Evening star., 1950-04-26
Record Budget Voted
For Prince Georges
Nears s. Million

Prince Georges County's budget
for 1950-51 will total nearly 50
million-a record-despite a =
cent reduction in the county tax
rate.
Final approval of expenditures
totaling $4.99s, ,34s.62 for the year
starting July WAS given yester-
day when the county commits
sioners formally signed their an
nual levy.
The lower tax rate-$1.so per
$100 assessed valuations based
on an actual levy of $4,1S3,216.
The remaining $815,133.62 will be
paid out of receipts from State
and other sources.
The 1949-50 budget was slight
ly more than 81 million.
Budget items include $2,367 ,248
for the County Board of Educa-
tion. $22O,223 for road construc-
ton and the same amount for
road maintenance.
S85O,O0O Bond Issue.
The commissioners authorized
an $850,000 bond issue to COM
'plete it's current metropolitan dis
trict improvement program. Is
sues totaling 50 million for such
purposes were authorized by the
Maryland Legislatures of 1945 and
1947, but only 81, $50 900 have been
sold. The money will be used for
several proposed road improve
ment projects and for repaying
$125.000 to the county's general
fund.
Among projects given high pri-
ority. are Benning road, from /
Marlboro pike to Southern avenue,
Chillum road, from Riggs
road to the Greenlawn Apart
mer1ts. near Eastern and New
Hampshire avenues, and Arundel
road from Thirtieth street to
street, Mount Raj
nier.
Two zoning applications were
approved yesterday, while two
were denied. Approved were petit
tions of James C. Mccall, resi-
Dental to heavy commercial, of |
four lots at Sheriff road and
George N. Palmer highway, Hunts
vile, and of William G. Perry,
residential to light commercial, of
five lots at Edmonston road and
Chesapeake street, near Bladens-
burg. Rejected were those of Henry
l.. Coleman, residential to light
commercial, of property on De-
fense highway, adjoining the
West Lanham Firehouse, and Wal
ter l.. Green and Leo j. Naughton
for gas station on Suitland road.
opposite the Census Bureau, Suit
land.
No Action on Daylight Saving.
The commissioners took no ac-
ton on the question of daylight
saving time, asserting they would
wait until Congress acted for the
District.
DR.. Clarence j. Gibbs, county
veterinarian, was authorized to
conduct his annual rabies vac
cination program for dogs. DR..
Gibbs, reporting that his depart
ment inoculated 8,700 animals
last year, said the 1850 program
would begin about mid-May and
will take about three weeks.
The commissioners also:
Endorsed a proposed purchase
by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission of $3.50 900
in Treasury bonds for the agency's
sinking fund.
Announced they would make an
inspection tour Friday of county
roads where improvement is need
ed to determine what priorities
should be given.
Voted Improvement of Dupont
avenue, between Crosles and Holly
Spring streets, in Special Improve
ment District No. 33, Dupont
Heights, subject to availability of
funds.
Granted a permit to the Morn
ingside Volunteer Fire Department
for carnival May 22-27.
Referred a request from the
HyattSville City Council for a por-
ton of the county's recreation
program funds for Magruder Park,
HNa Suil1a to the collntu Racrna