Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1931, Page 7

FEDERATION 0. K. NEW PHONE RATES Montgomery Civic Body Re- stricts Approval to Nearby Areas. e h ‘BY WILLIAM S. TARVER. Staft Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., May 12.—The pro- posed new schedule of telephone rates for the Bethesda and Silver Spring| areas and the annual drive for funds | of the Montgomery County Soctal Ser- | vice League were indorsed last night by the Montgomery County Civic Federation, meeting in last regular ses- sion before the Summer recess. Opposition Develops. Opposition to . unqualified concur- rence in the rate proposals of the Chesa- peake £nd Potomac Telephone Co., de- veloped among delegates from com- mm not affected by the reductions and resulted in an amendment to the report of the Committee on Public | Utilities which recommended indorse- ment without reservations. The amendment, as finally adopted, | was proposed by J. Bond Smith, chair-| man of the Committee on Legislation | and Legal Action, It provided that the | action of the federation in approving the committee report should not deemed to be an approval of other rates in areas not affected by the new rates | and that the action should have no on the resolution adopted by stallation of modern switchboard equip- ment in the Rockville exchange. ‘While no objection was voiced to the nroposed rates, as far as they went, delegates from the Conduit road area, Kensington and Rockville, were in- sistent that there must be some de(-‘ inite expression indicating that the fed- eration did not consider the proposals of the telephone company as solving the entire problem of telephone rates and equipment throughout the county. Leaders in Fight. Leaders in the fight against unquali- fled indorsement were Walter B. Arm- strong of Cabin John Park, George C. Shinn of Kensington and Dr. George L. Edmonds of Rockville. Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Shinn pro- tested that their communities, said to be no farther away from the District | of Columbia than the areas given the rate reductions, were being treated as sections and were given only sgainst the equipment in the Rockville exchange and the type of telephone In- struments in mo‘mmm‘: lm:gi ‘The proposals e telephone com- ‘were presented to the federation C. A. Korbly, chairman of the Pub- Utilitles Committee. He explained would place city 4 dent of the federation, asked and re- celved unanimous consent to its pas- sage at once. Ralph Le2, chairman of the Commit- tee on Sanitation and Public Health, told the meeting of the health survey of the county to be made this Summer Dr. Allen W. Fresman of Johns| Hopkins University. He urged full co- operation with those making the study. Adequate School Budget Urged. An adequate administrative budget for the Montgomery County public schools during the coming school year was urged in a resolution introduced by Robert E. Bondy, chairman of the Schools Committee, and adopted by the federation. The resolution set out five factors which should be taken into considera- tion in ascertaining the amount of the budget. They were: “1. Provision of additional teachers to mest the needs of the increase in pupils. . “3. Maintenance of the teachers' sal- ary schedule. “3. Maintenance of present super- ry and administrative services. “4 Maintenance of speciel depart- ments and branches of work in accord- ance with the growth of the school system. 5, Provision for slight normal in- crease in miscellaneous budget items of transportation, maintenance, repair, | furniture, equipment and teachers’ material.” The committee on public finance and budg=t of the federation was urged to its concideration of the 1931-32 | 1! base school budget on these factors. $30,000 Increase Estimated. The Schools Committee estimated that the cost of teaching and super- | visory services for the present year must be increased by approximately $30,000 because of the heed for addi- e | tionel teachers and the salary schedule | | {wequirements. | It also estimated that due to.some unusual expenditures in miscellaneous items in the budget dur- ing the present year cn account of new school busses, special repair and equip- ment _provisions, the miscellaneous items for next year probably will repre- sent a reduction from the amount ex- pended during the present year. | Frederic P. Lee, chairman of the| Public Finance and Budget Committee, stated that, since the by-laws cf the | feceration require his committee to re- port on the county budget before thc nnual tax levey by the county com- | miesioners, & special meeting would be desirable. President Stephen James said he would call such a meeting to act on the report of the Budget Committee when it was requested. The federation was told by Roland Rogers, landscape architect of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, of the garden contests which will be conducted in Montgomery_and Prince Georges Coun- Towels and Toilet Tissues Prevent Contaglous Diseases Spread- ing in Schools, Factories and Homes ‘Watch Results You will drive longer upon Autocrat than you have ever dared to drive upon any other oil, and it drains from the crankease with all the “look” and “feel” of an oil that has gone hardly 100 miles. Try Autocrat the next time you need oil, and y judge its advan- \YERSON OIL WORKS COLUMBIA 5228 tages for yourself. SPECIAL! 