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For Prince Georges,
Montgomery Sought
Authority for bond issues totaling
$5,000,000 to expand water and
storm drainage facilities in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties,
and $4,000, 900 increase in the bor-
rowing limit of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission will
be sought during the current session
of the General Assembly.
This was revealed last night at .
dinner meeting of the Prince
Georges County Chamber of Com
merce attended by more than 200
persons, including members of the
legislative delegation and Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democratic lead
er. The meeting was held at the
Prince Georges Golf and Country
Club.
Dwight w. Gait, chairman of the
Sanitary Commission, said $4,000,000
would be needed to extend water
lines and $1,000,000 for storm drain
age facilities. A bond issue for
$4,000 also will be necessary to in.
crease the capacity Of the Mont
gomery County incinerator at Lyt-
louisville, Mr.. Gait said.
Water Filter Planned.
In addition, the Sanitary Com-
mission wants legislation to removs
$5,00O,000 worth of outstanding
water bonds from the legal IA per
cent debt limitation. Mr.. Gait said
the bonds are self-liquidating and
should not be included. The COM
mission has reached its borrowing
limit.
Under the $4,000 1000 bond issue,
the commission proposes to build q
100000 gallon per day filter at
the Willis School plant near Laurel:
develop a new raw water supply
from the Patuxent River and lay .
42-inch main to Wheaton.
Four other measures also will DO
sought by the Sanitary Commits
sion, Mr.. Gait disclosed. One would
permit the commission to enlarge
its sanitary district by adding an
area around Cabin John Park.
Montgomery County, and another
in Oxon Hill, between Livingston
road and the Potomac River. An.
other would increase front-foot
benefit payments for apartment
houses over the rate for individual
homes.
Commission Raises Sought.
A third measure would permit
construction Of storm drainage fa-
cilities along public highways. the
cost to be borne proportionately by
the commission, the agency con-
trolling the road and abutting
property owners. The fourth would
increase the salary of the COM
mission chairman. Mr.. Gait, from
$500 to $4,000 annually, and. the
associate members from $500 to
$500.
Irwin I. Main, chairman of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, and
Robert M. Watkins. a member, pre-
sented their agencys program. The
planning body will seek authority
to construct, maintain and operate
swimming pools and other recrea.
ton facilities on a metropolitan or
region-wide basis; amend the plan
ming law to permit the commission
to secure land reservations for pub.
lie purposes, such as schools, play
grounds or public buildings, and
acquire street rights-of-way in pro-
posed subdivisions. A bill to per-
init the redevelopment of blighted
areas in urban and suburban sec
tions also will be sought.
School needs were stressed by q.
Gardner Shugart, county superin-
tendent. He urged that the State
incentive fund" for school con-
struction be tripled or quadrupled
and that State aid be provided. Mr..
Shugart said the county has an
immediate need for s10,5o0 900, but
that the exact amount of q bond
issue should be left to the Legis-
lature's discretion. Commenting on
proposals for an elected Board of
Education, Mr. Shugart said school
authorities have found that ap-
polntment system is far superior" {"
Burnside Talks on LEGISLATION.
Waldo Burnside, attorney TO the
county commissioners, discussed leg
lslation to be sought by that board.
One bill would make the killing of
police officers first-degree murder
of1ense. Increased regulatory pow
ers over house trailers, another
guard for the county Jail, and
measure on road widths are among
other bills to be presented, he said.
Representative Sasscer advocated
that the State release" numerous"
sources of taxes to the counties. In
this. State Senator L. Harold
Sothoron concurred.
Also among those who spoke
briefly were Perry o. Wilkinson,
Leroy Humphrey, George G. Nc
Leish, T. Raymond Burch and Will
liam H. McGrath, members of the
House of Delegates, and T. Howard
Duckett, banker and attorney. The
speakers were introduced by Nicho-
las Orem, jr., program chairman.
G. Hodges Carr, president of the
Chamber Of Commerce, presided.
Jones Reelected Head
Of County Trade Group