The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-09
COUNTYBOARDS TOMEET
GOVERNOR CALLS GATHERING OF CON.
MISSIONERs APRIL 2I
Good Roads, Election Expenses, &C.,
to Be Considered

Governor Crothers has sent out
invitations TO the meeting OF County
Commissioners, which he has schedul-
ed for April 21 The invitations were
sent particularly to the president OF
each board. to the counsel and TO the
clerk. II Is stated ia the Invitations
that such other members a. care 10
come Will be welcome. but the pres
euce Of these ufFlcla1s la especially de-
sired. The meeting will be held at
10 o'clock in the morning sn the state
Board rooms OF the Union Trust
Building.
Interest IN the coming conference
has been aroused all over the State
and the developments there viii be
watched closely by the people In every
county. No such gathering has ever
been called together before. ana ex-
actly what Il 70 be sprung" upon
the County Commissioners when they
arrive is not known. The Governor
In explaining his purpose tn aEzembl-
Ing the County Commissioner. iudi.
Gates that he has IN mind some prac-
teal reforms IN which he hopes Ia get
the cooperation OF the county people
One OF these is the question Of re-
pairing roads. In the opinion OF the
Governor az we'll as others who have
had opportunities for looking into the
matter. the present methods In force
ln most ~ the counties leaves much
70 be desired In one OF two counties
up-to-daie. modern, progressive meth.
ods are used and the people set fun
value for the money they spend. in
number Of them this Is not the case.
tsla understood the Governor believes
that the system Of mending roads
should be uniform IN all the counties
and he has number OF suggestions
along this line, by witch money can
be saved aud better results 0htAinsd.
which he will lay before the Commla-
aionera a. we'll a. 10 ask them for
suggeatlons aud information
Another proposition which ihe Gov
srnor expects TO bring up IL that OF
election expenses. II IL his belief that
at least $4,000. and probably much
more. can be saved Ia the counties IT
each election without In the HllEhtaa,
impairing the efficiency and fairness
OF the eieetions. lie also believes that
a similar sum can be saved ne each
election In Baltimore city, Ii the right
method " adopted lie expectB 10 gat
some information and tsr ask some
questions on this llna 1T the meeting
as weil ~ 10 make some proposals.
A third matter which will come up
IL the question Of uniform county gov
ernment Tha Governor wili submit
20 the County Commissioners whether
better government. leaa expensive and
more otiicient can not he obtained by
having each county governed IN one
way. and that sths fnaet modern way.
than by having a different system IN
each county. He expecsA 10 Get from
the meeting much information that
VIII be of value Ia him. aud from tho
responses received since the an-
nonncenient Was firNt made that he
intended 20 cali this conference, Il "a
probable his ideas will meet with an
energetic response.
The interest which the county poo.
ole have taken In the State road
question has been Of the most intense
kind, The Governor Ii anxious TO Inn
press upon the minds ~ the C9nnty
Commissioners. who are the govern
ing bodies IN the different counties,
that unless the work the State IL do-
Ing In building good roads Is supple
mented by the counties themselves Il
will fall short Of what in really de-
sired. Each county. he believes,
should find In the work the State Is
doing aud the money Il IL spending IN
building god roads, q Bsimuinnt 10 nc-
tion for itself, NOT only Ia building
roads To serve ms compliments 10 thu
State roads. but IN properly repairing
those they have