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


Greatly needed legislation passed
governing the sale and ingredients Of
fertilizers.
Dairy and animal husbandry farm,
with dairy manufacturing laboratory
provided. -ft
Southern Maryland Immigration
Commission.
Roads And Bridges.
At the close of this administration
706 miles of new roads will have been
built, bringing Maryland's road miles
age from 1,646 miles to 1882 miles.
This constitutes IS per cent, Of the
total road mileage of the State, and no
pther State has as much as per
cent. completed. BY the close Of this
year the primary and secondary sys-
TENS as laid down by the federal AID
-lact VIII have been entirely cop1pieted
The road system has been efficiently
maintained and the laying of concrete
shoulders introduced. Sixty miles OF
these have been laid, increasing the
width from IA to 90 feet and assuring
protection to the roadbed.
The new Severn River bridge will
be shortly completed, the Susquehanna
River bridge has been taken over and
Ia one-way bridges on main lines have
been reconstructed so as to carry
three lines of traffic.
since.
Snow plows have been introduced,
with the result that every State road
lis kept In condition for travel every
day of the year and practically $780,
1000 a year Is saved In spring repair
work
Prior to this administration there
were no direction and distance signs.
Now every State highway is marked
with them.
Maintenance deficit, S1,179, 555.07,
due to inadequate maintenance appro,
Ipriations in former years and to
changing fiscal year, wiped out
through gasoline tax
Roads marked with white bands at
grades and curves; culverts and OBJ
struotions whitewashed; camp sites
Established.
The $1,O00,0O0 Robert Grain High
way, designed to make Baltimore in
stead of Washington the trade center
tor Southern Maryland, has been pro-
Nided for and construction begun.
Department OF Welfare.
1. PENAL INSTITUTIONS
The reorganization of the Peniten-
tiary and the House Of Correction has
been complete.
Both institutions have been com
bined under one warden. This makes
them mutually supporting, the farm
at the House Of Correction supplying
both prisons and the Penitentiary furn.
ishing skilled labor when needed at
the House of Correction. The trans
Ter of prisoners is now possible on g
selective basis.
The State-use system has been inau-
gurated, embracing a shoe shop which
makes all shoes for the inmates Of
State institutions; printing shop for
| State departments; a furniture fac
tory and an automobile tag factory
| which is making the tags for this
State and will be able to take orders
from elsewhere.
A committee Of the leading physic.
ians of Maryland has prescribed and
approved the diet at both institutions
and the same committee has re-organ-
lied the medical supervision and hos
pital treatment, with consultant spe-
| cialists, trained nurses and social serv-
Ice workers.
2. INSTITUTIONS FOR THE INsAND--
Building for criminal insane con-
structed at Spring Grove; new infrm-
AIRY at Rosewood epileptic colony at
| Springfield; new building for colored
insane at Brownsville.
Transfer by January /, 1924, OF all
insane patients approximately 25O)
| from Bay View to State hospitals
Training schools for nurses inaug-
urated at Springfield and Spring Grove.
Mental hygiene clinics established
for preventive purposes by free treat
ment Of incipient mental cases.
| Workmen's Compensation And Mines
The Workmen's Compensation law
was redrafted and liberallzed by the
Legislature In 1920 as an administra.
tive measure, two OF the most impor-
tant changes being substantial in
crease In the allowances and reduc-
ton Of the waiting period from two
weeks to three days. In 1919 ATS
al Ia1 Ia. teal
In 1922 there were filed 1890 claims.
The Mining Code was adopted as an
administrative measure by the Legis-
lature Of 1922. This code gives Mary
land miners the benefit of the most
modern and humane laws as to health
and safety, and ends a 20-year contro-
versy between operators and miners.
Schools in mining organized at Bar
ton, Cumberland and Frostburg.
University OF Maryland.
Creation by Legislature of 1920 OF
State University through consolidation
of Maryland Agricultural College with
University of Maryland.
In addition to agricultural activities
the following may be mentioned
BALTIMORE CITY--New dental clinic,
new quarters for accident cases, hand
ling an average of II cases daily; dc
,velopment of pharmacy activities, or
ganization of business and commercial
schools
COLLEGE PARK - New science hall,
gymnasium, assembly hall and athletic
field, engineering research department,
new and improved housing accommo-
dations for both boy and girl students.
Department OF Health.
tuberculosis clinics established.
Venereal disease clinics increased
from to 16.
Admirable treatment, 1852 treat
ments given and every life saved
Other communicable diseases, 1872
056 investigated