Evening star., 1952-02-08
Federation Asks
Facts in
Detailed Breakdown
For FiscuI Y'eur Is
Requested of Hearing

The Prince Georges Civic Feder-
alton wants the county commits
sioners to provide citizens with o
detailed breakdown Of the pro-
posed budget for next year before
hearings are held this spring.
A letter to the commissioners,
unanimously approved by the fed
|eration last night, asks that be-
fore any budget is passed on for
the next fiscal year beginning July
l citizens be given proper infor-
|mation" showing exactly how the
money needed to run our govern
|ment is raised and exactly how
lit is to be spent, the objectives Of
each department and how and
when they can be achieved"
The letter commended the COM
Imissioners for agreeing to hold a
two-day budget hearing this year
as previously requested by the
federation. In past years. Prince
Georges budget hearings CUSTOM
arily have been one-day affairs
and the public has been provided
only with list of the amounts
requested by each county depart
ment as compared with the appro-
priations proposed by the commits
sionerS.
Resolutions Approved.
Other resolutions approved by
the federation at a busy session In
the county service building at
Hyattsville include:
1. A recommendation to the
county Liquor Board that all new
liquor and beer establishments be
4 at least 1000 feet from any church
or school. -a-.
2. A request to the county's del
egation to the Maryland General,
Assembly that it oppose a pro-
posed new State Office building in
Baltimore and insist that it be
built in Annapolis, where it would.
be further from the clutches Of
pea1ut politicians.
3. A plea to the county commits
sioners' Advisory Board on Public
Works that adequate street light
ing be installed along the new
dual-lane Queens Chapel road be.
tween Chillum road and Hamilton
lstreet, on New Hampshire avenue
between University lane and the
District line and on Edmonston
road between Berwyn and Bla-
Idensburg.
/ Delay Charter Action.
| The federation voted to table
until the March meeting a reso-
luton putting the group on record
in favor of a home rule charter
and county manager form of gov.
ernment for Prince Georges.
Delegates said they wanted more
time to null over those major
Recommendations of recent sur
vey on county government before
taking a stand.
The civic federation was one OF
the groups which fought to have
the professional survey made.
Also tabled indefinitely for ref
erence to member citizens asso.
ciations was a resolution from
the federation's Police and Fire
Committee urging that town po-
lice units be integrated into the
county police force.
Seeking New Industry.
Robert M. Watkins, chairman,
and several staff members of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission con-
Quoted question-and-answer ses-
sion on county zoning problems.
! Mr.. Watkins said his commits
sion and the Prince Georges
County Commissioners both are
interested in bringing desirable
new industry into the county. He
said only about a third of the
some 1000 acres zoned for light
land heavy industry in Prince
Georges is currently being utilized.
The West Hyattsville Citizens
Association offered a resolution
|, calling for new election by secret
ballot. Walter F. Mulligan. who
was reelected president of the
federation by a 52-4 vote last
: month, ruled the motion out Of
!, order and was upheld by a 26-
Is vote.