The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-05-10

British, met with the Board of County
Commissioners on Tuesday morning
to discuss the question of increased
salaries for the teachers of the
county.
The delegation received the sym
pathetic consideration of the board
the members of which congratulated
them on the fine way that they had
presented their case and assured
them that their request would be
carefully considered as quickly as
possible.
An unfortunate instance occurred
during the meeting when it came to
light that, under the date of May 7
Gust one day before the teachers
delegation met with the board), each
commissioner received through the
mail letter bearing fourteen sigma
lures, which read as follows:
eve as residents and taxpayers of
Washington County are opposed to
the proposed purchase of voting ma
chimes. We feel that the money
could be used for a more worth while
purpose"
1t was brought out at the meeting,
however, that all fourteen women
who signed the letter are school
teachers at the Winter Street School.
This obvious attempt to influence
the commissioners regarding the re-
quest for increased salaries, under
the camoufage of protesting the pur-
chase of voting machines, constitutes,
in my opinion, the cheapest form of
lobbying tactics.
In fairness to the Washington
County Teachers Association, how
ever, l want to make it perfectly
plain that the delegation expressed
their unqualified disapproval of the
unauthorized letter mailed by the
teachers. of the Winter Street School,
which they hoped the commissioners
would ignore.
In dismissing the matter the COM
missioners assured the delegation
that the unfortunate letter would
have absolutely no bearing on the
request for consideration of increas-
ed salaries.
Representative of the Office of
Price Sterilization will be in Hag-
erstown on Tuesday to discuss price
regulations with local businessmen.
The meeting will be held in the
Magistrates chamber in the City
Hall, beginning at 200 p. M, with
a second session to be held at 700
p M, and both the General Ceiling
Price Regulations as they affect
grocerS, restaurants and service sta
tons, etc, and Price Regulation 7
and Amendment 2 will be discussed.
So, if you want first hand informa-
ton on these price regulations and
how they will affect your business,
advise you to plan now to attend
both sessions on Tuesday.
Although the special session of the
Mayor and Council on Tuesday night
lasted till nearly midnight, it was
well worthwhile as the better than
four-hour session brought out into
the open a lot of things that the tax
payers have a right to know about.
The Mayor and Council instructed
the City Attorney to draw up an
ordinance creating a new Building
Code to replace the present code,
which was adopted back in 1927, for
approval. The proposed new ordi-
nance will follow the recommended
tons of the Building Code Commit
tee appointed by the Mayor, who
have been studying this important
matter for the past year. Members
VI NlOl1lO DdSS-
ford, Leslie F. Farley and H. B.
Letter.
The Council also voted to hold
public hearings on Friday, May 25,
to consider the final recommends
tons of the Planning and Zoning
Commission for the zoning of the
rest of the city-the zoning plan for
the North End was adopted some
time ago.
Then, after passing on the usual
run of routine matters that are a
part of every council meeting, the
following extremely important mat
tiers were frankly and thoroughly
discussed:
The much discussed underpasses
which were brought to the fore again
by Vernon Davis fine editorial in
my paper last month, when he acted
as guest editor, was laid to rest, as
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