Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-18
SENATE BEGINS CUT
IN RITCHIE'S BUDGET

Delegate Rullman's bill which gives
authority to the Board OF County
Commissioners TO provide for the con-
struction and maintenance of sewer
age plants in the county, and COM
pelling connections with private
plants under certain conditions. and
The acquisition of such plants by the
county, was favorably reported by
the county delegation at yesterdays
session OF the House. and after be-
ng amended in certain minor RESPECTS
was passed along TO the third read
ing file. 4 bill. somewhat similar i'm
nature. introduced by Delegate Dun
lap. but which was drawn more par
ticularly to cover the Third and Fifth
district sections. also was favorably
reported and passed To its third read
ing.
AT the request of Mr.. Baldwin. OF
the county delegation, the Rullman
bill was amended so as TO exemnt
he Third, Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts from its provisions. An
other amendment presented by the
Baltimore city delegation provides
that nothing in the Act shall be
deemed or construed to authorize the
condemnation OF anyIproperty owned
or controlled by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore or the County
Commissioners of Baltimore, county,
in Anne Arundel county"
Delegate Rullman is sponsor OF a
resolution introduced in the House re-
questing Congress to pass bill pro-
viding for the maintenance OF the
United States Coast Guard as part of
the Navy. The resolution was re-
ferred to the Federal Relations Com
mittee.
Senate Committee Pares Budget
The Senate Committee on Finance
has done some tentative cutting in the
appropriations in the Budget Bill. 1t
it the first move made in this direc-
tion the committee having until now
devoted itself TO a study OF the needs
of the various departments.
There was Topped from the alIot-
ment made TO the Conservation Com
| mission, $1,000; for State schools, $22,-
| 900; from the State Board OF Health,
| SO 900; from the Motor Vehicle Com
missioner, S5200 = altogether about
| $4,000 was taken from the depart
ments.
In addition, it is proposed to cut
down salaries and this reduction
would add approximately $4,000 to
the amount saved -.
Governor Ritchie will send the sup
Iplementary bHdget to the Legislature
Monday night. Among other items
will be an appropriation-s50 10000 or
100000 for the titling department OF
| the Motor Vehicle Commissioners Of
flee. This is new budget item but
| legislation requiring the budgeting OF
| the titling funds and of the depart
ment's expenditures may be passed by
this session of the Legislature. 1t is
in anticipation Of such a possibility
hat the Governor is including the au.
tomobile titling department in the
supplementary budget.
House Passes Town Roads Bill
A bill which will settle controver-
sizes that might arise between munich
pal authorities and the State Roads
Commission has passed the House Of
Delegates and been sent to the Senate.
1t provides that the State, when
building any public road through an
incorporated town or city, shall lay
the street to conform to the grade
fixed by the municipal authorities.
| The measure was discussed with
John ~ Mackall, chief engineer OF. the
State Roads Commission, shortly after
its introduction, and approved by HIM