Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-11
Senate Upho|ds Veto
OF Curb on Plans for
Routes 5 and 301
Speeiui Dispoteh 10 The Ssor

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE
Maryland Senate yesterday up
held Gov. McKeldin's veto Of
legislation that would have pro.
hibited expressway-type develop.
ment of Route 301 and part Of
Route 5 in Prince Georges
County.
The Senate voted 6 to % tc
sustain the veto, after Senator
j. Raymond Fletcher. Repub.
lican, of Prince Georges County
and one of the sponsors Of the
bill. urged that action.
Mr.. Fletcher said that, since
the passage of the bill. the State
Roads Commission has agreed
not to control access on any part
of Route 301. except at intersec-
tions. The commission also
agreed, he said, that access will
not be controlled along Route
between Woods Corner and
Route 301. except where the new
dual road being built there is or
completely. relocated right oil
way.
Mr.. Fletcher said he had con-
ferred with the Clinton Lions
Club. the Clinton Civic Associa-
ton. the Clinton Businessmen
Association and the Southern
Prince Georges Board Of Trade
and that all Of them are all
satisfied with this agreement.
On another matter, Senator
Fletcher announced to reporter.
that he had decided not to spon-
sor legislation to give the Mary.
land Public Service Commission
authority to review rate in.
creases Of the Washington Sub.
urban Sanitary Commission, il
the latter agency requests it
The Sanitary Commission hae
asked Mr.. Fletcher to put il
such a bill.
Mr.. Fletcher said yesterday
however. that a 1853 opinion Of
the Attorney General cast.
doubt on the constitutionality O,
considering such a bill in {
short session Of the Legislature
Ready for introduction in tn.
House today was a bill by Dele.
gate J. Frank Lillard. jr., Repub.
lican, Of Prince Georges County
to abolish the Maryland Ma.
tional Capital Parks and Plan,
ming Commission and set III
separate planning agencies ii
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Bill Asks Reapportionment.
Meanwhile. the Montgomer,
County delegation introduced {
bill proposing a constitutions
amendment to reapportion rep.
reSentation in the House Of Dele.
gates. The bill would increas,
the House membership from IL:
to 1872. The Remember Senate
one from each of the 23 countie,
and six from Baltimore City
would be unchanged.
The bill would reapportion tn,
House on the basis of 1850 censu.
figures. Counties or Baltimor.
City districts of under 25,OO(
population would get two dele.
gates; 25,000-40. 900. three dele.
gates; 40,000-60.000 four dele.
gates; 6O,000-85. 900. five dele.
gates; 85,000-115, 900, six dele.
gates; 115,000-l50, 900, sever
delegates; $50, 000-190, 900, eigh
delegates. and over 10000. min,
delegates.
That, for example. would Civ,
Prince Georges nine delegates
Montgomery, eight; Anne Arun'
del, seven: Baltimore County
nine; Calvert, two; Charles, two;
Frederick, five; Howard, two; st
Marys, three and Washington
five.
A similar reapportionment bill
was introduced by Delegate.
Samuel Hopkins. Republican, O.
Baltimore City and Edward r
Milanicz, Democrat Of Baltimore
City.
Their bill would keep the pres.
ent House membership Of 1913
but would increase the Senate tx
40 members.
Delegate ]. Douglas Bradshaw
chairman Of the all-Republicar
Montgomery County House dele.
cation, said he is working on 9
bill to give his county council
authority to levy a gross re.
ceipts tax on public utilities.