The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-04-13
WHAT GARRETTCOUNTYLEG-
ISLAT0RS DID THIS WINTER
A Resume Of the Bills introduced and
What Became of Them at Annapolis

The Republican publishes the follow
ing list of bills introduced in the recent
session of the Legislature of Maryland
by the Garrett county delegation. The
numbers are taken from the official
file as placed in the bill rooms of both
branches of the Legislature.
We publish this list as a matter of
general public interest to the citizens
of the whole county. A close reading
of this article will show that Garrett
county is moving right along to the
very front in the rank of the Progress
i've, up-to-date counties of Maryland,
and that our people are providing for
themselves and their children the best
things of this life.
The village of Accident is incorpo-
rated and June next will have its mayor
and village council.
Grantsville and Loeb Lynn Heights
are empowered to issue bonds for
water works and sewerage.
The village authorities of Deer Park
are pleased that their actions of a few
years ago, to secure a Park" are
confirmed and legalized.
The charter of Friendsville has been
improved and as a result the town will
have better side walks.
Mountain Lake Park will be better
able to collect its taxes.
Oakland was left out in the cold. Its
bill to amend the charter was received
TOO late to get through the closing
hours of the legislature.
Bloomington, doubtless, will secure a
B. & 0. agent and enjoy the privilege
of better shipping facilities, as it ought
to have and deserves.
Next November Garrett county will
vote on the question of issuing bonds
for the county high school building in
Oakland and for school buildings at
other points The new building is an
absolute necessity and Is for the best
interests of the county.
Commencing with the Senate, we
find that Senator Speicher offered the
following bills:
No. 5. Repeating the Shartzer dog
tax bill of 1914. Passed both houses.
No. s. Anti shipment bill, prohibit
ing the shipment of more than one
quart of liquor at one time into Garrett
county. Passed both houses.
No. 8. Statewide prohibition bill.
providing for vote of the whole state
on the question shall Maryland be dry
or wet?' The vets of the State put up
hard and persistent fight against a
state wide vote and won out by small
majority. However, the wet territory,
counties and cities, will vote next No
vember and decide the questions for
their county or city. The dry territory
will remain dry and the vote next No
vember will largely increase the dry
territory. The Senator did not get all
he asked for and worked earnestly for.
While the dry territory has no vote,
the wet territory all over the State is
forced to vote on the question next No
vember. The fight is on. This amend
ed bill passed both houses by good ma
jorities.
No. 67. Appropriating $4,000 for
flood protection at Kltzmiller and
Friendsville. Two years ago the Sena-
tor put this bill through the Senate but
it was lost in the House. This year
the Senate Finance Committee killed
it.
No. 81. Appropriating $4,000 to the
Garrett County School Fund for school
purposes. A similar bill had been kill
ed in the House.
Senator Speicher was urged by many
letters from Garrett county to get this
bill through. Not to do so would be a
disaster. The Senator got busy and
kept busy until he had the appropriation
put througe both houses and the "a, 900
saved to the county.
No. Ill. Authorizing the mayor and
council of Deer Park to purchase two
acres of ground for village park. Pass
ed both houses.
! No. 1l2 Sanctioning a purchase
made some years ago by the mayor and
council of Deer Park of a piece of
ground in the village for park purposes.
Passed both houses.
No. I'll. By request bill to repeal
Section 3, Article 40, of the Code of
public laws. Lost in the Senate.
No. 220 To direct the State Road
Commission to complete the State road
system by building several miles of
road from Oakland to the West Vir-
ginia state line. This bill was incor-
porated in the appropriations made for
the State Road budget and about ST.
900 allotted to complete the road as re-
quested.
No. 449, By request: To authorize the
Board of Public Works to sell Lake
Brown. Passed both houses.
No. $40. Authorizing the town of
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