Evening star., 1952-12-18
Session 10 Get
Teacher Raise
And Road Bills
Consideration Assured
By Legislature
In Maryland
By Gene Goodwin
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By Gene Goodwin
Sior sioff Correspondent
BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-Pro-
posals to raise teachers salaries
and give the Maryland road sys-
tenn a $568 million overhauling
today were assured of considera-
ton by the 1858 General Assem-
bly,. convening on January z.
The Legislative Council ap-
proved both proposals here yester-
day.
The council voted. without a
dissent, to recommend to the Leg
islature the Green Commission
bill for teacher pay increases Ct
up to $500. The bill. drafted by a
commission headed by Harry j.
Green, Baltimore lawyer, calls for
Ia $4,000 minimum teacher salary
during the next two school years,
with floor of $4,000 starting in
1855. The State could pay the
difference between the current
minimums and the new scale.
Experienced teachers would
benefit by a speedup in annual
Automatic raises. They now are
guaranteed of $100 increases an
nually for 16 years. The Green
bill would guarantee them $100
in each of the first two years and
5000 for the next eight.
Money Set Aside.
Gov. McKeldin, who appointed
the commission, has set aside
money to finance raises up to $500
Ia year for the 1885, school term.
The Green plan would cost the
State $1.2 million the first year.
The State Roads Commissions
12-year, $568-million highway i'm
provement program had rougher
time of it, mostly because of an
amendment tackled on at the last
minute by the Legislative Coun-
ellis Budget and Finance Commits
tee.
The roads program was recon-
mended to the Legislature by a
vote Of II to 5 after Senator
Robert H. Kimble, Republican
minority leader from Allegany
County, tried in vain to kill the
amendment, which transfers cost
of Maryland State police, oper-
ationS from motor vehicles reve-
nueS to general funds.
Mr.. Kimble argued that the
amendment is so controversial
that 1t might kill the whole pro-
gram. The Democratic majority
in the Legislature has been bat
Ting with Republican Gov. Nc
Keldin over the issue for the last
two years since he transferred the
State police budget to the motor
vehicle fund.
Gas Tax Raise Protested.
Some other Senator's and Dele
gates on the council voiced OBJ
lection to l-cent increase in
State gasoline taxes. called for by
the Roads Commission bill to help
finance the ambitious program.
The bill also provides for an in
crease in motor vehicle registra-
ton fees. ...
Voting against the roads pro-
gram were Speaker of the House
John c. Luber. Democrat, of Bal
timore City; Delegate Thomas F.
Dempsey. Democrat, of Baltimore
City; Delegate Edward White. jr..
Democrat. of Wicomico County:
Senator Kimble and Senator John
G. Turnbull. Democrat, of Balti-
more County.
After the program was approved.
Senator Kimble won consent for
a committee to see whether certain
police costs-investigation of GRIM
inal cases for example-shouldn't
be levied against general funds.
Troopers don't spend all their time
patrolling highways, he COM
mented.
Senate President George w. >
Della, Democrat, of Baltimore
City. appointed seven-man COM
mittee for that purpose headed by
House Majority Leader A. Gordon
Boone of Baltimore County.
Other Actions Taken.
The. council. the Legislatures
year -around agent which acts as
a sounding board for recommended
tions that crop UP between ses-
sions. took these other actions in
its last session before the 1853
session:
l. Rejected, Z to s. bill to
permit police to give scientific
tests for intoxication to tipsy
drivers. Legislators seemed afraid
that policemen might deliberately
or accidentally mix up results Of
the tests causing innocent persons
to be convicted.
2. Approved a Montgomery
County y-sponsored measure chang
ing the three-year rotational as
system going into effect
in 1854 to allow Baltimore and
she counties to put new property
values OF, their tax books every
year. One-third of each county
or Baltimore City would be as
,essed annually. Without the
new values would be
zept off the books until the en-
tire subdivision had been ap-
praised.
8. Approved bill setting up a
.hree-man State Board of Parole
ind Probation, to be appointed by
he Governor on a non-partisan
BASIS. Paroles now are the sole
responsibility, in effect Of the
iirector Of the Division of Parole
Ind Probation, which would be
by the new parole
,oard, under the bill.