The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-01-26
SOME APPROPRIATIONS THAT
THE LEGISLATURES IS ASK
ED TO MAKE

eel,
. :, The Legislature of Maryland has been
nvii in session a l,t'e less tran three weeks,
sri and ALREADY {, IS pronosed and demanded
b that it shall make more appropriations
~ than ever before III the history Of the
ia State
ace Its not only asked bur it : impor-
ian, tuned to appropriate eigh; millions Of
= Il dollars Tor the Good Roads Commission,
- 4, although that commission has sre DIV
1ol,F spent, and contracted to spend, i've mil
is ). ions of dollars and has made TO repor;
r } . the people who have It TO paw. how !;
lisi :: aas been spent or ANYTHING about IT,
ma They are now asked to appropriate
Sc ,ne million. TWO hundred thousand dol
D ArS to build another srmoy in Baltimore
-urr hlty Tor the Fourth MARYLAND Regiment
< is also asked io appropriate one mil
As ION and half Of dollars to Johns Hop
IIat ms University 10 move the university to
-, gIomewood, lis proposed new home
ii / '-jth the pretex, that II Is 10 build a tech
zeal school for high. scientific education.
'hstever tina; may be. or NAV mean.
80 r. It is asked 10 appropriate eight hun
" red thousand dollars to build new
ormal School in Baltimore City. Iii
;. 81 iked 10 appropriate SIX hundred thou
- nd dollars for buildings and improve
. 10 EMS for the insane 2SvIumS and mainly
III, 5, the Springfield asylum. It s also
ID. och ked 10 appropriate Of the money az The
ose 81, \ PAYERS, three hundred thousand dollars
sons psoialiy 10 improve Southern Maryland
Z Ard il j. asked 10 appropriate thirty
. thousand dollars for committee OF
a sach The Msyor Of Baltimore ! 10 BE-
y chairman, 10 s0end in behalf Of the
nun l,>uocraiic National Convention. which
lam Ito be held m Baltimore Civ ia June
"a alIl e>e appropriations loot up the sum
ms twelve million. four hundred and
e. nv odd thousands Of dollars All of
,nn Use appropriations are 10 hs made br
stra 2 State BY jSSuir, bonds bearing inter
igadIs excep, The ihjr,s odd ;honSsnd dol
walls Tor the CONVENTION appropriation.
'llapq his vast sum Of money for the various
tallB Il l7opnatious ought 10 sS;oniSh any man
ne 9ard. common sense. especially when
'yor'r considers ihs, the State is already in
p about five millions OF dollars. which
ma o., 6y reason a bonds issued for the
"Fis' v,alled Good Roads Commission and
ONE mouse the States insane poor. The
.tg M millions Of dollars spen, by TIE
5hsd Roads Commission has been
s,eiy wasted SO lar a practical good
Zach :, . building : concerned. because {;
t cost' + been all. OF nearly all spent to make
eentsG rs fov the automobiles. and al an ex.
ual :, use thst puts 90 shame ali IDEAS Of
IN. al, sd. common sense ia uosd building Tor
lie he practical business interests Of the
fornif :. The theory Of The Good Roads
'orts NJ nnaisSioa Is au impossible one IN the
at 81 q 81 any possibility Of the Siste beng
cam,fNt 10 build, OF 10 keep them IN repair
WIN :" could sdori 10 build them
ia; Is The need or q new Normal
- anol. wien The safe already mas
PoisaA d Normal School. That has ne; ard
ard q easily uleet 81 Of The needs OF
Allegf mai Soaool training The State DOES
er dr. need Normal : c1ool half 80 much
death needs good teachers. who can and
!, oIhei viii teach plain, practical. primary
- ~ Nol education. cutting of an Of the
alton = lads ard isncies that have been
c{ are beng injected into the public
/. 4 >oIs distrsciing the minds Of The chH
I'd 6fa and even preventing their obtaining
conte benefit OF any real education a, all.
er ms 81 is the need Of another arnorv IN
iEnove City,
-. u ey already have one that they claim
,.r hold twelve thousand people. and
be made 10 hold twenty thousand
10y $ viii easily hold al Of the soldiers.
lls sa he State and then have room to
,ardS re
- ny more money Is needed for the
OF The insane we cannot imagine /
- ' were far better of before when
= =. were in reach of their relatives and /
: - IDS who had more mieres; in them !
elopes any ooo'oF OF nurse VII nave IN q j
wri s.;e institution. Fine buildings and 1
sw will not add either to the comfort I
,'resfare Of this unfortunate class, and /
only piles another burden on the