Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Council Asked
To Issue Bonds
For 10,240,OOo
Hearing Set May IS
On Record Proposal
For Schools, Rouds


worth of bonds for schools. roads
bridges, storm water drainage
facilities and to complete a new
county building is provided in a
bill before the Montgomery Coun-
Ity Council today.
The measure, one Of five intro
duced at the councils second
Legislative meeting yesterday, calls
for the largest bond authorize
ton in the county's history.
OF the total. So million is ear
marked for new schools, additions
to existing buildings and fol
school sites; $1.8 million for roads
and $4,000 to finish and equip
the county building under con-
struction in Rockville.
Sponsored by Councilman Lath-
rop E. Smith, the bill will be the
subject of public hearing al
Is pm. May Is in the Rockville
Courthouse. Although a referen-
dunn is not required, such action
may be taken on petition of al
least per cent of the registered
voters.
Tax Query Unanswered.
Councilman Harold F. Ham
mond asked whether the bill, il
approved, would result in a ta1
increase, but Mr.. Smith declined
to comment.
"You can't get me up a tret
on that one" he said.
County Manager Irving G. Nc.
Nayr volunteered the opinion tina
"the impact on the tax rate woulc
not be felt until the 1923 fisca
year, when principal and interes
payments would begin"
He explained that $2,167 900 O.
the So million set aside for school!
was appropriated last year, bui
bonds for that amount have no
been issued.
Mr.. McNayr added that thu
Board of Education has requested
Sill million in bonds for the flsca
year beginning July l, but ha.
conceded it would not be neces.
sary to issue more than S. mil.
lion during each of the next two
years.
If this bond authorization i:
adopted" he told the Council. ii
would mean the school board!
proposed f1ve-year $40 million
program actually would be au'
thorized in three years"
AS for the road allotment, Mr.
McNayr pointed out $4,000 O.
the $1.8 million asked would b.
used to help repay 81 millioI
short-term note issued last Sprine
for street improvements financed
by front foot assessments OF
AUDITING property owners.
Other Bills introduced.
Other bills introduced are:
l. BY Council President j. Loui
Monarch. to set up a f1ve-membe
Board of Appeals to hear ant
decide coming applications. Thi
function now is exercised by tn,
council. The chairman of tn,
new board would receive $500
a year and the other members
$4,000 each.
A public hearing on the meas
ure is scheduled for 7:30 pm
May 81 in the Rockville Court
house.
i 2. BY Mr.. Hammond, to estab
fish a recreation department t,
operate facilities throughout tn
county. and a recreation commits
sion to plan activities.
A recreation program nov
is carried on in the suburban are;
under the direction of the Mary
lAnd-National Capital Park an,
Planning Commission. An &C
passed at the recent General AS
sembly authorized the transfer O
this function from the commits
sion to the council.
A public hearing on the bill vii
be held at 8 pm. May % in tn
courthouse.
Would Ban Fortune Telling.
8. BY Councilman George
Nesbitt, to prohibit fortune tellin
in the county and prescribing
, maximum fine of 500 or up t
, six months in Jail for violator!
, Mr.. Nesbitt said the measure wa
requested by the States attorney
. who told him he had receive
several complaints from citizens.
: 4. BY Mr.. Nesbitt. to place board
ing houses under provisions of tn
law requiring hotels, roomin
houses and tourist homes to kee
|, permanent guest registers.
: Hearings on both bills will b
. held at 1880 pm. May 81 in tn
courthouse. Also available for dis
cussion that night will be bills t
: eliminate a provision making pc
litical activity by a county employ
misdemeanor and increasin
from 81 million to So million tn
, county's maximum indebtedness
for street improvements finance
, by front foot assessments. TIL
latter two measures were intro
duced last week.
At the same time, the counc
; announced it will hold a publ
hearing at 8 pm. May II in tn
! Silver Spring Dispensary Buildin
on bill to set up a public park
ing lot district in Wheaton.
Ex- Secretary Hull Shows