Evening star., 1952-08-17
IS New Laws 10 Give
Montgomery More
Services and Taxes
Residents to Vote Nov. 4
On Plan Affecting Puy
Of Council ond Manager
By ChoFIes [. Hoffmun


laws, most of which will have little
immediate effect on their daily
routine.
The laws went into effect after
midnight Friday when the councill
failed to veto any of the bills
passed during the May legislative
session.
On November 4, residents will
have a chance to vote on two ref
erendums affecting the pay of the
county council and the county
manager.
One resolution would remove
the $4,000 limitation on the
county managers salary and per-
init the county council to fix his
pay.
The other would increase from
$1,000 to $4,000 the maximum
pay Of council members. The
charter change, however, would
not become effective until Janu-
ary, 1855, when a new council
takes over. and would not in
crease the present basic $20-a-
meeting pay rate.
Appeals Board Organized.
County residents tomorrow will
have a chance to see their So
called new super board of appeals
60 into action at the Bethesda
county building. The board super
cedes a number of appeal units
formerly operating in Mont
gomery.
Under one Of the new laws.
Juvenile Court Judge Alfred D.
Noyes will turn his full attention
to children with problems who
get in trouble.
Judge Noyes formerly was a
part-time magistrate. The post,
however, now is full-time and
carries with it an $500 year
salary but the interim" law pro-
vides only for a one-year appoint
ment pending study of the juve-
nile court by county groups.
The county already has adver-
tised for applicants for a director
of public safety provided for in
Bill No. IL.
Termed the most important
piece Of legislation passed during
the May session. Bill No. 18 made
uniform the various parking lot
district laws operating in Silver
Spring, Wheaton, Montgomery
Hills and Bethesda.
New Tax Increases.
Several areas face possible tax
increases for special services they
receive.
TWO area bills increase from 10
cents to Is cents the amount of
the fire tax rate which may be
levied in them. The areas affected
are the Conduit Road Fire Tax
area, and old Precinct % Of the
18th Election District, adjoining
Takoma Park. The latter increase
was requested by the Takoma
Park City Council, which said city
residents were paying more for
fire protection than the adjoining
section which got the same service
from the city.
Residents Of number of sub
divisions in general area north
Of Viers Mill road and Wheaton
will find a 15-cent additional tax
rate added to their bills next
July /.
The subdivisions were included
In the Suburban District and for
the new tax will receive street
lighting. tree planting, street
cleaning and other special services.
New Schools Planned.
In general, however, county res
idents will not see or feel the
effects of major legislation for
some time
First they'll see some So million
worth of new schools rising; an
other 81 million worth of new and
improved roads and sewers. Bond
issues were authorized in these
amounts.
In Wheaton and Silver Spring
they'll find more county operated
parking lots. The new laws au-
thoriZed bond issues totaling
$750,000 for the Silver Spring
parking lot program and $780, 900
for a similar program in the
rapidly growing Wheaton COM
mercial center.
If q suitable site is agreed upon,
they may see new firehouse for
the Conduit Road Fire Board. The
law provides $4,000 bond issue
for it.
The county also has agreed to a
bond issue of $65,000 for the Be-
thesda library which was recently
taken over by the county library
department. Another $4,000 was
set aside for establishment of a
new health clinic in the Viers Mill
Village section.
All in all, the new laws author
ize bond issues totaling $10,644, 900
for capital improvement projects
in the county. All of the money,
however, will not be expended dur
ing the present fiscal year ending
next June 80.
Other Bills Listed.
A number of other bills became
law but most are of a technical
nature or apply only to a small
group of residents. They include:
No. permits investment Of
county funds in securities issued
by State and Federal agencies.
No. 3-Permits prisoners in the
county jail to work on public prop
erty other than the county roads
No. 5-Increases payments Il
widows of policemen from $50 tt
$50 q month and for children o
deceased policemen from $40 II
$40 a month.