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of recent population mushrooming
in the Wheaton area.
The bill also would cut from
two to one the number of fire de-
partment representatives on the
board while the board size itself
would be hiked from seven to II
members.
At present, the other five mem
bers of the board are named one
each by the Kensington Town
Council, the Garrett Park Town
Council, the Chevy Chase View
Committee, the Capital View Citi-
zens Association and the Wheaton,
Glenmont Citizens Association.
Under the proposed bill two
members would be named from the
Northumberland Park-Chevy
Chase View section-four from the
area north of Kensington and
south of Viers Mill Village and
four from the Wheaton, lenmont
section.
The bill also would create a new
committee comprising one repre-
sentative from each incorporated
area, special taxing area, civic
association and chamber of COM
merce. This committee would
have the job of electing the men,
bers of the fire board.
The bill would require the fire
board to adopt budget and set
the tax rate and then would ban
any expenditure in excess of the
budget item without prior appro-
val of the fire board.
The bill further would require
the fire board to seek bids on all
purchase for equipment costing
more than $500. 1t also would
permit the board to dispose of any
property purchased by the fire de-
partment with tax funds.
The County Council already is
considering one bill-No. THAT
would legalize the purchase of any
fire house site made prior to last
January 1.
The bill is aimed at correcting
a situation in which the council
put itself a few weeks ago in
denying the Conduit Road Fire
Board permission to erect new
fire house on site "illegally"
purchased in 1850. The Councils
action actually threatened the
right of fire boards in the county
to receive tax funds under the long
forgotten law reviewed as a ground
for denying the Conduit Road re-
quest.
Bill No. 8 introduced Tuesday
would authorize the issuance of
50 million worth of bonds for
school construction.
Council President George F.
Nesbitt emphasized the bill was
introduced to give the Council
latitude in considering former
County Manager Irving G. Nc
Nayr's recommended school con-
struction budget.
Mr.. McNayr slashed school
board requests from $7.2 million
to 81 million. The bill would per-
init the council to spend up to the
requested amount if it so chooses.
Councilman Harold f. Hammond
stressed introduction of the bill
did not mean the majority of
Coucilmen are i'm favor of spending
the greater amount next year for
school building projects.
Other bills introduced Friday
would.
Clarity the law on penalties for
unpaid taxes on land assessed on
the one-half and three-quarter
year levies. Under this bill, taxes
on the partial assessments would
not become delinquent until 30
days after levied and keep such
property off the tax sale lists
until full year later. At pre-.
sent, taxes on partial levies be-
come delinquent with all Other
property on October /, although
the partial levies are not made
until Oct. and January /, anC
may be sold at auction in Marct
of the same year. (Bill number
y.
Transfer from the County Coun
Gil to the Board of Appeals tn,
authority to decide on appeal,
from the riding stable ordinance
(Bill number 81.
Impose a $50 filing fee on ap
plications for abandonment O
roads or right-of-ways, except t,
governmental agencies. (Bil
number 81
Remove the one-year limitation
on last years act establishing tn,
Juvenile Court Judge as full
time office. (Bill number 81.
Include Governmental agencies
including the Board Of Education
in the road and construction re
gulations. (Bill number 81.
Move the deadline on filing petit
tions for referenda on charter
amendments from September q
TO the fourth Monday in July t