The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-23
No, 13
Turnpike Association Meet.

The Turnpike Association of the State
met in the grand jury room on December
! 10, it being the seventh annual meeting.
p. ~ Hammaker presided.
Following the roll-cal the minutes of
last meeting, which was held on Decem-
Der 10, 1909, were read by the secretary
treasurer of the association, Oliver c.
Warehime. and were approved. Mr.
| Warehime's report as treasurer was read
and accepted and moved to be spread
upon the minutes.
| The names of members who died dur
| ing the year-Alexander Neill Joseph
/ Fahrney. Samuel Roup and Josiah Eng
lar-were reported and a committee con-
! siSting of w. II. Armstrong. A. c. Strife
and J. II. BlllingSlea was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions upon the deaths
A report of the legislative committee,
p. N. Hammaker, Noah +. Cramer and
George X. Dennis. was read by Mr..
Cramer. 1t was stated that the commit
tee gave close attention to the acts of the
Maryland Legislature in 1910 as regards
the turnpikes of the State, and finding in
an automobile bill an article which fixed
the rates of toll for automobiles, after con-
siderable effort, succeeded in having the
clause stricken from the bill. w. III.
adopted, said he recognized the worthy
efforts of the committee in the endeavor
TO prohibit the passage of such bill and
gave his thanks to the committee
The road men left in body at noon
for the City Hotel for dinner where the
following menu was served:
Oyster Cocktail
Mock Turtle. Au Madere
Ialarxr ntt,.as 1.
Boiled Kennebec Salmon, Parsley
Sauce
NJ. T. A. Punch
Roast Frederick County Turkey
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Green Peas
Fancy Ices Assorted Cakes
Cafe Noir Cigars
Those who attended the meeting were:
r. {. Dutrow, Adamstown Turnpike;
c. w. Slagle Baltimore and Frederick
and the Broonsboro Turnpikes; Thomas
A. Murray, !. II. Billingslea, Baltimore
and Reisterstown; DR.. d. F. Mckinney.
William Grove, Buckeystown; f. w.
Newcomer, Beaver Creek and South
Mountain; P. N. Hammaker, c. s. Shook.
]. Marshall Miller, Frederick and Emmits-
burg; W. II. Armstrong, Hagerstown
and Sharpsburg; A. c. Strife, Hagers-
town and Wavnesboro and Maryland
Turnpike companies; !. Earl Troup,
Hagerstown and Conococheague; "A. T.
Towson, c. S. Shank, Hagerstown and
Daniel Wolfe, b. f. Ham
maker, Reuben Devibiss, Liberty and
Pipe Greek; E. ID. Shriver Liberty and
Frederick, and the Woodsboro and
Frederick; B. +. Dudderar l. w. Baker,
Liberty and New Windsor; George X.
Dennis, Monocacy and Urbana. and the
Washington; George w. Albaugh, Wash
ington and Westminstery S l.. Hankey,
Woodsboro and Creagerstown; Noah +.
Cramer, Woodsboro and Frederick; DIR.
Woodward. Westminster and Meadow
Branch; Ezra Houck, Frederick and
William A. Murdock, Hag-
erstown and townsville, and Peter l..
Hargett.
After the dinner at the City Hotel Mr..
Murray delivered a lengthy address in
which he scored numerically the Roads
Commissioners. DIR. H. Billingslea
and Others delivered addresses.
The convention was concluded with
the election of officers for the ensuing
year, which resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, A. l.. Towson. of Smithsburg,
Washington county; vice, president, r.
z. Dutrow. Frederick county; Oliver c.
secretary-treasurer; George
R. Dennis, counsel. The executive COM
mlttee OF the past year was reelected as
follows: DIR. J. II. Billingslea, A. P.
Snader. Carroll county; w. H. Arm
strong, A. L. Towson, Washington
county; H. c. Selby, Howard county,
and r. c. Dutrow. and Daniel Wolfe,
Frederick county
1t was decided to hold the next annual
meeting in Hagerstown, the date to be
determined upon later by the officers of
the association.