12-Inch Blades Ball Bearing Hedge Shears Gras $1.50 v» Rakes, 65¢ up 25-ft. Garden Hose With Noz:zle, $2.50 MAIN 11th & G Sts- N.W. Store Hours: 50c * Weeders, 50¢ up BARBER & ROSS, Inc. :30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Lawn Mower s Shears . Spading Forks, $1.75 Ladies' Spading Forks, $1.00 FLOOR NAtional 8206 | NCE a man said, "Oh, | think | can get along without it. Take it out.” Two weeks later — “Put it back again right away,” he ordered. "'l simply can't get along without my TELEPHONE Are you still trying to — and not doing a very good job of it? Better call our Business Office and give us your order today. ® THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY (Bell System) 725 Thirteenth Street N. W. MEtropolitan 9900 THE ¥VENING NEW HYATTSVILLE HEADS TAKE POSTS !Mayor Gray and Councilmen Select Committees and Plan Tax Cut. Widespread expression of public sen- {timent in favor of prompt roadside beautification was seen by Delegate | Oliver Metzerott today as a prereq- uisite for the proper enforcement of the law, which goes into effect June 1, ties by the garden clubs of Washington in co-operation with the George Wash- ington Bicentennial Ccmmission. Cups to Be Awarded. He said two cups will be awarded in both Montgomery and Prince Georges. One will go to the community repre- s:nting the greatest improvement in appearance from September, 1931, o September, 1932, and the other will go to the community presenting the most B;'érzact!\'! appearance in the Fall of making advertisers responsible for the illegal placing of roadside signs. Signs to Be Taxed. Another anti-billboard law, passed by the recent Legislature, which goes into effect at the same time, will regulate and tax all highway signs and place them under ‘t] supervision of the State Roads Commission. Being a reve- nue-producing measure, this law will probably be effectively enforced without any urging on the part of the public, in the opinizn of Mr. Metzerott, who, with Delegates Kent R. Mullikin, La- vinia Engle and Lawrence P. Williams, introduced the bill. Together the two bills will materially reduce the number of unsightly bill- boards if properly enforced, according to those who sponsored the legisla- tion. The law that makes the advertiser responsible for illegally placed cigns faces the possibility cf landihg in the category of unenforced statutes in the opinion of its author, because police- men, with their many other duties, will not pay any attention to illegal signs unless there is a public demand. Mr. Metzerott suggests that the civic organizations which sponsored the ¥ill, and whose influence was so largely in- strumental in securing its passage, be- gin now to urge the sheriffs and police chiefs of Montgomery and Prince Georges Countles to immediately re- move the many little and “very objec- tionable” signs, and start proceedings against the advertisers whose product they proclaim. If this is done, it is believed a noticeable change in the STAR, WASHINGTON, D. pearance of the boulevards leading into ‘Was| can be accomplished in time for next year’s ‘Bicentennial. ‘The author of the bill, who also was the Republican floor leader of the House, further suggests that the civic groups write the firms that are the moest flagrant violators of the law cov- ering illegally placed signs, calling at- tention to the fact that this statute bscomes effective June 1, and asking their co-operation in cleaning up the entrances of the Nation’s Capital. Permission Is Required. Under the law, the written permission of the propsrty owner must be obtained before a sign can be erected on land ad- jacent to the highway. Thousands of small unkempt signs advertising every- thing from soft drinks to liver pills are annually posted on trees, rails, barns and other surfaces without any permis- sion from the landowner. As these signs, commonly called “snipe signs,” bring no revenue, the landown- er has no objection to their removal. Their existence has been illegal for years, but under the old law only the person who posted the signs could be prosecuted, and the impracticability of catching & man in the act of erecting the sign made the law unenforceable. ‘The new Metzerott law makes the ex- istence of the sign prima facie evidence of the responsibility of the advertiser. A few convictions and fines at the rate of $10 per sign would put an end to the “snipe sign” business, it is believed. 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