Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1926, Page 22

: SUBURBAN RULE PLANS REVEALED Citizens of Nearby Mont- gomery County to- Weigh Question Further. The question of whether the south- ern end of Montgomery County, or what is to be the metropolitan dis- trict of Washington, is ready now for a change in form of Government to meet its changing status was dis- cussed for more than three hours last night at a speclal meeting of the Montgomery County Civic Federation at the Bethesda High School. After that period the federation decided that it was not yet ready to decide the question, and adopted a motion tg re- quest its committee on legislation and legal action, which already has the question in charge, to consider the matter further and report at the next regular meeting, two weeks hence. The special meeting was called for the purpose of determining public sentiment that might help guide the committee on legislation. Some plan will be introduced by Montgomery County delegates to the Marvland Legislature, which convenes for a three-month session in January. Lee Plan Submitted. A comprehensive plan prepared by Maj. E. Brooke Lee aid before the federation as a ba for the dis- for example, he sald that it pald m~ third of the taxes of the county, one half of the total county vote in its borders, and yet would only have @ representative of only two-sevenths on the proposed board of commission. ers. He did not think that the proposed plan would wipe out any of the dis- cord now existing. On the other hand, he said he thought it would increase it. Maj. Lee, in answering this, took the care of the District of Columbia to show that to have too many places to deal with is bad. To attempt to reach a decision on any matter in the District, he sald, it would be neces- sary to see Congress, the District Commissioners, and the Army Engi- neer corpg, none of whom cares much about what the people wanted. Such a condition would exist in Maryland if there were two many incorporated towns and tax ar difficult to deal th the area in a comprehensive way from a zoning and planning standpoint. Return of Tax Moneys. Maj. Lee cited figures to show that the areas adjoining the District of Columbia obtained a return of 85 cents on the dollar on their taxes in schools, roads, etc. Answering ques- tion of how the new plan would pro- tect persons in those areas in which the people themselves pald for streets, he said it was proposed to exempt them from the road construction tax for a period of 10 years or so, or what is considered the life of the original roadway. Harry H. Martin of Chevy Chase declared that a change in the form of government, at least amplification of its present powers, was highly es sential to the future growth of the Capital, but he urged that because of the ramifications of such changes there should be no snap judgments and that the whole matter be consid- ered very carefully before final action . | be taken. Lee had mathematically demon- strated that . the people were getting all possible from the taxes they paid and that to turn the Government into a municipality would cost much more. It has been his experience, he con- tinued, that the best governed peo- ple are the least governed, and added that the country today is suffering from too much government. He asked Maj. Lee to give some idea as to how much this proposed new gov- ernment would cost in addition to the present tax rate. Maj. Lee, after detailing the increased salarles for commissioners and clerk hire, overhead and cost of public build- ings, said it would be about 3% cents of the 40 cents on the suburban zone. He pointed out, however, that it would be very wise now to purchase public building site the peop'le and it would be | — i ! Sore Throat Sore Mouth Tonsilitis Bad Breath Nasal Catarrh Will Be Quickly Relieved by Using The Scientific Antiseptic % SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS R R Y R R PRI RHEUMATISM For quick relief use Anti-Kamnia— America’s original pain-banishing remedy. 1or2 tablets almost immediately end thousands doliars. Such mbue bulldings will mn\u.ny e and he cited the present school problem, where the county was paying many thousands of dollare more for sites now than it would have had to pay if it had looked for- ward some years and purchased the land when it was cheap. ‘When Willlam Van Ness arose to present a number of figures on tax incomes and expenditures there was an attempt to limit debate, but Maj. Lee pointed out when an attempt is tried to decide such & momentous problem by limiting debate the or- ganization only made itself oppear ridiculous. Maj. R. B. Lawrence of Battery Park was one of those who thought that the present satlsfuctory, and he didn’t m ‘now the increased cost of the present government was fi’"fl to give tho people mny motre nefits than they how are mllht He suggested that it would be better to give the present county commis- sioners more authority if they needed it. Charles Y. Merryman of Bradley Hills thought that some change was needed. Unless something 1s done to central- ize the government of this section, one speaker polnted out, the area would find Itself In the condition of Pittsburgh, Pa., where many areas with