The Republican., 1905-02-16
MONEY FOR GOOD ROADS.
State Aid Machinery Has Been Set In
Motion

State Aid Machinery Has Been Set In
Motion
The Maryland Geological Survey
Commission. which consists OF Cover
nor Wartield, Comptroller Atkinson,
President Ira Remsen of the Johns
Hopkins University, President Silves-
ter of the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege and Prof. William Bullock Clark,
superintendent, met Tuesday after
noon at the Office of the Survey, Oh
North Howard street, Baltimore, TO
set the machinery of State aid NOV
ing in favor of the. county roads.
President Sylvester was absent,
through illness.
There was muchatalk about ways
and means and the manner of proce-
dure, but the final action of the sur
vey was embodied in the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That, as the Court ofAp-
peals having decided that the State
aid highway law (Acts of 1904, Chap
ter 225) is constitutional, we begin
work at once under its provisions
Further, that the boards of commits
sioners of the respective counties be
notified that the State GeOlogicalSur-
vey Commission will proceed in ac-
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sent out, and that second copy of
these instructions be mailed to each
board Immediately, informing them
that applications for State aid must
be filed on or before March next if
it is their plan to take advantage OF
the law during the year 1905, and that
any balance remaining to the account
of any county and unapplied for on
tnat date will be allotted to the other
counties applying, in accordance
with their public road mileage, as re-
quired by law
Further, that the necessary surveys
will be commenced as soon as practic-
able after March 1, and that plans
aud estimates will be submitted at
the earliest possible day.
The circular of instructions sent to
the various boards of county commits
sioners is as follows:
l. All applications for SURVEYS of
roads under the State Aid Road Law
(Chapter 225, Laws of Maryland, 1904, J
are to be made out on the regular
blanks furnished by the State com
mission.
=. Applications must be signed by
the County Commissioners, or when
the control of the county roads is in
vested in other boards by the mem
bers Of such boards.
3. All applications are REQUIRED by
law to be made on or before March /,
of each wear. Those counties not so
apply ing forfeit their apportion-
ment for that year.
4. a separate blank must be used
for each section of road.
8. The blanks are numbered consec-
Iitively, and the surveys and con-
struction of the different roads will
be pursued in the order of these num-
berS unless the county road officials
designate in writing different order
I. If a blank is lost or DESTROYED
this office should be notified, and a
new one will be issued on application
1t is important that notice be given
of the loss of any blanks in order that
they may be checked off from the
list of those issued.
Z. Additional blanks will be furnish,
ed as needed at any time.
Governor Warfield and Comptroller
Atkinson agreed that the money fol
State aid would be available during
this year, and that, if not, the next
Legislature would undoubtedly make
the necessary provision. The County
Commissioners will pay the full bills
in the first instance and will not ask
the State for reimbursement to the
extent of one half until the work has
been completed and the contracts full
filled, and it is thought that this will
extend the period of State payment
until late next fall.