Evening star., 1950-02-08
Road Ordinance
Sought for New
Montgomery Council .
Makes Vaccination of
Dogs Mandatory

A road construction ordinance
requiring sidewalks, curbs, cutters
trees and street signs in new SUBJ
has been proposed in
Montgomery County.
The ordinance, made public by
the County Council yesterday
was described by County Manager
Irving G. McNayr as revolution
airy" and "the most comprehensive
Of it's kind in any county in the
State"
1t will be given a public hearing
before the Council at 9 am. March
IL in the Rockville Courthouse.
Dog Measure Adoption.
In other business, the Council:
/. Adopted an ordinance forcing
all dog owners to confine their
pets or have them vaccinated
against rabies.
2. Set a public hearing at 7:3O
pm. March Is in the Courthouse
on proposals for more stringent
inspections in licensing private
and liberalizing zpning re-
quirements for cooperative nurs-
cry schools.
3. Voted to join Col. Norman B
Ames, Charter Committee presi-
dent, in his suit seeking to prohibit
the Board of Election Supervisors
from holding a party primary fol
Council candidates.
4. Appointed the following to
the Public Works Department:
Robert E. Shref1er, Chevy Chase
as clerk; Edward K. Carley, ir
also of Chevy Chase, rodman, and
Albert Clagett, Gaithersburg, nigh,
watchman, each to receive S1,98C
a year.
S. Appointed Sergt. Charles
Peter of the county police force tc
the County Safety Board ano
praised Montgomery detectives
and park police for capturing
three escaped Rockville prisoners
last Saturday.
Builders to Post Bonds.
Unlike the present road con-
struction code, which affects only
the suburban area, the new pro.
posal takes in the entire county
Exempted are private roads and
those under the jurisdiction of the
State, the Federal Government
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
and incorporated towns or special
taxing areas.
Minimum standards are set ur
and all builders would have te
post bonds to guarantee that the
standards are carried out. ANY
one building a road without a per.
NIT would be subject to a maxi
mum fine of 500 or not more than
six months in jail for each days
violation.
In addition, the ordinance woule
increase road widths over present
requirements. For example, road.
in business districts would have tt
be paved to a width of at least A
feet, as compared with the present
80 to 40 foot width.
Rural roads, now ranging from,
IL to Is feet in width, would have
to be at least 18 feet wide.
Angular Curbs Required.
The ordinance also would elm.
mate rolled curbs in favor of the
angular type, require storm drain
age facilities in new subdivisions
and prohibit the use of gravel as a
road base.
Exempted from the dog ordi-
nance, which takes effect March 8
are. dogs less than 6 months OF
age. The ordinance will continue
in effect on a year-to-year basis
depending on recommendations OF
the county health officer.
Between May / and June 80 OF
each year, the county will hold
free vaccination clinics. Any doc
found running at large after June
80 without a vaccination tag will
be impounded.
If dog owner fails to report 8
dog bite, attaches a vaccination
tag to a dog for which it has not
been issued or attempts to inter-
fere with enforcement of the ordi-
nance, he will be subject to max
imum fine of $50.
No Action on Morgan Filing.
At present. most of the eastern
area, Kensington, the
Viers Mill Village development be-
tween Wheaton and Rockville,
and part of Bethesda are under
dog quarantines which expire
within the next six weeks.
Just before the council joined
the suit against the Board of
Election Supervisors. the board
decided to take no action on
Gerald D. Morgan's filing of can
didacy for the council, subject to
the Democratic primary in Sep
tember.
Mr.. Morgan of Bethesda filed
last week in an attempt to force
the board to decide whether to
follow the Statewide Lindsay
law, which requires partisan elec-
tions of a council, or the councils
legislation providing for nonparti-
san council elections.
The board said it would defer
action pending outcome of Col.
Ames' suit and directed its at
torney, Carey Quinn, to answer
the petition for an Injunction.
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