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Voters in Montgomery County
may be called upon to decide
whether the County Council
should be relieved of the re-
sponsibility of approving appoints
ments made by the county man
ager.
At the weekly council meeting
in Rockville yesterday Council
President Frederic P. Lee said in
his opinion the county charter is
"in error" in requiring Council
approval Of appointments. He
said he meant his statement to
include appointment of all county
employees from department heads
on down."
Il hope the Council will pass
a proposed amendment to the
charter at the legislative session
next May submitting the question
to the voters next November" Mr..
Lee declared.
Il see no reason for the present
system in view of the efficient
operation of the personnel board
and the merit SYSTEM" he added.
Office Transfer Protested.
In another development, pro-
tests of developers and contrac-
tors in the suburban section of the
county over transfer of the county
engineers Office from Silver Spring
to Rockville were heard.
The Council last week executed
a lease providing new quarters for
the county's engineering forces in
the Professional Building, Rock
vile, effective yesterday.
The old quarters were called
inadequate and it was said the
move will provide greater liaison
with the county government.
Acting as spokesman for .
three-man delegation. Page F.
Hopkins, president Of the Prince
Georges Montgomery Engineers
Club, said that IL to IA practicing
engineers average IL to is visits
a week to the Silver Spring Office.
Developers in the area average
about 10 trips q week. Mr.. Hop
kins contended. He said the move
would work "a hardship" on these
engineers and developers.
See Greater Efficiency.
County Manager Irving G. Nc.
Mayer, and George T. Papa
george, director of public works.
told the council the move would
increase department efficiency
and that effort to find adequate
quarters in the suburban area
had failed.
County Attorney David Mac
donald reported that a recodifica-
| ton of all county laws and ordi-
tnances is under way and should
/ be completed by the May legis-
1lative session. Purpose Of the re-
] codification. he said. is to weed
out obsolete laws.
Seven appointments by the
county manager to the Depart
ment OF Public Works. all effective
November 7, were approved by the
council. The new appointees:
Robert H. Mizell. Bethesda, engi-
neering craftsman; James H.
Hummer. jr.. 5825 Fifth street
NV, highway inspector: Melvin
r. Horn, Silver Spring, highway
inspector; James w. Wills, 106
Forester street S.W.. levelman:
James G. Angelaras. GIT F street
NV, instrumentman. and Mich
ael J. Krupka, 22l Mississippi
avenue Sc, chairman.
Five Openings Announced.
Five openings were announced
by the county personnel board:
They are: One x-ray technician
/ for the Health Department.
$3.50: three secretarial jobs,
$3.50. and one clerk-typist.
81 $3.50.
In other business, the council
ordered a resolution drawn up
calling on the State Roads Com
mission to widen and improve
two thoroughfares-Colesville road
from Franklin avenue to White
Oak, and Old Bladensburg road
from the Prince Georges line to
Viers Mill road.
The council approved q COM
mercial rezoning request by J. w.
Brabner Smith for four lots at
Kensington- Forest Glen road and