Evening star., 1955-06-28
seProposed
In Montgomery
School Budget
Council Desires
To Restore .Slush;
Tox Increase Seen
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil today announced proposed
increases in County Manager
M. L. Reese's recommended $685.
million capital and operating
budget that appear to require a
9-cent boost in the present $l.87
real estate tax rate.
The council proposes increases
totaling $940,555 in the opera
ting budget with the lions share
going to the School Board for
classroom instruction.
The council also proposes to
increase the capital budget SAL
million restoring $3.1 million to
give the School Board the full
1885 million it requested for con-
Istruction.
Hearing Set Tomorrow
A public hearing on the pro-
posed increases Gas required by
law is scheduled for 8 pm. to-
morrow in the auditorium of the
County Office Building, Rockville,
The Council is expected to adopt
its budget Thursday night and
at the same time set the tax rate
for the fiscal year that begins
Friday.
The Council proposes restora-
ton of $804.874 Of the 1881, 900
the manager had cut from the
School Boards request for in
Istruction service.
The restoration would provide
all 220 new classroom teachers
requested by the School Board
the five additional supervisors
sought. and all but 10 Of the
special area teachers asked.
Pay Scale for Teachers
The Councils action also
would permit the School Board
to put teachers on the new salary
scale it proposed, which provides
for a maximum increase of $3.50
for any one teacher.
Council members said they be-
lieve the restorations proposed
in the school budget would as
sure continuation of the kinder
garten program.
The council also would give
the School Board an additional
$4,000 and the county man
ayers Office a like amount for
a joint management survey of
the School Boards operation.
The council also proposes $24,-
Alb additional for the police de-
partment to provide for the fun
10 new men originally requested
by Supt. j. S. McAuliffe.
The proposal is aimed at
providing the men necessary
to put the police department on
a shorter work week late this
fall and to correct an error in
salary estimates for the police
department.
The council proposes an addi-
tional $21, 900 for the health de-
partment to provide for four new
nurses requested and a full-time
The sheriff's Office would get
an additional $10,579 to provide
for two new deputies, a new clerk
and other operating expenses.
Another $500 is proposed to
provide for an assistant chief
in the new division of facilities
and services.
Parking Lot Funds
Besides the big increase pro-
posed in the School Board capl-
tai program the council also In
creased from 100000 to $780,
900 funds for the parking lot
program in Bethesda, and from
$250.000 to 81 million funds forl
the program in Silver Spring
An additional $4,000 is allotted
the Department of Public Works
for improvement of Schaeffer
and Atwood roads and Hornell
drive.
It also was learned that in
creased estimates in the School
Board surplus. additional school
funds from the Federal Govern
ment and small decreases In
other budget items would make
the net increase in the operat-
ing budget slightly more than
5000, 900. Il