Evening star., 1952-05-19
8ResoIutions,
15Bi||s Studied
In Montgomery
Four Would Provide
Bonds TotoIine
$l0,164,000

OVIBOS tOtOtIHS
$10,l64,00
Fifteen bills and three resolu-
tionS are pending before the
p Montgomery County Council meet
ing in legislative session through
out this month.
One bill. No. 6. requiring that
all plats recorded by the county
carry, in square feet, the amount
of land dedicated to public use,
was passed last Tuesday.
Bills still under consideration
include four authorizing bond is
sues totalling $10,164,000. If all
were issued during the next fiscal
year, one councilman said, it
would raise the county's bonded
indebtedness to its maximum
limit.
Several others are expected to
be introduced this session. County
Attorney David Macdonald said
one would make uniform the vari-
Gus parking lot district laws in
the. county.
Public Proves Apathetic.
The legislative session ends May
81. Precedent indicates the major
ity of the bills will be passed dur
ing the last two days Of the
month.
There is no deadline for intro
duction of legislation. Any bill
filed later than 10 days before the
31st, however, will require a So
vote or passage.
Status of the bills and resolu-
tions pending is as follows:
BOND AUTHORIZATIONS.
Bill No. 12-Authorizes issuance
Of bonds totaling $4,000 to erect
q new fire station In the Conduit
road fire tax area. Public hearing
set for 8 pm. tomorrow at County
Building, Bethesda.
Bill No. 13-Authorizes bonds
totaling $750,000 for expansion of
parking lot program in Silver
Spring. Hearing set for 8 pm.
Wednesday in Circuit Court room,
Rockville. @
Bill No. 14-Authorizes bonds
totaling 100000 for expansion of
parking lot program in Wheaton.
Hearing same as for Bill No. 13. 1.
The County Council passed bills
last year authorizing $425, 900 for
parking lot programs in Wheaton,
Silver Spring and Montgomery
Hills. A controversy over location
of parking lots in the Bethesda
area has blocked that areas par
ticipation in the program.
Bill No. 15-AuthorizeS bonds
totalling $9,088. .000-$8 million of
which would go for school con-
struction: 81 million for street and
storm drainage projects; $4,000
for the Bethesda public library,
and $4,000 for a county health
clinic building. Public hearing
set for 8 pm. Wednesday at Cir
cult Court room, Rockville.
Bill No. 16-IncreaSes the
amount of certificates of indebt-
edness which may be issued for
road construction on a front-foot
assessment basis from 50 million
to $2.5 million. (Amount raised
from 81 million to So million last
year, Hearings set for 8 pm.
Wednesday at Circuit Court room,
Rockville Courthouse.
COUNTY PERSONNEL.
Res. No. Removes $4,000
limit on county managers salary.
Introduced May /. Representa-
tives of County Council Of Parent
Teacher Associations, American
Association of University Women
and County League of Women
Voters supported resolution at
hearing last Monday.
Res. No. 8 - Increase council
members maximum salaries from
$1,000 to $4,000 annually after
January /, 1855, when present
terms expire. Would not change
basic $20-a-meeting pay rate.
Hearing at 8 pm. Wednesday at
circuit courtroom. Rockville Court
house.
Bill No. 11-Provides for ap-
pointment of director of public
safety. Hearing at 8 pm. to-
morrow at county building, Be-
thesda.
TAXES.
Bill No. 7-ProvideS for extern
sion Of suburban district to out
skirts of Rockville and into area
north of Viers Mill road and
Wheaton. Would mean an addi-
tional Is cents per $100 assessed
property value for residents in new
area. Hearing held Monday. Re-
hearing at 8 pm. Wednesday in
circuit courtroom, Rockville.
Bill No. 9-AuthorizeS increase
from 10 to is cents the special
tax which may be levied by Con-
duit Road Fire Board. Hearing set
for 8 pm. tomorrow, county
building. Bethesda.
COURTS.
Bill No. 4-Removes limit of
Juvenile Court judges salary and
provides for full-time judgeship.
Supported at Thursdays hearing
by AAUW, County PTA Council,
Juvenile Court Committee, County
Youth Commission and others.
Mrs. Stella B. Werner only council
member to express support.
Bill No. 3EPermits prisoners In
county jail to work on public prop
erty other than roads. Hearing
held Thursday.
POLICE.
Bill No. 5-IncreaSes payments
from Police Relief and Retirement
Fund to widows of policemen from
$50 to $50 Q month and to chill
dren from $40 to $40 q month