Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-26
In The Legislature.
LeGOre Bridge Bill and Good
Roads Appropriation Bill Cause
Considerable Excitement.


Considerable Excitement.
During the past week the members o.
the Maryland Legislature have been see
ing strenuous times, the Appropriation
Bill for State Roads and the LeGort
Bridge Bill claiming the attention of the
members of the House most of the time
In regards the Roads Bill, the fight is
being made by Baltimore city delegates
and politicians, their object being to Sc
cure an appropriation of several millions
of dollars for the erection of bridge ir
Baltimore. This the county delegates
are fighting, and have killed. Another
bill has been passed carrying an appro-
priation of Sc, 200, 600 for State Road i'm
provements, but cuts out the bridge pro-
position.
The LeGore Bridge Bill which is of
local interest and affects only the tax
payers of Frederick county has taken
much time of the delegates, and last
week the bill for time looked as though
it would pass. The county delegates, ex-
cept Mr. Wachter, fought desperately to
prevent it passing and succeeded in get
ting matters delayed until Monday night
of this week, when it was to be taken up
AS a special order of business.
70 help defeat the bill the County
Commissioners had circulated score of
petitions protesting against the measure.
These petitions were signed by nearly
four thousand taxpayers, returned to
Frederick and taken by a large delega-
ton to Annapolis Monday afternoon.
Owing to the fight on the Good Roads
bill Monday extending into the night and
until nearly Tuesday morning, the LeGore
bill did not come up, the hearing being
postponed until 100 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon.
The hearing was not held Tuesday but
t was thought that probably it would
come up cGnesday. The LeGore fac
tion are fighting hard and it is thought
hat perhaps they wanted some of the
home people who are in Annapolis to re-
turn home before the matter came up
again.
The fact that James w. LeGore had
offered to sell his bridge and roads to
Frederick county for $l5i, 1918, with
interest at 5 per cent. from June l, 1904,
on June l3, 1910 making total of $780,
298. OF, was learned last evening. The
money was to be payable in twenty prom
isory notes, bearing dates of July l, 1910,
at per cent, and payable from one to
twenty years, and was to be paid in the
following amounts: Seven thousand, two
hundred ninety eight dollars and seven
cents, and the remaining nineteen pay
ments of ten thousand dollars each.
Under an act of 1902 incorporating the
Frederick, LeGore and Emmitsburg Rail
way and Power Company, it is claimed
that James w. LeGore actually began
the construction of the roads and bridge,
and that it was actually under construc-
ton before the act of 1904 was passed
empowering him to construct the pro-
perty. 1t is thought this will be one of
the arguments used against the passage
of the bill.
The Senate Monday finally passed the
State Tax Commission BILL which is be-
created for the purpose of equalizing the
assessments throughout the State and
which names as commissioners Arthur P.
German, Jr., Levin Wickes, of Chester
town, and Judge Oscar Lesser, of Balti-
more.
Only one vote was recorded against the
bill on its final passage. Senator Will
Hams cast that one. Publicly he made
no explanation; privately he stated that
for him to undertake to go into all of his
reasons for opposing the bill meant the
unfolding of a long story.
Under the bill Mr.. German. as chair
man of the Tax Commission, will receive
a salary of $4,000 year. The other
Commissioners will receive SIS, 900 year
each.
Senator Maloy's bill to increase the
salaries of judges was reported unfavor-
ably from the Ways and Means commit
tee. Considerable opposition has devel-
oped against the bill.
Senator Maloy introduced bill making
ing it unlawful for any railroad to per-
NIT any Waterman at any railroad cross
ing or any person engaged in the work
of switching cars, engines or trains to
work longer than 10 hours in "a hours.
Senator Ogden introduced bill making
it lawful for Jews, Seventh Day Advent
lists, and Baptists to work on Sunday,
provided they observe one day of the
week as day of rest
The bill introduced by Sena tor Matthias
amending the charter of Thurmont has
passed its third and final reading.
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