The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-09
County Boards to Meet.

Governor Crothers Monday sent out
invitations to the meeting of County
Commissioners, which he has scheduled
for April 81. The invitations were
sent particularly to the president OF
each board, to the counsel and to the
clerk. 1t is stated in the invitations
that such other members as care to
come will be welc ome, but the presence
of these officials is especially desired.
The meeting will be held at 10 O'Clock
in the State Board rooms of the Union
Trust Building.
Interest in the coming conference mas
been aroused all over the State and the
developments there will be watched
closely by the people in every county
No such gathering has ever been called
together before, and exactly what is to
be sprung" upon the County Com
missioners when they arrive is not
known The Governor, in explaining
his purpose in assembling the County
Commissioners, indicates that he has
in mind some practical reforms in
which he hopes to get the cooperation
of the country people.
One of these is the question of re-
pairing roads. In the opinion of the
Governor as well as other who have
had opportunities for locking into the
matter, the present m ethods in force
in most of the counties leave much to
be desired In one or two counties up
to-date, modern, progressive methods
are used and the people get full value
for the money they spend. In a num-
Der of them this is not the case 1t il
understood the Governor believes that
the system of mending roads should be
unifolm in all the counties and he haf
"a lumber of suggestions along this line
by which money can be saved and bet
ter les ults obtained, which he will lay
before the Commissioners as we'll as tt
ask them TO suggestions and informs-
ton.
Another proposition which the Gov
ernor expects to bring up is that OF
lection expenses. 1t is his belief thai
at least S25.(C0. and probably mucl
mere, can be saved in the counties
Zach election without in the slightest
iml aling the Efficiency and fairness OF
the election. He also believes that
similar sum can be saved at each elec-
.tion in Baltimore city, if the RICH
lmethod is adopted He expects to gel
some information and to ask some
gu, stion on this line at the meeting as
well as to make some proposals.
A third matter which will come up is
r.ent. The Governor will submit t,
the County Commissioners whether
better government, less expensive ant
more fficent, can not be obtained BY
having each county governed in one
way, and that the most modern way
than by having a fferent system il
each county. He expects to get from
uLe meeting much infol nation that Wi
he OF value 10 him, and from the re
sponses received since the announc,
naent was first made that he intend
ed to Call this C, inference, it is probabl
his ideas will meet AN energetic r..
spouse.
The interest which the county peopl
have taken in the State road question
has been of the most intense kind. Th,
Governor is anxious to impress upor
the minds of the County Commissioners
who are the governing bodies in ID
diff erent counties, that unless the worl
the State is doing in building goot
roabs is supplemented by the counties
themselves it will fall snort of what il
really desired. Each county, he bclieyes
should find in the work the State is do
ing ard the money it is spending in
building good roads, OF stimulant t.
action for itself, not only in building
roads to serve as compliments to th,
State roads, Tut in properly repairing
ahOS.. thew have