The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-03-24
| MEETING OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Full Board Present-$5O,O 900 Bor-
| rowed in New York at 49, Per
Cent. for Public Schools, Roads, etc

The Board of County Commission
day, March IA, 1916, with all the
Commissioners present.
The meeting was called to order
by President Skinner. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read
and approved, with reports from r.
H. Dixon, Roads Engineer; James
r. Jones, Treasurer and Collector,
and VIM. P. Beckwith, Clerk.
Mr.. Gilbert B. Porter was present
and secured the endorsement of a
Recommendation to our representa-
tives for a change in bill now pend
ing before the State Legislature, ask
ing appropriations for maintenance
and support of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College during the years of
1916 and 1917. The proposition re-
ferred to in said bill should read as
follows, viz: $4,000 for the sal
aries and expenses of County Agents
in the several countless" instead of
$4,000 for demonstration work
through county agents. Mrs. Os-
wald requested the Board to have the
county road properly ditched by her
farm, expressing the opinion that her
husband will bear one-half of the
expenses of drainage. Com. Skinner
assured her the work would be at
tended to at the proper time.
Mr.. VIM. R. Lewis was present
and secured release from taxes on
property, long since disposed of, or
dead, for the ensuing year of 1916.
Mr.. Marcellus Proctor requested
the Board either to bridge the branch
road adjoining his farm, or abandon
said road as public thoroughfare,
but the Board deferred action.
| Mr.. Frank Webster's application
for the refund of $500 on the prop
erty of Mrs. Catherine Wright, in
East New Market, was favorably con-
sidered and an order issued to re-
fund said amount to him.
Mr.. w. Nicholas Williams request
ed Com. Hackett to order the trans
fer of property which he owns in
the Fork district, to him in time for
the Levy of 1916.
Mr.. Jacob Todd was present and
sought release from payment of S43.-
35 costs incurred in suit brought on
his bond as tax collector; Mr.. Frank
Webster sought like release on SINH
lar grounds, but the Board deferred
action in both cases.
Mr.. S. T. Waller presented an in
solvent list of property, in District
No. 1, on which Com. Hackett or
dered refund of S41.7S.
Upon the application of Mr.. Jo-
seph A. Buncke, of Madison, Com.
Linthicum credited him with all per-
sonal property for Levy of 1916, the
same having been recently disposed
of by sale.
Mr.. Jos. W. Brooks reminded the
Board of needed improvement to dirt
road near Madison. which connects
with the shell road, also ditching
said road, very badly needed, and
that he will pay one-half of said dit
ching, if it is promptly done, where
upon the Board advised Mr. Brooks
that they would refer this work to
Mr.. Dixon, the Roads Engineer.
Following resolution was passed:
Resolved, That James R. Jones, Urea
surer of Dorchester county, be direc-
ted to negotiate loan with the Far
mers' Loan and Trust Co., of New
York, amounting to $4,000, on a ba-
| sis of BIZ per cent, and to be pay
able at the Banking House of the
| Farmers Loan and Trust Co., in New
York, in New York funds. This note
to be due and payable September l =,
1916, and to be signed by the Board
of County Commissioners of Dorches-
ter county, Maryland, and the pro-
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maintenance of shell roads and
bridges in Dorchester county, con-
shutting legal and binding obliga-
ton of Dorchester county.
The Board authorized James r.
Jones, treasurer, to pay note of s2O,-
| 600 held by the Farmers and Mer-
chants National Bank.