Evening star., 1949-05-11
Georges
Rejects Hospital
Bond Issue Plan
Commissioners Set
June Z os Oote for
Slot kochlne Vote

AGF u Az&kT SsT7Sss &Te 4 A9ssssAy
eosasa4>slonss by . s-te-2 vote,
Yesterday 1eeaaeSs hgA!rasa fmms-
dlsts expansion of tar P1.ne
0eogees General HospssAl Cssst-
sgls
In another &etaon. uts eaEnmts-
ssonefs srt Juoe ; as tlss dAsr fer
holding . referendum or Ire
CUR sstoH et leKaltatae aaes uaA-
chimes In the county
Despite pleas fraFn . aeiska-
taon Of 20 physacssns AID members
al the hospitals Board ef Dsree.
tals. the commissioner cYeTFated
a proposal 10 approve All kas7 .soi
bend issue which would have pro-
sidea tao thirds 81 the nenry
necded for the expansion
The other third. tsiS.sao. aoald
have eosne from q FrtieTal krans.
for which the deadl!ae fas CON-
plctIng negotiations Is June Sc,
Approval Fails seeend Ttns,
Yesterdays session WAS the sec
ond In which the commissioner
failed TO approve the bond tsx,se
Board President Harry ". Nc.
Nance and Commissioner -.
Leonard DYER voted tof the bond
issue and Commissioners 7 Ham
mond Welsh, John II Beall and
Norman H. Collins opposed II.
spokessnen for THE delegation
were Or Thomas A Christensen
Of College Park. head Of the nlssi-
clans stan At the hospital pr.
Waldo n Movers al Noun, Rainier.
Or Aaron Diets, Hyat,sSilie Dr.
James q SaAScef. Upper Mari.
horo DR. Robert s McCeney.
Laurel Russell Jones OF Laurel,
vice president of the Board os
Directors, and Theodore n slshier.
also Of Laurel. q member Of the
board
Others In the delegation included
DR.. Oscar LAvine. Moupt Rainier.
president Of the eountys Medical
Society, and DR. A X Besles. uni-
sersity Park, hospital supeTiatend-
ent
May Lose Federal Fana.
The group said the county viii
lose out on the Federal money
unless IL issues the bonds now.
Enlargement Of the hospital
facilities would enable the county
TO receive s25 900 annually from
the State for the care Of medically
indigent persons, take In Negfs
patients for the firSt time and alas
care for contagious diseass
patients. for WHICH ths nniv avail
atis hospital nea h in fsaltimors.
the delegation said
Commissioner Welsh said tax
payers would have TO pay from
I 10 7 cents more per 800 on their
tax bills 10 finance Itss tonfx.
Commissioner Behll declared.
Il think the money would be better
in schools Al the hospital. a.
far as I know, anybody can 90 get
room A lot Of people DOM
even want to 90 there"
The slot machine referendum
date vas set after the commission
ers met With representatives Of tie
countys Board OF Election Super
visors, Approximately oil 900 in
election expenses will be borne by
the county II The measure passes.
!irst receipts will 80 toward paying
off that obligation.
Authority for the referendum
was contained In a bill signed last
Friday by Gov Lane
Would Legaliss Machines.
The measure would legaliEs
operation OF eonkole.type alot
machines. pinbail and claw ma
chimes. The so-eaIied "ons~nan
bandit" type. on which q lever 10
on the side and with O Jackpot"
fun OF coins. would be prohibited.
4 License fees ranging from s3b 10
t2io tineiudinR q 20 per cent tn
corporatsd town tax fee) would
be charged for each device.
In addition TO excluding 'osaf-
arm han6its" The measure also
would limit the number OF ma
chimes for one establishment to
Eve and prohibit any one under
10 years Of aRe from playing. SUD
Iect TO penalties Of 800 10 800.
Supporters Of the proposal co.,
tend tlae measure. II approved,
would bring in fn estimated s2so.-
900 year.
In other business. the eonmss-
sioaers reported all county en-
ployea soon would be asked 10
sign loyalty pledges. In accordance
with q referendum approved iaSt
November and with provisions Of
the ober AntisubyeTxise Act. 1An-
den BYieoe. clerk TO the conmiA-
sionerx, was directed 10 prepare
copies for signing by employees.
----~---s~----=----a--~4---sa4-s-~~