Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-08
Sanitary Board
Unchanged as
Bill Vetoed
McKeIdin Points
To Language Flaws
In Vetoing Plan
By J. l. Michael
Sfar Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, May 8.-Reor-
ganization Of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
was postponed indefinitely today
as a result of technical questions
concerning the language of an
enabling measure.
Gov. McKeldin yesterday vetoed
the bill, which would have pro-
vided for a f1ve-member board
with the chairman and two Prince
Georges members named by the
Governor and the other two mem
bers by the Montgomery County
Council.
-Four measures affecting only
Montgomery County received
executive approval.
Held Invalid.
The sanitary commission bill
specified that two board members
be appointed, for two-year terms,
two for four-year terms and the
chairman for six-year term. But
1t failed to make clear whether
the Governor or the council would
designate the tenure of Office of
four members. The State at
torney general, the Governor said,
had advised that the defect made
the bill invalid.
Citing sanitary commission au-
thority to sell bonds, Gov. Nc
Keldin said it was probable that
counsel for bonding houses would
inquire into legality of appoint
ment of board members and de-
clared that "it is possible that
the entire operation of the
sanitary commission would be
suspended pending judicial de-
termination of the matter"
Delegates Protest Veto.
J. PAUL Marshall, Republican
member of the House of Dele
gates from Montgomery County,
today protested the action. He
declared:
I think the action of Gov. Nc
Keldin yesterday in vetoing the
bill reorganizing the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
was deplorable. This bill was
sponsored by the six Montgomery
County Republican Delegates and
the Republican Senator, Dewitt
Hyde, from Montgomery County,
and was concurred in by a ma
jority of the Prince Georges Coun-
ty delegation.
AT no time during the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill was there any
intimation that it was unconsti-
tutional, and at no time prior to
the veto Of the bill did Gov. Nc
Keldin extend to the Montgom-
cry County delegation the cour-
tesy Of apprising them of his con-
templated veto"
Another bill authorizing the
sanitary commission to issue
bonds for trunk sewers, sewage
pumping stations and disposal
facilities was signed by the Gov
ernor.
Other County Bills.
Montgomery County bills ap-
proved were:
sB-25l-Abolishing the present Board
OF Zonlng and Appeals and setting UP in
its place County Board of Appeals with
the same duties and powers.
SB-252-Transferring building and other
inspection activities from the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Com
mission to the county. The measure also
provides that the county's recreation pro-
gram, now administered by the commits
SION be shifted to the county; but it speci-
floS that commission approval must be OBJ
tanned before transfer of recreation pro-
grams within Capper Champion parks.
SB-4SS-IncTeasing the administration
tax within the Maryland WASHINGTON
regional district in the country from :!
to 4 cents TO compensate for loss of
revenue resulting from transfer Of building
inspections.
FB- l59-Earmaking alcoholic beverage
license fees for specified purposes.