individual _governments had grown up. There, he sald, streets had grown up running in every conceiv. able directlon., and there was no cen- tral and orghnized plan, separate and itlhel. s nation. Great hardships an ugly city had résulted, he said, Teaving the question entirély unde- cided, the committee of the whole was dissolved and the fedération then adopted the motloni of Willlam W. Bride, calling on the commitiée on legisiation and legal action for & re- port. Another meeting of the residents of the Chevy Chase and Bethesda aréas will be held at the Bethesda Bchool on Thursday night, at whlch the plans for new_ government will be further dlscussed. The meeting was chlled by the Bethesda Chamber of Commerce and is sponsored by the Montgomery County Federatlon, KENTUCKIANS CELEBRATE. Former Gov. Morrow Is Speaker nt Btate Mesting. Former Gov. Bdwin P. Morrow ef Keéntucky was the principal speakeér last night at & recéption and danecé given by the Keéntucky Boelety at the Willard Hoté! and atténded not only by members of that organization, but uests froin other Btate Soclétien. Gov. orrow spoke ofi “Kentucky and the Kenlnehhns rs, Mauries H. Thateher, wite of Rlvroflhllflva Thatcher, &n pM Ant the soctéty, preside h‘ tty 8, substituting for Mrs, & Lansburgh & Bro. Hivina Ncll M'. i chHhe - m ov, and um presents: tive and Mrs. John W, 'llm Mre Marls Tyler Mcumr- Mrs. Mo: n Behuster, Mra. Alvin . Heft, Col aus and Cant. and Mrs. Clarence Critténden Calhoun. Guests of honor included: The Min tster of Nicaragusa, Senor Dr. Don Sal- vador Castrillo, Senator and Mrs, luhn W. Harreld of Oklahom tive and Mrs, Yates of Tiifols and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vitousek of Honol-lu Announcement was madé that Geén. Cherles P. Summeérall, chlet or staff of the United Statés Atmy, will opelax: at the January meeting of the soclety. LANSBURGH’S EXTENDS TO YOU ITS 66th NEW YEAR’S GREETING! After-Christmas Coat sale An event of great. importance t pains and soothe the nerves, Al 8top D rom headache, mn'-lzuh toothache, neuritie, limbago, etc g-k 3 colde,grippe,andfevers. Relieve women's pains . End insomnia and nervousness by promoting vestful sleep. Prescribed by doctorsand dentists formore thath 85 years. somillions used annually: Sold hy drusgiets everymhere. | P.eld in velb | AntiKamnia Quisk Rellet from Pains and Aches ers who tavor who thought that the present Gov- ernment. y satisfactory, the opinion appeared to be that at this time it would be too hasty to de- termine such a momentous problem and it should be given longer and more thorough study. Maj. Lee was :d many questions during the greater part of the debate, B d)ffl« ult to keep within the Lx:‘es L\P(‘:‘u\(h “fforts of sumL del; Sl problems into the change of G ment scheme. Much of the discussion centered around the tax rates, and the amount returred (o the taxpay- ers in improvements, and the feudal discord, which the new plan is des. tined to obwviate, of the rich or urban end of the county paying for much of the improvements for the rural sections. To permit of full and free discussion of the matter by citizens generally, the federation resolved itself into com- mitcee of the whole, n Oliver Owen Kuhn, president of tife'federation, sur- rendered the gavel to Capt. Frank Hewitt of Silver Spring, vice presi- dent, who occupied the chair during the long discussion. George H. Lamar of Rockville called attention to the fact that under provision of law already in effect the counties of the State were permitted to adopt the charter form of govern- ment, and he declared ‘that he be- lieved this system might well be con- sidered before any new plans were proposed or adopted. Under this plan, it was pointed out, four years might elapse before the charter plan would become effective, and tnen only after vote of the people upon its adoption. Additional Commissioners. Briefly, the Lee plan es. for. two additional commissioners in the county, to be known as the suburban commissiohers, one to handle affairs in the area west of Rock Creek bor- dering on the District of Columbia, and the other to handle affairs on the east side of the creek. County public buildings would be established in each area, with permanent clerks employed, together with a police headquarters. The plan also provides for the crea- tion of a planning commission, Mr. Kubn asked 'MaJ. Ibé if the two suburban commissioners dis- agreed on a matter, whether the mat. ter then would not go to the co: sioners from rural sections for de- cision, to which the reply was made that whatever the full board of county commissloners decided, they could not vote any of the mdney out Praises County Regime. That the county is exdveedingly well governed under the present system was the opinfon of Willlam W. Bride of Edgemoor. He, said that during his 10 years’ residence in the county he had never heard a break against the integrity of any m: charged with the duty of administering the county affairs. There is nothing more expensive, he said, than something He said that Maj. *38 It will pay you to have waited for this sale — so conspicuous are the savings and so delightful are the styles and quality. 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