share OF expenditures, The sub.
urban levy. they pointed out, IL
directed by state Law 10 pay iot
certain special services Further.
more. II Ia but one Of several
special added taxes the residents
pay, they said.
The largest delegation appeartns
last night came TO indorse Mr.
McNays's capital budget recon.
mendation that SEQ 900 be kpeni
for storm water drainage improve
ments In the Woodmoor subdivi.
sion Of Silver Spring The speakers
included Richard Conner. Norman
r, Sparks, Mrs Harry Haskins.
Harris C. lockwood, Cleveland M
Seibert. jr. and Edward r.
FaIlon.
Councilman Thomas c, Kelley
said the council has been consid-
erins the adviKabtlity Of an Ac-
celebrated program Of storm drain
age improvements He asked
whether the delegation would sup
port such q program for other
areas. as well as their own com
munity The speakers kaid they
would. II the extra assessments
were applied 10 all property own
ers In an affected area and not
limited 10 thosr at the bottoms Of
hills. who suffer most from the
washing OF storm water.
Backed By Women vsa~rs-
Mrs. James v. Bennett. presi-
dent OF Montgomery County
League Of Women Voters. satd
her organization approves the
outline Of the new budget.
Waiter n. Berdier of SILVER
Spring reported that the Mont
xomery County Give Federation
Endorsed the proposed program
for public works improvements.
and John r. Moore, Bethesda, said
the fereration considers the entire
budget generally reasonable. "
Stephen James Of Silver Spring
read q report for the MONTGOMERY
Safety Board which
praised the proposals 10 add .
tratfic engineer. add pasrolfnen 20
the police department and provide
for O larger legal staff concerned
with safety matters,