Evening star., 1955-11-10
Maryland Road
Fees Shared
by Politicians

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BALTIMORE. Nov. 10 tR.-
A large number Of politicians
share in State Roads Commission
legal fees. . list furnished yes
lterday by the commission re-
veals.
The list Of 23o lawyers doing
little research and condemnation
suit work for the States high
way program includes 16 men,
bers Of the General Assembly,
10 of the % States attorneys
and many others in political life,
Joseph D. Buscher, special as
sistant attorney general for the
roads commission, furnished the
list upon request.
The information showed that
fees paid lawyers hired by the
commission on q contractual
basis totaled $4,000 last year
THE fees ranged from as Low
las SIS to $9,775. but most were
between 5000 and $500.
4 Bailey Tops List
The top fee on the 1854 iisj
went to former State Senator
Paul Bailey. st. Marys County
Republican. He received Sc, ,4Tt
for title search work, and So 500
for legal services In condemna-
ition cases.
State Senator's on the 1885
roster are Layman J. Redden
Democrat of Caroline; james
Weinroth, Democrat OF Cecil;
Frederick c. Malkus. Democrat
Iof Dorchester: william s.
James, Democrat Of Hartford, and
James A. Mattingly. Democrat
lof st. Marys.
The IL State delegates listed
are Ridgely p. Melvin, jr., DEM
ocrat Of Anne Arundel; A. Cor
ldon Boone, Democrat Of Balti-
more County; Harry r. Hughes
Democrat Of Caroline: Thomas
j. Hatern. Democrat OF Hartford:
Daniel T. Murray. jr., Democrat
Iof Howard; William B. Wheeler
Democrat Of Montgomery;
Charles w. Woodward. jr., Dem.
ocrat Of Montgomery: Ernest A
ILOveless. jr.. Democrat Of Prince
Georges; Lloyd Simpkins, Dem
iocrat Of Somerset; Jerome Rob-
linson. Democrat Of Baltimore
tCity. and Delegate Hervey
Machen, Democrat of Prince
Georges.
/ States Attorneys Listed
/ States attorneys listed as per.
forming legal duties for the com.
mission were David Hardness
Calvert County: ]. Albert Roney
Cecil; George w. Bowling
Charles: Harry Dyer, Hartford;
&c. Orman Manahan, Howard,
Alger Y. Barbee, Montgomery:
Blair Smith. Prince Georges:
Walter Dorsey. st. Marys: Ham
Iilton Fox. Wicornico, and Daniel
T. Prettyman, Worcester.
Others prominent in Maryland
politics who are on the list are
former State Senator and Circuit
Court Judge e. Dale Adkins d.
Wicomico County: william c
Walsh Of Cumberland, former
attorney general; John Reeve.
lof Bethesda. former secretary 81
State; Neil c. Fraley, former
State senator now a Judge II
! Garrett County. and the Law
lf1rm Of Lane. Bushong and BY.
ron, Of which former Gov. VII.
liam Preston Lane. jr,. Is q mem.
Iber.
Attorney General C. Ferdinand
Sybert's name was on the 1854
roster where 1t was reported f1s
received $535 in legal fees prior
ITO taking off1ce as attorney gen.
'leral.
4 The roads commissions 1885,
Hist Of attorneys and law firTn,
hired for title search and con.
'idemnation work in highway
projects included:
| Montgomery, Prince Georges
/ Montgomery County--Dayid e
BETS. David r. Cahoon, jaime.
IChristopher. Edwin Collier, NIL.
ton r. Clogg, Edward L. Foster
Samuel Gordon, Mrs. Susan j
lHendershott, Leonard T. Hardy
Joseph M. Matthias. B. Houston
lMcC Ceney. Alger Y. Barbee, Miller
l& Miller (Rockyillel, Miller &
Miller tSilver SPRING., I. Johr
IRitterpusch, Ralph Shure, Guar.
,lanty Title. Simpson a. Simpson
10. Gregg Everngam, Harper NJ
Smith. Andrew w. Starratt, tr.,
James +. Tones. William B
Wheeler. Charles w. woodward
lir.: Vincent L. Gingerich.
4 Prince Georges County-waldt
Burnside. Bowie Clagett, Ernest
In. Cory. jr.. Oscar r. Duley
Frank M. Hall. Thomas Elmo
Jones. G. Calvert Lancaster
Ernest A. Loveless. jr.. Herve,
10. Machen, George @. McLeish
lit. Thornton Murray, Roscoe
Parker. Ralph w. Powers. Her.
,Ibert w. ,Reichelt, Sasscer. Clag.
EFT a. Powers. Blair Smith
Lawyers Title Co.