The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-02-20
ASK FOR BOND ISSUE
THE AMOUNT rs $6OO,OOO DIVIDED
EQUALLY BETWEEN SCHOOLS N1
ROADS-BONDS TO RUN FOs 20
YEARS-THE BILL TO BE SEMI TO
LEGISLATURE WHEN READY.

"a condition and not theory con-
fronts the people of Carroll county Io
meet that condition a conference OF
representative citizens was neld at tAe
Court House, in this city, on SATURDAY
last. The conference was called Dy
the board of County Commissioners.
and to it were invited the members OF
that board and its attorney, the menl-
hers of the Board of Education and It's
attorney and the County Super1ntend'
ent. the members of the legisi iature,
the members of the Republican and
Democratic State Central Committees,
and county officials. The bad road
conditions prevented the attendance
of some and others were absent be-
cause of sickness. Those present were
County Commissioners Roop and Mel
Vile. members of the Board OF Educa-
cation Wantz, AIlender and Magee,
members of the legislature Klee, Cor
such and Spencer, members of Repub-
1iean state Central Committee Rudy
and Cunningham, members OF Demo.
cratic State Central Committee Weant
and Steele, County superintendent
Inger, w. l.. Seabrook, attorney OF
County Commissioners, Charles O
Clemson. attorney of school board,
Clerk of the Circuit Court Cash, Reg
ister of Wills Arthur, States Attorney
Brown and Sheriff Bloom.
Mr.. Roop called the meeting to or
der, Mr.. Cash was made chairman and
w. L. Seabrook, secretary.
Mr. Gorsuch called upon to explain
the object of the conference, stated tnat
IL was for the purpose Of considering
the needs of the county in the mat
ter of school and road improvements
that the meeting was called by the
county commissioners to discuss the
question and il possible decide on
some plan of legislation to be suggest
ed to the members of the legislature
keeping in view in the discussion sole
ly the question Of what action should
be taken for the best interests Of IS
county, eliminating all partisanshir
and all personal and party political
questions.
After thorough discussion, the first
question voted on was the general
! proposition that.
.'It is the consensus of opinion OF
this conference that the legislature be
, asked to enact law authorizing the
County Commissioners to pay for fu-
ture permanent improvements IL
school buildings and roads by bono
issue" which was adpoted by vote Of
fifteen. ayes and three nays.
The next question discussed was as
to whether the legislature should en-.
act such a law giving authority to the
County Commissioners to issue bonds
or whether the question Of the bond
issue should be referred to the voters
BY a resolution adopted by an aye and
nay vote, it was decided by a vote Of
issue" which was adopted by vote Of
fifteen ayes to four nays that the bill
should provide for referendum.
BY an aye and nay vote, thirteen in
the Affirmative and five in the mega
tive it was determined that the
amount of the bond issue for perma-
! nent school and road improvement he
/. fixed at $600,0OOOO, one-half of which
amount should be used for schools and
ope-haf for roads; that the bonds
should run for 20 years and be exempt
from county, State and municipal tax
alton; should be issued in series as
needed; and that the amounts derived
from the sale thereof should be ex-
pended within five years. The at
torneys for County Commissioners
and school board were authorized to
prepare bill in harmony with the
action of the conference.