Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-18


allowed by the charter Even today most of the debt
of the special variety and will be paid by prop
ery owners affected by the new public improvements rather
than by the taxpayers a whole"
Still Strengthening up the record the quoted report
quoted by the Good Government slate DOES say that refer
endum bonding authority has been held The report
says something ase which should be quoted also to keep the
record straight Rockville should borrow money only the
basis of grant of authority the charter The PRESENT
CHARTER PROVISION SHOULD BE AMENDED TO
ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF A REFERENDUM
ON EVERY PROPOSED GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
ISSUE better provision might be to allow borrowing up
to five percent of the assessed valuation without reeren
dunn, and to allow additional five percent of borrowing
only the basis of voter approval The present practice
ignoring the charter provision and borrowing only the
basis of special legislation act exceedingly detrimental
TO THE HOME RULE MOVEMENT"
Still Strengthening out the record for those may not
be Strengthened out the practice of Maryland municipal
ties running to the General Assembly with revenue bills In
last regular session of the General Assembly, authority
of Dr. Carl Ebersen who the States legislative ref
office Sc municipalities of the State trotted down to
Annapolis in that session with requests for enabling egsa
ton which would allow them to raise money for capital i'm
provements back home-Just like Rockville.
Rockville is not unique in running to the Legislature.
Just keep the record straight let's take look rather
exhaustive study made in Montgomery County in 1910 by
the Bookings Insttutea study which preceded charter
government in the county.
On of that study, the Institute quotes historian
Lewis w Wilhelm who pointed out in dealing with early his
tory of the state while towns of other colonies fast
developing into little democracies the quasi towns Mary
land remained simple settlements with civil political
rights and entirely dependent for their existence upon the
Assembly or the Council"
In still another section, the Brookings researchers in
discussing dependency the Legislature sad his is the
natural result of tradition of inadequate local autonomy
which had it's origin in provincial times"
We do not intend this to be discussion of State history
but in all fairness those residents who do not know what
effect provincial government hangover has had all town
governments their growth and progress go historical
Dependency the Legislature of the acknowledged
reasons why the State contains metropolis Baltimore
with population of over Million then jumps down to Cum
beand its second largest incorporated city with population
under 10000
Pointing to fact and Strengthening the record which
Should by means show Rockville unique in the State
does not any municipality from TRYING grow
excuse its officials from fighting for greater home rule
powers But failure of former officials to be rugged ndvd
ualists makes them neither culprts nor eggheads.
We think the record needs Strengthening out still an
other point chiefly Mr. G. Lamar Kelly jr who has been
pictured throughout this entire prediction tafest the
evil genie lowering all enteprsng citizens who want
good government, good sound government for Rock
vile. !
The editor of this newspaper has been frequent odds
with Mr. Kelly She also has given him number of rousng
rounds of applause She not repeat both actions
She does not however think his name is "a dirty word
The Good Government candidate for mayor recently tied
tag to Mr. Edward Hit and his slate which had the name
kelly in right black letters In the first place. have
been unable to trace connection between Mr. Hit and Mr.
Kelly We know Mr. Kelly refused to support Mr. Hit
two years when Mr. Hit unsuccessful candidate
for town council We around at that time. If the CGG
has something concrete to prove KelyHitt alliance let
them put up shut up.
The very audaory report Rockville government pro-
duced by the University of Maryland written during Mr.
Key tenure of office The Good Government candidates
like that report and quote frequently We think the
devil deserves his DUE if that's what the Good Government
group thinks of Mr. Kelly 1t doesn't to you take
part of report gospel and toss the side don't like
down drain. S&as
Mr. Hovsepan Tuesday night quoted remarks made by
Mr. Kelly the 194S election Mr. Hovsepan only used part
of the remarks made by Mr. Kelly To keep the record really
straight print this page the complete quote from Mr.
Kelly We also confess that try might, we have not
been able however, to take the remarks quoted by Mr.
Hovsepian and turn them into Kelly tag for Mr.. Hit
and between us kids-we tried.
Duck and COUer, Men!
We hereby call special editorial attention to letter APP
elsewhere this addressed the editor