Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-02-14
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ed 10 Govsc1eS CroSheEs he arslt q tAS
God Ro&as esll wAseA The GoySssos seSoaS
u S3eeesse1 il his speSeA sccepsiRS tAS
aoalaatsoa SoS GovsrSoS Saa also il his Ia
sesessl address,
MI, SssSss, al he request q 9ovsrHo'
CEoshsrs, undertook the prepsrstsoa q this
iApoSsSns measure so1as ko1r weeks $50
and. in spite Of TIE pressure u many other
dates, A&s sxSualaed The statutes q uoss q
The States q the uatSa On the saeSeea Of
god Fo&ds and carefully prepared the uaea'
sare. which he Submitted in is completed
koSra 10 the Governor kas consideration and
kos sGcA usoaI6cStsoa IS nay ee aeeaea de-
SrSANs>
TIE hSll prepared ~ he Atsosasy> GeaesSl
provides eoaaCeAeaslVS seAeas " Rad TIA
RSoys2saS and exssashoas throughout the
SssSs, Il laSsa3ss pCsSisseas tsS the sstAe,
lssAHsat q geaeSsl sysseaa q uA0aera ana
at2sy and eSaneA State r0ads. - ee Goa
ssEaess1 BY The commission created BY the
AL, in eoaeeSsioa With all the provisions and
SeaIares q the SAoS1Aker Law tor the eea>
sgraslsea, rspale and sxtsassea - ooaaSy
rIAas apNa the application AA1 Initiative u
The CeaaIy C0amlssieaegs o. eltSHsas u the
eoGaNes, la sAss way aatteeea aaa hoaa0'
Ssaeoas scheme. which shall BE ~ perfect ss
posslees in il satirSSy aaa developed Rrae>
oeAlly under ore aialalssrAltvs head, name
", The commission created by the at, Is Sc
cared, BY this plaza the Improvement % both
State ana l0eAl AigAwaSs and the Seaeral
AASaoay q the whole syssen are provided
Tor, TIE GoVsgeer was especially Impressed
with tAls teagare OF Ne, S1raas bill aud eoua-
p6meated Il very higAly,
TIE hill provides tes special commission,
to he knowa IS the Maryland Roads Gon~
nisssea," which shall consist Of nine mem
hers, two Of whom sAAM b eS0I William
Bullock Clark, State 6eologIs1 aud sapeCln-
teadeal % the Maryland Geological Slryey,
aaa Or, Inward B, Mathews. AssiseAat State
Geolostss, and ssvsa saeneSrs 10 Be AeeoiaIsd
Ay the Governor 80 EollowsS Two from the
EasseEa SAore, one from the Second Coagres~
sloaAl disnies, exclusive Of Baltimore city,
aud one trOm each q the rAIra, EoaEth, Htsa
aad Sixth Congressional districts,
The elll farther provides that the chief en-
gineer Of the asw commission shall be the
preeenl CHIEF enxineSE Of the Division Of
Highways Of the Maryland Geological SAT-
vsy, who is Mt. Walter W, Grossly, TIE
constitution Of the commission apoa this plan
lael0des the scientific experts, Prot, Ozark,
Dc, Mathews and HngiaeeE. Crosby, who have
been the active working corps o. the Macy
land Geological Survey aud toemed tue a1Sas
way alvisloa thereof, aud Also includes ape
cite representation tor the different geogSaph-
zeal seelloas OF the State, BY this arrange
meat scleatl6e, sectional aud popular 0oleots
are said to be achieved, Tue commission Il
10 eS . permanent Que aaae carry on The work
aaul it 10 completed, and its usSneeEs are 10
receive 6xed salary for their services,
The commission 10 givea broad aud sweep
ing powers 10 accomplish its work, Including
p0Wets OF purchase aad condemnation OF
lands, easements aud other property inter
esgs, Il 10 also authorized 10 acquire by par
chase or condemnation t0rnptkes now OPP
eEa1et by turnpike companies aud Also to
take over abandoned tarapikes, Full powers
tlr the protection and clear aud sale main
tenanes OF State Highways are vested IN il,
with police Jurisdiction reserved 10 each eSaa-
" over all State Highways within lis limits,
Ii was deemed desirable by the Altorney-
General 10 avoid, IL possible, the necessity OF
issuing bonds, whereby the State would be
pat back ial0 debt aad the bill therefore
provides tor the financing OF the whole sys>
ten OF improvements without the borrowing
money or tssaiag e0nds, The eul N laes
respect provides that the commission shall
complete the general system OF State roads a.
soon A. may be feasible, but within period
not To exceed IA yeArs from the hrst day OF
July, 1905, aariag which time the expeadl-
lures OF the commission tor the State system
shall not exceed $500, 900 a year, except dur
ing the tiEst year, whea the expenditure shat
not exceed xa0O, 900
10 provide tor these expenditures, the act
appropriales cut Of the Treasury OF tue State
$aO0, 600 for the hrst year, beginning July 1,
lsos, and $500, 900 annually tor each OF the
following n years, CON -'-7r'.-s - - 'fg'-
ration OF the arst year,
To make sure Of lhss 2rSpr,a,,0as, the
act provides that, coma With Tie yeSg
1909, a State TAX Of sta' ~ sAta ca
each $l00 OF asseSsAhle aQt souas
ally thereafter for II ys ~ CT aef
more than "A cents shat hl fa5 pro,
ceeds Of these taxes arc i AFaNt ~ lhC
Estate road tand," IL eI,oef ptovidct,
however, that Il the 70, Aad teade ct
the State shall in any ~ 'ec Judgment
Of the Comptroller, b sawoe2,, st-ss,
levying such State tax, 10 provide said APP
p prlauons aud expenditures, The Comp
u V shalt notify the Mayor aud Board Of
NsA N,es of baltimore city aud also the
Con- Commissioners Of each county, and
in SUD svenl the state TAX for roads shall
nol bs\ siod Tor the year IA question,
II waA 'ama,ed by the Governor aud the
Attorney ,sCal that by tA'r increase in
the revenaeA c the State along tue llaes al
ready indicated, and also by economy in
state expenditures aud donations, SUN az
gregAnng about 100000 annually can be
accumulated - a. 10 be available tos the an-
nusl appropriation aud expenditures tor tue
road system under the act, The Governor
is also Of the opinion that the INCREASING tax
able basis OF the state will iaralsh an addl-
lioaal increment Of revenue irom year TO
year for the same pa rposc Ia this way ID u
believed that vita a slight, II any, additional
tar, aud without borrowing money, tue State
can build the proposed - stem VI roads with.
IN the period OF IA years limited by the pro-
posed act,
The measure also snhodies all the scolion us
aud provisions OF the Shoemaker Road Law
OF 1904, merely substituting tor tue high
ways division Of the Maryland Geological
Survey the Maryland Roads Commission,
which, together with the ehlel engineer, a.
above explained, embraces the present men,
bers OF the highways division a. we'll as the
representative from the different Oongres-
sioaAl districts OF the State,
The object OF this, a. before stated, Is To
give unity aud homogeneity 10 the whole
plan OF road improvements, both local aud
general. The appropriation OF Sa90, 900 per
Annnm provided for Oy the Shoemaker law IL
also provided Tor in the proposed new inca.
sure, and this appropriation Of $A00, 900 per
annam Tor the ooany roais Ia exclusive OF
aud in addition 10 the appropriations Tor the
State system Of highways.
I.eRialntivo ltemS.