Evening star., 1951-06-12
Allan Fay Given
Star Trophy for
F|uoriide Work
Montgomery Budget
Generally Approved
By Civic Federation

The Montgomery County Civic
Federation last night presented
The Star Cup for outstanding
civic achievement during the past
year to Allan B. Fay, chief engi-
neer of the District Sewage Treat
ment Plant.
The presentation was the high
light of four-hour meeting. dur
ing which the delegates voted gen.
eral approval of the county man
ager's proposed budget of $11
million for expenses and $40 mil
lion for capital outlays in the next
fiscal year.
The federation also reelected
President Walter H. McClenon,
Takoma Park city councilman,
and most of the rest of this years
officers for another term.
Mr.. Fay. who is 46 and lives
at Ardmore Circle. Wood Acre,
won the cup for his work as chair
man Of the federation's committee
on sanitation and public health.
In that post he has been direct
ing the organizations campaign
for fiueridation of the county's
water supply.
Budget Changes Suggested.
The federation, in voting gen.
eral approval of the proposed
budget, the largest in the county's
history, asked that these changes
be made: :,
l., Reduce the capital budget
item for Silver Spring parking
lots by $250,000.
Q. Eliminate the capital budget
item of $4,000 for a new depart
ment of public libraries and ap-
propriate only enough money to
pay the county librarians salary
and finance three new bookmo-'
biles. The federation asked, in
other words, that the county's plan
for taking over all private and
community libraries in the county
be deferred until the people of
the county are ready for such a
move.
3. Add 100000 to the capital
budget for the Board Of Educa-
ton.
Cut Recreation Fund.
4. Eliminate from the expense
budget the item of $23,174 for the
County Board of Appeals.
B.. Reduce the proposed $119,200I
appropriation for a new depart
ment Of recreation to $4,000,
plus any unexpended funds re-
ceived by the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. The county is in the
process of taking over the recrea-
tlon program now conducted by
the planning commission, which
has been receiving a S cents tax
per 500 of assessed property
valuation from Metropolitan Area
residents to finance the activities.
The Federation's committee on
public finance and budget said,
in its report. that the capital bud
get changes dtems 1, 2 and 8
above) reflect notifications
made by the county council in the
bond authorization legislation
since the budget was published. ~
Parking Lot Study.
The county board of appeals
appropriation is no longer needed
because legislation establishing
this board has been tabled by the
county council" the committee
report added.
The Federation also voted toI
accept these recommendation of
Its budget committee regarding
county finances:
/. That a study be made to see
whether it would be practical to
put all parking lot districts under
a single county parking lot au-I
thority and to have that authority
issue all parking lot bonds.
2. That special study be, given
to the problem Of the increasing
number of special taxing areas
with an eye toward "co-ordinating
or simplifying the special area
taxing structure.
- Share in Drainage Costs.
3. That consideration be given
to some fair scheme for requiring
abutting property owners to share
the costs of storm drainage i'm
provements. Under the present
system, the county bears the full
costs whenever a storm drainage
project is initiated by itself-costs
which totaled about 100000 this
year. the committee said.
Besides Mr.. McClenon, these
officers were chosen for the COM
ing year:
Henry H. Smelling, Chevy Chase,
vice president; Wayne Birdsell,
Woodside Park, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Mylon Merriam, Brook
mont, corresponding secretary;
William K. Hodges, Bethesda,
treasurer, and Executive Commit
tee members James A. Buchanan
of near Rockville; Cecil A. Eby,
Bethesda; Blair Lee III, Silver
Spring, and Mr.. Fay.
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