Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-25
SENATOR MUDD'S BILL
For National Defense Highway---True
Text of Bill.

Representative Sydney (. Mudd in
troduced the following bin in Congress
which was referred TO the Committee
on Roads. and ordered printed
A Bill 10 aid the State of Maryland
~ construct a military and post road
to be known as The National Defense
Highway. connecting the United States
Naval Academy grounds az Annapolis
the capital OF Maryland. and the seat
Of the Federal Government. the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Be il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Uni
ted States. in Congress assembled
That for the purpose of cooperating
with and to aid the State of Maryland
TO construct a military and post road
which shall be a modern high-grade
road. said road to be known and desig-
mated as the National Defense High
way. connecting and afferding direct
means OF transpOl tation and commu-
nication between the city OF Annap-
oils the carital of the State of Mary
land. wherein is located the United
States Naval Academy. and the Dis
triot of Columbia. the seat of tho Fed
eral Government. the capital OF the
United States. there Is hereby appro-
priated out of any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated. TO be
expended by and under the direction
and supervision of the Secretary OF
Agriculture. as hereinafter provided
the sum OF $3.50 600. or so much there
OF as may be necessary; Provided
That no part of said sum shall be
expended until the Secretary of Agri-
culture is satisfied that the State of
Maryland has made provision and au-
thority for the expenditure of an
amount equal thereto toward the
construction of said highway; Provid-
ed further, That the maintainence of
said National Defense Highway shall
not be a charge against the United
States except TO the extent of pro-
portionate amount of any appropri-
aion that may hereafter he made by
Congress in aid of the States for a
general system of highways: And pro
vided further, that no toll shall be
eXacted or charged for the use of the
said highway
Sec. 2.That said National Defense
Highway shall be a military highway
and post road for the transportation OF
military supplies and postal matter
Provider. that the United State, does
not assume jurisdiction over that part
of said highway within the State of
Maryland.
Sec. 3. That the Secretary OF Agri-
culture. when advised by the proper
authorities of the State of Maryland
that the terms of this Act ere satis-
facory and that said State will con
struct in accordance with surveys
plans and specifications to be submit
ted to and approved by him, he shall
in his discretion, from time TO time.
make payments upon such construct
ion as TIE same progresses, but these
payments shall in no case, be more
than the pro rata part of the United
States OF the value of labor ard mate
rials which have been put into such
construction: Provided that all act
ual construction of said highway m
der the provisions of this Act shall be
under the supervision an control Of
the highway commission of the State
of Maryland; but the Secretary of
Agriculture may make or cause TO be
made such inspection and eXamina-
tions OF said tighVa. as he shall deem
necessary. and prescribe what reports
shall be made TO hun thereto. when
they shall be made ard the subject
matter thereof
Sec. 4. That al payments of money
from the appropriation authorized by
this Act shall be made by the Treas
urer OF the United states upon war.
rants drawn by the Secretary of Agri-
culture.
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