Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-10-05

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lished at Hagerstown. Frederick and
aIurlock for assistance of physicians.
These facilities available now for prac.
tloally all physicians in the State.
I Medical inspection Of school chill.
dren under way In eight counties and
being extended.
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Recommendation unit established.
Water and sewerage sanitary plans
Tor ii towns and State institutions
studied and approved.
Bureau provided for enforcement of
drug laws.
Public health nurses increased from
, Ia 1890 to S2, and deputy State
health officers from s to 10.
Rpreahs Of Child Hygiene.
care OF The Tubereular.
" addition 10 the, maintenance of
,thS biAsFwhite tubercuiosis sanatoriufn
In the country. near Sabillasville, the
Colored Tuberculosis Hospital at
Henrytown will be finished and opened
this fall and the reconstruction and
enlargement Of Pine Bluff sanatorium
has been provided for
Delinquent Boys And Girls.
Cottage system at Maryland Train
ing School for Boys considerably en-
larged
Maryland Industrial Training School
for Girls (Montrose) removed from
Baltimore city to 840-acre farm near
Reisterstown, with mansion building
and two cottages.
Both institutions made part of the
Department Of Education under the
Reorganization act, SO as to associate
their youthful inmates from the penal
Or reformatory idea.
Merit system.
Became effective January l, 1921,
and its application has been extended
by executive order until II includes
So per cent Of the 5000 State EN-.
ployes. This means practically all of
them except the Governors appoint
meIits, nearly all Of these being policy
forming heads of departments, teach
ers OF the State University, as to
whom the best judges agree that the
right of free selection should exist,
ana road repair men, who are day
laborers. The administration OF the
department is regarded by civil serv-
ice authorities as second to none In
the country.
state Purchasing Agent.
This department Is now operating
IN entire cooperation with every other
department and institution. AS reli-
able check as It has been possible
to make shows q minimum average
saving on annual purchases, due to
this department, Of 10 per cent, or
100000 a year.
Public Utilities.
The Public Service Commission, in
its decision In the Baltimore city
gas aud electric rate case, saved con-
sumers over $1,300,000 year. Bal
timore's gas rate ia now the lowest
on the Eastern seaboard and the
company's credit is unimpaired.
The commission has aided In Sc
curing good electric light and power
service at reasonable rates to many
sections Of the State. 1t consum-
mated the plan whereby the Ken
sington and Sandy Spring Railway
was taken over by the Capitol Trac-
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service to Washington. It aided in
the continuance of natural gas serv-
Ice to the Cumberland and elsewhere
in Western Maryland when the
abandonment Of that service was
threatened.
Baltimore Police Department.
Substitution OF single commits
sloner for the old board Of three and
reorganization OF the entire depart
ment on metropolitan basis.
National Guard.
The end of the World War left the
States without any National Guard
at ALL The organization of Mary
lands National Guard, to It's peace
time basis of 1926 men, has been
practically completed.
County armories placed under con-
troll of local commissions.
Governors civilian staf abolished.
Forestry And Fire Prevention.
Called first Interstate Are proven
ton conference in the country, which
resulted In permanent committee
in this and other States and a ma
tlonal conference and nationwide
movement against fire loss.
Legislation passed for conserva-
ton OF forest resources and State
demonstrations In reforesting waste
lands.
Soldiers And Sailors Memorial
Building.
The 100000 Soldiers and Sail
OTIS Memorial Building, adjoining
the City Hall Plaza, Baltimore, to
which the State has contributed
100000, Will shortly be completed.
Pledges Of The Democratic
Party
We pledge our party to an efficient,
conscientious and economical admin
lstratlon OF the State Government In
all us branches.
Taxation.
The State tax rate having been re-
duced over cents during this adj
miniatration, we pledge our party to
ouch further decrease as the most
rigid but sensible economy will make
possible.
In addition to tho eight major Of
fees abolished by the Reorganization
Get we promise the elimination OF all
other Offices and positions which can
In any way be dispensed with without
harm to the public service.
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