The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01
News Of
City Hall

Mayor and Council which was held
at 1880 on Monday night, Mayor
Herman L. Mills announced to the
press that at an executive session
of the Mayor and Council, held on
Monday afternoon, the Council vot-
ed unanimously in favor of $780,,
600 bond issue for the City, subject
to a referendum, and ordered that
special election to vote on the
bond issue shall be held on Tues
day, October 4. In making the an
nouncement, Mayor Mills released
statement to the press in which
he set forth some of the reasons
why this bond issue was necessary.
Editors Note: For comment on this
statement, see Around Town With
The Editor"
At the special session held in the
evening, Adjutant John G., Churc-
hill of the Salvation Army, together
with A. Harry Warne and DR.. HUI
bert L. Porterfeld, members of the
Board of Trustees of the Salvation
Army, brought up the question of
reopening the Red Shield Lodge for
transients, which has been closed
since 1914, In presenting the case,
AdJutant Churchill pointed out the
| increased number of tranSients who
were applying for help, and also
pointed out that the matter had been
taken UP with the Board of County
| Commissioners who, together with
the Mayor and Council, supplied
funds for the operation of the Lodge
prior to the war.
After some discussion it was de-
cided that the Mayor and the Pres
ident of the Board of County Com
missioners would discuss the matter
with the Community Chest, as it was
felt that any funds voted for the
Lodge, should it be reopened, ought
to be dispersed through the regular
Community Chest channels.
On the motion of Councilman
Luther Broom, seconded by Council
man ]. Frank Elliott, all departments
of the City were ordered to pur-
chase all their equipment and sup
plies through the City's purchasing
department, it being felt that the
City would be saved a considerable
amount of money through this ac-
ton.
Also on the motion of Council
man Broom, the present blinker
light at the intersection of Balti-
more, Mulberry and Frederick
Streets will be replaced with a traf-
fic light as soon as the superintend-
ent in charge of the traffic lighting
system decides what type of light
would be best.
Councilman Roy Knight informed
the Mayor and Council that the
South Hagerstown Fire Company
had rented their fire hall on Gull
ford Avenue to the State Police
Department for use in conducting
motor driver tests in Hagerstown,
which up to this time have been
conducted at the Armory on North
Potomac Street. The State Police
plan to conduct driving tests from
the South End Fire Hall in the near
future, and such move will end
the hazards of conducting the driv
er tests in the heavy traffic of a
one-Way street.
Before the meeting adjourned,
City Clerk Eldon Kerney read a
letter he had received from a Public
Housing Administration official, adj
vising the Mayor and Council that
/ the City took title to the Veterans
! Housing Project IN HagerstoWn when
they accepted the building; there
fore, they cannot turn them back to
the Federal Government unless it
is decided that there is no longer
any use for them here.
In view, of course, of the housing
situation, the Mayor and Council
quickly decided to continue main
tanning the project, but it was not
decided whether the City would
continue to operate it itself, or
whether it would turn over its OPP
Grafton and management to a real
estate agent.