Evening star., 1949-03-30
County toilet
LindsayLaw
Repeater Die
Senator Davis to Figh,
Council Guarantee
Of Sanitation Bonds
By J. B. Zotmon
Sfor Stoff Correspondent


ANNAPOLIS. Mar. 80. - The
Montgomery County delegation
has decided to let the controver-
sial Lindsay law repeater die in
committee.
The bill. which would repeal a
1945 law prohibiting nonpartisan
election of councils in charter
counties, has been bottled up in
{ the House Elections Committee
since it was introduced February 4.
Members of the all-Republican
Montgomery delegation said yes
terday they believed it would be
useless to petition the bill out
because it would stand no chance
of passage.
They recalled that a similar
measure was overwhelmingly de-
feated in the House two years ago
after a spirited fight.
Delegation Chairman Anders r!
Lofstrand. jr., said his group pre-
fers to concentrate its efforts on
more important" bills which it
feels have a better chance of
favorable action.
Other Proposals Included.
These include proposals to re-
quire the Governor to appoint
school board members from rec
concentrations of the county
council and to transfer title to
the Liquor Dispensary Building in
Silver Spring from the liquor
board to the county. Both have
passed the Senate and are pend
ing in the House.
In addition, Montgomery Sena-
tor Roy Tasco Davis said he plans
to renew in the Senate the dele
cations fight to permit the
county council to refuse to guar
antee payment OF Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
bonds. A similar move in the
House was defeated last week.
Mr.. Davis attempt will be in
the form of an amendment to a
bill which would authorize the
commission to issue up to $4,000
900 in bonds to enlarge the water
supply of the area served by the
sanitary agency.
At present both the county
council and the Prince Georges
County commissioners are re-
ouired to guarantee commission
bonds, which are used to extend
water and sewer lines in the two.
counties.
Zoning Measure Killed.
The House yesterday killed a
bill which would have authorized
the State Roads Commission TO
zone land to a depth Of 100 feet
on each side of heavily Travelled
roads opened to traffic after
June !.
The measure, a revised version
of an earlier proposal which died
in the Judiciary Committee, had
been reported out favorably by
that committee after a hearing,
and the House adopted the report
by a voice vote.
A few minutes later, Delegate
John w. Chares. Democrat. OF
Talbot County moved that the vote
be reconsidered.
DESPITE an appeal by Judiciary
Committee Chairman Melnlcove
that opponents of the bill make
their fight when it came IN TOR
final passage. the motion TO re-
consider carried, 81 to Al. 1he
House then voted to reject the
committee report.
Voting Report Adopted.
The House also adopted favor
able committee report on the
perennial proposal to repeal the
Declarations of Intentions Act.
The measure already has passed
the Senate.
Under the present law, new
Maryland residents must declare
their intentions to vote at least
one year prior to an election in
order to be eligible to cast their
ballots. :.
The Senate session was marked
by the defeat of proposals to IN
crease to $85 100000 the Gov
ernor's bill to set up a $50, 600 600
credit pool from which COUNTIES
could borrow for school construc-
ton and to quadruple the State
school incentive fund.
When debate started on the
proposed amendments, sponsored
by Senator Robert B. Kimble. Re-
publican, of Allegany County. Sen
ator Edward D. Storm, Democrat.
of Frederick County, wanted to
know how additional funds would
be obtained.
Credit Pool Bill Advanced.
Senator Kimble refused to give
way definite information, however,
merely saying, I'VE have pro-
gram that will more than provide
the necessary amount. AS matter
of fact, there will be few extra
dollars"
The Senate then adopted a
favorable committee report on the
credit pool bill and advanced it
to the final passage stage. The
administration also has proposed
spreading $20,000.000 for school
buildings among the counties and
Baltimore. provided each county
puts up SO to each 81 by the State.
The Senate passed unanimously
and sent to the House last night
Gov. Lanes $16,373,000 bond bill
for new buildings at various State
institutions.
The bond bill is in addition to
the $157,S39,0O0 which went
through the Legislature last week
The budget bill contained s23,-
$4,000 for buildings at mental
hospitals and tuberculosis sani-
toria. That money comes from the
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