Evening star., 1949-02-23
Personnel Unit
for
Montgomery
New Board to Druft
Civil Service Set Up;
Zoning Stand Issued

Membership of Montgomery
County's first Personnel Board.
provided under the new charter.
was announced yesterday by the
County Council.
Appointed were Mrs. Edith A.
Dinwoodey of Chevy Chase. for a
one-year term; Malcolm H. White
of Sunshine, for a two-year term,
and Lewis B. Sims of Chevy Chase,
three years.
The council also issued state
ment regarding enforcement Of
zoning and building regulations.
The statement acknowledged that
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
has agreed to assume sole respon-
sibility for zoning regulation en-
forcement together with building
in S pc ction enforcement over
which it already has authority.
The councils statement made it
clear, however, that it intends to
stand firm on previous request
for transfer of these functions to
council control Legislation to this
effect has been proposed at the
current General Assembly session.
Civil Service to Be Set Up.
The Personnel Board will have
the task of setting up a county
civil service system and reorganiz-
ing the existing merit system.
Ultimate responsibility for placing
the Personnel Boards plans in
operation, however, will lie with
the council.
Eventually, the board will be
responsible for administration Of
civil service after it is instituted.
The board will elect it's own chair
man.
Yesterday, the Council approved
a proposed survey by the Univer-
sity of Maryland to determine
whether a city or county type Of
government is best for Silver
Spring.
The Council approved the study
for the unincorporated COM
munity during a meeting in which
it also was asked to authorize
a S1,5O0.000 bond issue for a new
Silver Spring hospital.
The hospital proposal is the
first advanced for the legislative
session in Nav.
No Cost to County.
Under terms of a resolution in
troduced by Councilman j. Doug
las Bradshaw of Takoma Park, at
the request of the Silver Spring
Junior Chamber of Commerce, the
governmental survey will be con-
Quoted by the university's Bureau
fef Public Administration. There
will be no cost to the county. It
was estimated that the study will
require five months.
The action is the outgroWth of
agitation in the eastern suburban
area OF Montgomery over a period
OF several months. 1t involves
such matters as annexation by
Takoma Park as we'll as incorpor-
alton of the Silver Spring COM
munity.
Most of the councils session yes
terday was devoted to discussions
OF county department functions.
On request of the governing body,
reports were made by Wilton T.
Allen for the assessment depart
ment, j. o. Harvey for the roads
department and William Roger
for the Board of Public Welfare.
Road Plans Progressing.
During the road discussion, Act
ing County Manager Irving G.
McNayr said progress is being
made on plans for widening Wis
consin avenue, Bethesda, from
East-West highway to point
near the boundary of the Naval
Medical Center.
In cooperation with the State
Roads Commission, the county is
trying to reach final agreements
with property owners on right of
way acquisitions to permit a
thoroughfare "a feet wide, curb to
curb.
Mr. McNayr also said the State
Roads Commission has agreed to
build a pedestrian underpass for
the railroad tracks on Bradley
boulevard, Bethesda, if the county
will pay for sidewalks estimated
to cost about $4,000. Action will
be taken on this matter as soon
as specific figures are presented
to the council.