Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-08
STATE SHOULD PAY
County Commissioners Think In
View Of Spa Greek Bridge
Being Highway State
Should Pay For
Repairs
COMMITTEE TO CONFER
Going to Baltimore To See State Road
Officials-Con Bridge
For Water Works

On account of last Tuesday being
Primary Election Day, the regular
weekly meeting of the County Com
missioners was deferred until Thurs
day, so that the proceedings of that
meeting as well as this weeks session
are given herewith.
The agitation over the question of
| the ACCESSIBILITY of the county con-
structing wharf in Rockhold's creek,
in the Eighth district, has been re-
| newed. Owing to the fact that the
committee originally appointed to con-
slider the matter was unable to agree,
the Commissioners on Tuesday named
another commission, composed of
Messrs. George Nutwell, James H.
Jones and Thomas Ford, to investigate
the matter. This commission will
meet on Saturday, October z.
The matter of the location of the
landing of the Riverview Ferry at
South River has been referred to a
commission composed of Messrs Ben
jamin Watkins, ST., Frank Hodges
and Daniel Townsend. This commits
sion has been directed to meet the
County Engineer and go over the mat
ter. 1t seems that the survey made
of the land there was incorrect, and
that instead of the landing place be-
ing on property for which the county
had the right of way, it is on the land
of Captain Peach, and Mr.. Peach is
charging the county rental at the rate
of S25 per year. He now seeks to
collect bill for that amount.
President Smith and Commissioners
Pettebone and Brown went to Balti-
more yesterday to confer with the
State Roads Commission with refer
ence to the repairs to be made to the
bridge over College creek. Since this
bridge is to be taken over by the
State and used in conjunction with the
State highway from Baltimore to An
napolis the county officials contend
that the State should pay for its prop
er repair. That was the contention
laid before the State Roads officials.
The Board paid number of the
bills of the election officials for their
services at the recent primaries, but
others, including number of door
keepers and other helpers, were held
over until the next meeting. The
bills paid included twenty-seven chief
judges, amounting to $400. so, twenty
five associate judges, $14S.50 and
twenty-eight clerks,$ 5000.
Receipts recorded included the fol-
lowing items: From ex-County Treas
urer Alton r. Arnold, collections of
taxes in arrears, $4,000 Justice John
B. Wells, collections from fines, $2S;
Justice William d. X. Lee, same,
$30.53 Justice John E. Potee, same,
$68.75.
All members of the Board were
present at this weeks meeting except
Commissioner j. dep. Douw, of Anna
polls, who is still on his vacation.
At last weeks meeting the Board
made provision for the construction of
a concrete bridge over a stream near
the Annapolis Water Works plant.
Bids for the work have been asked,
and they will be opened by the Board
at IL O'Clock next Wednesday. The
1 stream in question is west of Camp
Parole. On the same date the Board
will open bids for the repair of Sew
ern Run bridge.
Commissioner Beard and the Coun-
ty Engineer were directed to inquire
into the matter of repair of the
county bridge near the Annapolis
Water Works. The bond of Howard
Z. Gray, to whom was awarded State
aid contract No. 243, for road work in
the Fifth district, was filed and &C.
ceped. The bond is in the sum OF
SIS, 326, the amount of contract and
is placed by the United States FL
deity and Guaranty Company.
The County Treasurer was granted
an insolvency in the sum of $3.50,
upon the assessment of George C.
Hildt, of the First district, on account
of an error by the assessors in carry.
ing out the amount of assessment OF
buildings for 1900 when the amount
should have been $3.50.