Evening star., 1949-02-10
County G. 0. P.
Fight Boost
| In Bond Limit
Montgomery Delegates
Oppose Increase for
Sanitary Commission
" a Staff Correspondent Of The Star

: ANNAPOLIS. Feb 10.-Mont-
gomery County's all-Republican
legislative delegation has served
notice it will fight to the finish
against a bill to exempt the Wash
j ington Suburban Sanitary Com
missions sinking fund and water
bonds from it's IA per cent bonded
debt limit.
The measure was one of six
affecting the bi-county commits
sion introduced yesterday in the
House by the Prince Georges
County delegation.
Their referral by Speaker c.
Ferdinand Sybert. Democrat, OF
Howard County. to the Ways anc
Means Committee, instead of the
Montgomery and Prince Georges
delegations. brought a charge OF
bad faith" from Montgomery
delegation Chairman Anders R
Lofstrand, jr.
A similar exemption bill was
introduced in the 1948 special ses-
, sion and referred to the two dele
cations. It failed, however, when
the two groups were unable to
agree on its provisions.
S Million More in Bonds.
! Mr.. Lofstrand. explained the
measure would permit the sanitary
commission to issue about $5,OOO.-
900 in additional bonds. 1t now is
limited to issuing bonds up to IA
per cent of the assessable base OF
the sanitary district in Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges.
When Mr.. Lofstrand protested
the speakers action, Mr.. Sybert
replied he was concerned over the
amounting debt of the two coun-
ties and was afraid it might affect
the States credit.
; The other five commission bills
would: /. Authorize the commits
sion to issue up to $4,000,000 in
bonds to enlarge the sanitary dis
trict'S water supply.
2. Include a part of the Cabin
John area in the sanitary districts
3. Empower the commission to
borrow up to $4,000 to complete
the Montgomery County incinera-
tor.
4. Fix the salary of the commits
sion chairman at $4,000 a year
and the salaries of the part-time
members at $4,000 a year each.
5. Authorize the commission to
issue 81 100000 in bonds for storm
and surface drainage systems.
New Home Rule Bill Offered.
| Meanwhile, Montgomery Dele
gate John r. Reeves joined three
pther delegates. Howard E. An
keney. Washington County; Will
liam S. James, Hartford County,
Democrats. and John T. Fey, Re-
publican of Allegheny, in sponsor
ing a bill to. prohibit the General
Assembly from enacting local laws
affecting cities and towns.
It was the third home rule"
bill offered to the General Assem-
bly, during the present session.
Senator Edward D. Storm,
Democrat, of Frederick County
has introduced a bill to enlarge
county governmental powers and
another to give increased author
ity to cities and towns.
2 Yesterdays measure would re-
quire constitutional amendment,
subject to a referendum at the
1850 general election.
On the other side of the State
House, Senators from five South
Iern Maryland counties sponsored
Ia bill directing the State Roads
! ECommission to build a bridge
sacross the Patuxent River be-
tween Charles and Calvert Coun-
ties.
1t provides that the money come
from the State Roads Fund or,
If necessary, from proceeds of a
$2,500,0 bond issue. and author
ICES collection of the tolls when
, the span is completed.
i The Prince Georges delegation
! In the House also introduced bills
which would:
l. Increase the quarterly license
fee for trailers parked in trailer
camps in the county from $6 to
$12.
2. Grant Berwyn Heights au-
thority to construct and maintain
streets, sidewalks and alleys
The House adopted favorable
report by the Ways and Means
Committee on a bill to exempt
women's clubs and fraternal or
CARNATIONS from taxes.
Representation Bill Rejected.
In the Senate, it's Judiciary Com
mittee rejected the equitable rep
resentation" bill proposed by the
legislative council. The measure
provided for constitutional
amendment to reapportion rep
resentation in the House on the
basis of the 1850 census.
Senator Della, Democrat, Of
Baltimore, introduced bill thai
would provide for a referendum
to freeze the present House mem
bership at it's present number, 1913
Delegate Richardson, Democrat
of Worcester County. introduced e
bill to lift the sales tax from
machinery. Its outlook was not
, bright, however. For the House
Ways and Means Committee de-
cided yesterday to bury three
other sales tax exempting pro-
posals. These affected baby cloth
ing, restaurant meals and house
hold fuel.
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