Evening star., 1954-05-19
Bill in Council
Provides New
Bond Issue
Would Authorize
$5,355,000 Without
Commitment to Use

$685., 900 in bonds was intro
duced yesterday in the fourth
and busiest meeting of the
Montgomery County Councils
legislative session.
Another bill to transfer au-
thority to hear and decide zon-
ing matters from the council to
the Board of Appeals was tabled
on motion of its sponsor. George
F. Nesbitt.
At the end of the session, the
council had passed 13 bills
tabled one, and introduced seven
new measures. That brought
the total for consideration ur
to %.
The bond authorization bill
in no way would commit the
council to issue the bonds, but
is aimed at giving the council
a free hand in considering act
ing county managers Jeptha j.
Carrell's budget recommended
tions.
$4,275,OOO for Schools.
The bond measure would per-
NIT issuance of $1,080.000 in
road construction bonds and
$4,275.000 in school construc-
ton bonds.
The council already has au-
thorizations for $4.953,000 school
bond issues and the combination
of the two would permit adop-
ton of the school boards re-
quest for $9.2 million for school
construction.
Mr.. Carroll has recommended
$40 million for school construc.
ton.
At Monday nights hearings
on proposed bills, Mr.. Nesbitt
had indicated he would not press
for the coming transfer unless
some sort of appeal arrange
ment was made. The bill was
strongly criticized by residents.
Bill No. %. introduced yes
terday by Mrs. Stella B. Werner
and Lathrop E. Smith, would
permit the county health officer
or the county fire marshall to
order a building vacated if it
was deemed unsafe by reason
of a fire code violation or for
improper sanitary facilities.
Other Bills Introduced.
Other bills introduced yester-
day included:
No. 23-To drop a require
ment of a public hearing on
acquisition by gift of land by
the county Or fire departments
No. 24-To enable the county
to adopt an ordinance to tighten
restrictions on the sale, carrying
or use of firearms.
No 25-To require the fencing
of all ponds or other bodies OF
water 18 inches deep and less
than 200 yards from a public
road.
No. 26-To extend the Silver
Spring parking lot district.
No. 27-To cancel specif1c un-
used bond authorizations.
All of the measures we're set
for public hearings at 8 pm,
May 27, in the new county
building in Rockville. Hearings
on a bill to establish the Lay
louisville fire district and to re-
vamp the police relief and re-
tirement fund will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow.
Bills Passed.
Among measures passed yes
terday were No. l, to permit null
tiple publications of the tax sale
notice; No. 2, to add a member
to the Cabin John fire board; No.
3, to provide for direct appeal to
the Court of Appeals from de-
cisions of the Board of Appeals;
No. 4, to provide two court re-
porters, with no salary limitation,
for the Circuit Court.
No. S, to give the Board of
Appeals authority for hearings
under the child-care ordinance;
No. 6. to remove the limitations
on salaries paid the appeal board
members: No. Z, to abandon an
nual publication of supplements
to the county code; No. 10, to
permit the council to adopt an
ordinance regulating factories
and SlaughterhouSeS.
No. IL. to tighten requirements
that motels and tourist homes
and cabins maintain guest regis
terS: No. IA, to extend from 10 to
30 days the right Of appeal to
the Board of Appeals from regu-
lations under the building code;
No. 18, to permit the closing of
any road on payment of damage
to property owners, and No. 81,
to provide appeals to the Cir
cult Court instead of the State
Tax Commission on rulings of
the Appeals Tax Court in cases
relating to parking lot district
tax exemptions.
All bills passed become law on
August Is. unless they are vetoed
by the council.
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