Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-12
BRIDGE KEEPER MUST
REMAIN ON THE JOB
War Department Complains as to
Opening College Creek Structure
so RESOLUTION is PASSED.
County Commissioners Informally Dis
cuss Fatal Explosion in PaiapscO
River But No Action is Taken

When the County Commissioners
met in weekly session yesterday, il
took up tn, compaint made by the
War Department TO the effect that
the county is not complying with the
Government regulations with regard
to the opening of the draw of College
creek bridge for the passage of ves-
sells.
In discussing the matter il devel-
oped that the instance referred to.
the bridge-keeper was at the time
engaged in replacing boards on
Weems creek bridge. However, the
question led to the adoption of res
luton further regulating the hours
Of employment of the keeper. The
resolution directs the bridge keeper
not to leave the bridge during his
regular hours of emplc yment. with
ont substitute to look after affairs
The Commissioner also discussed
informally the explosion on the Brit
ish tramp ste amer Alum Chine in Pa
tapsco river last Friday that took
toll Of thirty lives, and did damage
to that and other vessels amounting
to hundreds Of thousands of dollars
The Board, however, took no action
in the pre- misses.
1t had been suggested in some
quarters that it was up to the Anne
Arundel authorities to open an invts-
tigation of the explosion in view Of
the fact that il occurred d closer to the
Anne Arundel shores than the limits
of Baltimore city or county The
Alum hine, however, was we'll out
in the middle of the river, anG it is
understood that the Commissioners
take the view that an investigation
by the county is not necessary
College creek bridge also came in
for discussion along another line,
that as to its condition, and County
Engineer Green has been directed to
make a thorough examination Of the
Structure and report to the Board.
The Engine er was also dire cted TO
make a similar investigation and re-
port as tn the condition If the bridge
over Stone House Cove, in the Third
district
The Board having been petitioned
for the opening OF a new road from
SkidmOre tC the house Of Mr.. l. l..
Stallings, in the Third district, the
Board appointed Messrs. H. G..
Bourke, r. T. Brice and Charles
Duvall, as commission to investi-
gate the necessity of said highway
This commission will meet at 10
O'Clock on the morning of April 10.
G. W. Wellham and S. S. Tracey,
appointed a commission to investi-
gate the public necessity of extend
ing the new cut road from the old
Annapolis road to the Light street
road, near Glen Burnie, notified the
Board by letter that they had COM
pleted the inquiry, but before making
a report, sked that the County En-
gineer be directed to make a survey.
The Board complied with this re-
quest.
Two more names were added to
the list of insane patents to be cared
for by the county at the State Insane
Asylum. Upon the certification Of
Drs. j. 20. Purvis and w. H. Hopkins,
Daisy s. Thomas was ordered COM
mitted to the Springfield State Hos
pital at Sykesvile, and Elinora Pindar,
colored, will be committed to the
State Hospital for Negro Insane, al
Brownsville, this county, upon GER
tifcations of Drs. L. B. Henkel and
John Ridout
The Board granted permission tc
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele'
phone Company to erect fifteen poles
on the county road from Birdsville tC
OGDEN, upon payment of the usual pol
Il fay