Evening star., 1950-06-28
CounciIFavors
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Montgomery1ax
Scent Cut Urged
In 20-Cent Suburban
Levy as Of July
By J. B. Zotmon
By J. B. Zotmon

By J. B. Zotmon
Continuation of the present
$1.90 Montgomery County basi,
tax rate and a scent reduction
in the 20-cent suburban district
levy are proposed by the County
Council for the fiscal year begin
ming July l.
The council last night also pro-
posed increases totaling $3.50, ,533
in SO items contained in the oper-
ating budget recommended last
month by County Manager Irving
G. McNayr and $245 900 in four
capital budget items.
A public hearing on the pro-
posals will be held at 2 pm. Fri
day in the council hearing room
in the Rockville Courthouse.
Budget Sets Record.
Mr.. McNayr had recommended
q Scent increase in the county's
basic rate along with a scent
cut in the suburban district tax
to finance record $9,053,0
operating budget.
His proposed capital budget
totaled $10.253 TOO, including ST.
394,700 for school construction,
$1,230,000 for new county Office
building, $4,000 for roads and
storm water drainage and 100000
for public parking lots in the
Bethesda business district.
Mr.. McNayr said totals of both
budgets remain approximately the
same, despite changes proposed
by the council. Exact figures will
be made public Friday.
Councilman Thomas c. Kelley
explained the proposed operating
increases are balanced by in
creased State receipts, reductions
In other portions of the county
managers budget and by using
some of the $3.50 900 surplus from
the current budget.
River Road Extension.
AS for the capital budget in
creases. Mr.. McNayr said they
would be taken care of by post.
poning other capital projects ano
applying funds earmarked fol
them to the councils proposals.
Proposed capital increases in
clude 100000 for extending River
road from Esworthy road for q
distance of about 1112 miles and
for acquiring the right-of way
from Whites Ferry to Spinks
Ferry and the Monocacy River at
the Frederick County line.
This project, according to
Council President Frederic p. Lee,
is designed to permit the use Of
River road as an access road to
the projected parkway along the
Chesapeake g. Ohio Canal be-
tween Washington and eunber-
land.
He said the parkway probably
would be closed to commercial
traffic. which would be routed
over River road. .
In addition, Mr.. Lee said, i'm
provement of River road would
open to development the most
neglected and least developed
area in the county"
Drainage Project Urged.
The council also proposed to
start work during the coming year
on surfacing the road from
Brownsville to the Frederick
County line at a cost of $4,000.
Mr.. McNayr had recommended
this project for the 1872 fiscal
year.
The two other capital increases
proposed by the council are
drainage work along Wisconsin
avenue in the Bethesda business
district. 100000, and purchase OF
rights-of-way for future roads in
accordance with plans drafted by
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
and the newly created Upper
Montgomery County Planning
Commission. $4,000.
! Among proposed increases in the
operating budget are:
Juvenile Court, $2.055. includ-
Ing an increase in the judges
salary and for detention care oi
children; Department of Public
Libraries. $9.890; Highway Engi.
neering Division, Public Work.
Department, $25,072. including
funds for more road inspectors;
Division of Highway Construction
Public Works Department, $780,.
900 for road construction ane
maintenance (this money will come
iout of a $171,000 surplus in State
funds for this purpose during the
i1948-9 fiscal year,; Department
'of Inspection and Licenses, $4,000
for temporary employees for a dos
census: Health Department, $13,-
l060, including funds for more
nurses, and debt retirement
i$55, $50.