Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
Plan for Rushinq
Schools Studied
In Montgomery
Allows as Many
New Buildings as
Possible in Year


gomery County Board of Education
to contract for as many new
schools as possible within the next
IL months will be considered this
week at a meeting of school board
and county officials.
This was agreed on at a closed
meeting yesterday of the board
and the county council in the
Rockville Courthouse. Board mem
bers insisted on approval of their
request for an $11,192,582 ap-
preparation so they can make
plans and enter into contracts for
new buildings to meet increased
student enrollments and alleviate
overcrowding.
County Manager Irving G. Nc
Nayr. who has proposed 81 mil
lion for school construction,
pointed out the council must con-
slider the effect on the county's
credit rating of the larger amounts
for which bonds will have to be
issued.
Loan May Be Included.
Under State law, the county is
prohibited from having bonded
debt exceeding 10 per cent of it's
assessable base. According to Mr..
McNayr, the county's bond attor-
ney has suggested $4,715,000 in
State school construction loans,
previously believed exempt from
the 10 per cent limit, may have
to be included in the debt ceiling.
Mr.. McNayr added that even il
his ST million proposal is ap-
proved. an additional proposed 81
million worth of bonds for roads
and other county purposes, along
with inclusion of the States con-
struction loans, would bring the
county's bonded Indebtedness to
within 1888 900 of the 10 per cent
maximum. This, he explained,
would leave a dangerously narrow
margin within which to work.
Mr.. McNayr said he expects to
receive a formal opinion tomor-
row from the bond attorney,
Henry Russell Of New York.
Hearing Date Changed.
Meanwhile the county manager,
Finance Director Alexander Han
cock and County Attorney David
Macdonald will meet with Supt.
of Schools Edwin w. Broome and
Assistant Supt. Richard M. Car
penter in an attempt to solve
the problem.
In its open session, the council
changed the dates for a hearing
on miscellaneous items in Mr..
McNayr's proposed $11 million ex-
pense budget from s pm. Juns
ID to the same time June IA in
the courthouse.
This was necessary the council
explained. because the county
charter requires all budget hear
ings to be held between June 10
and June IS.
Other budget hearings have
been scheduled for June II on
proposed school appropriations
and June Is on proposals for the
welfare board and police and
health departments. Both will be
held at 8 pm. at the court house.
Fire Satisfaction Site
Another hearing will be held at
8 p. m. June % in the courthouse
on a proposal by the Kensington
Volunteer Fire Department to buy
two lots on the west side Of
Georgia avenue between Lindeli
and Mason streets, Glenmont, as
a site for a fire substation. Two
alternate sites also will be taken
up at the hearing. One is at
Georgia and Henderson avenues
and the other is on the Glen
mont-Layhill roads near the
Glenmont water tower.
Approval was given the follow
ing coming petitions:
BY Charles Scheffres and Isa-
dore Gudelsky, for Residential A
to Commercial B of 81 acres at
New Hampshire and Franklin
avenues.
BY John R. Reeves, attorney
for Louis j. Carusillo, for the re-
classification from Residential A
to Industrial E for Is acres at
Nicholson lane and the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad near the White
Flint Golf Club. Exempted from
the action was that portion of
the property which is more than
500 feet from the railroads right
of way.
In other business, the council
approved an agreement providing
Held training of student nurses
from Catholic University by the
Health Department.
Another agreement provides for
the auditing of all county and
liquor board funds by F. w. La
frentz & Co.