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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_63-0047 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_63-0047 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
| THE JEFFERSONIAN, "TOWSON, MARYLAND February 7, 1920—Page 7 IMPORTANT FEATURES EM-BODIED IN NEW ROAD • LAW FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY. (Continued from Page 1, Col. 2.) ty Commissioners for the proper expenditure of all money collected, by levy or otherwise, for county ' road and bridge purposes." 5. The Roads Engineer is given power "to employ so many and such mechanics and laborers as he may think necessary for the proper construction, care and maintenance of the county roads, and fix the wages thereof." 6. The Roads Engineer is given the further power, subject to the approval of the County Commissioners, "to appoint so many and such assistants, inspectors, foremen anu clerks as he may think necessary and to fix their salaries." (Under the aforegoing provisions the Roads Engineer has the absolute right to employ laborers and mechanics, and to fix their wages, but he may only appoint assistants, foremen, etc., and fix their salaries, with the approval of the County Commissioners.) 7. The Roads Engineer is given the arbitrary power to discharge any of his employees or appointees, without the consent of the County Commissioners, provided he shall immediately notify the Commissioners in writing of his action and of his reason or reasons therefor. 8. The Roads Engineer is made the "sole purchasing agent of all road supplies, materials and equipment of every kind for use on the county roads and bridges,' to the amount of $250. If the amount of purchase exceeds $250, he is •obliged to submit his requisition to the County Commissioners for their written approval. Provision is made that "bills .shall be paid promptly with a view of securing the largest possible discount." throughout the county and is required ""thoroughly familiarize" himself with the condition of the roads and bridges throughout the county nd is required to make special examinations and reports as the County Commissioners may direct. He may suspend work being done by contract, when in his judgment the work is not according to the contract, and the County Commissioners are prohibited from making payment to the contractor except upon the written certificate of the Roads Engineer that the work has been done in conformity with such contract. 10. The Roads Engineer is required .anually, on or before the first day of February, to make a written report to the County Commissioners and the Maryland Geological Survey, covering the condition of the county roads and jtho improvements that have been made in each district, showing the amount and kind of material used on each road, .cost of labor, etc. This the Roads Engineer is required to do under the existing law. 11. On or before the first day of December in each year, the Roads Engineer is required to submit a written report, supplemented with plats as he may see fit, to the County Commissioners, "which report shall embrace a comprehensive plan of road and bridge work, repair and construction in Baltimore county for the ensuing fiscal year, showing as closely as may be the several district funds, and the general road and bridge fund and other available funds and how they are to be expended and on what roads and bridges, naming them, and the character in detail of the repairs and new construction, and the estimated cost of each item, and what proportion of the road money is for new construction, and what proportion is for maintenance and repairs, and -what proportion of each fund is set apart and reserved for salaries, incidentals and contingencies, in detail." 12. Upon receipt of the comprehensive report mentioned in the last paragraph the County Commissioners are directed to have notice thereof published in such newspaper or newspapers as they may see fit, along with the announcements that the Commissioners "will hold not less than three meetings, naming the time and place thereof, during saia month of, December, for the purpose of receiving and hearing recommendations, suggestions or objections of any taxpayer of Baltimore county in regard to any matter or thing contained in said plan." The Commissioners are •given the- power, at the conclusion of said meetings, and on or before the first (lay of January thereafter, to change, alter or modify said compre-hei sive plan, but said plan, whether eCdopted in its original form or altered shall, after the first day of January, "be binding on said County Commis-sionfre during the ensuing fiscal road year and it .shall be the duty of said Roads Engineer to see that said plan is carried out in every particular." This is virtually the application of the. "budget system" to county roads and bridges; 1?. The County Commissioners are required to levy annually, for rvads and bridges, "not less than fort/ cents nor more than sixty cents'" on the hundred dollars of assessable property in the county. Under the existing law they are prohibited from le/ying more than forty cents, with no fixed minimum. 14. Fifty per cent., or one-half, of the paid taxes for roads and bridges shall be set apart "for the use and benefit of the election district from "which it has been collected and for no other purpose." The remaining one half, together "with all other money receivable by Baltimore county for road and bridge purposes, including all money payrable to Baltimore county by the State of Maryland for automobile licenses and all fines and forfeitures payable to Baltimore county and all taxes collected on stocks and bonds not apportioned or assessed to any district and formerly known as the 'Un-apportioned Fund' shall be and constitute a fund to be known as the General Road and Bridge Fund and may be expended for any lawful road ,or bridge purpose anywhere in Baltimore county and for tpr no other purpose or purposes whatsoever." This provision in brief means that one-half of the road funds shall be expended in the several districts where collected, and the remaining one-half expended generally throughout, the county. Under the existing law 70 per cent, of the road funds is required to be expended in the several districts where collected, "while the remaining 30 per cent, is expended generally. 15. The Act provides that it shall become effective from the date of its passage, which will probably mean that the terms of the several district road supervisors, as such, will be curtailed. Local Correspondence (Continued from Page 6.) RAYVILIE. The Women's Missionary Association of Pine' Grove U. B. Church, will hold its monthly meeting this (Saturday) afternoon at the parsonage. ''Grandfather" Moore, an aged resident of this place, died last Saturday afternoon, at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Sehamel* after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Moore was a veteran of the Union Army during the Civil War, and possessed a keen intellect, being capable of giving good advice in that beautiful fatherly way and manner. Although he usually remained within the bounds of his home, it was our privilege to enjoy fellowship with him, and to be influenced by the noble christian life which he endeavored to live. His remains were laid to rest "on the green hillside," at Sharpsburg, Md. Trabert and Son. were funeral directors. * Rev. J. H. Lehman and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peregoy. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fuller Visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fuller, last Sunday. We extend our sympathy to Mrs. F. Xi. Wilson, in the recent death of her father, Mr. Adam Shupperd. -------------O------------- WOODLAWN. Mr. Bealle, of Baltimore, will have charge of the League service at Em-marts Church on Sunday evening. Mr. Pealle will have singers with him and also special'music. Come out and en-jov the service. On last Sunday evening Miss Emily Riddle and Mr. Eman- uel Ritter, our delegates to the convention of the West Baltimore District, gave reports of the convention, which were very interesting and also showed that we could not have had better delegates. Mrs. Charles Mullineaux, who had been ill with influenza, which developed into pneumonia, died on Wednesday evening. Mr. Charles Mullineaux and son, Walter, who have been ill with the same disease, are improving. The L'Allegro Club will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank'Upton on next Tuesday evening. An interesting meeting of the Patrons' Club was held at Johnnycake School on Tuesday night. Quite a number of parents were present and important business was transacted. Interest in the school is increasing . Mrs. Charles Sauter has recovered from her recent illness. -------------O------------- GRAVE RUN. Miss Mabel Stifler was the guest of Miss Florence Miller on Tuesday evening last. The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Zeig-man on Tuesday evening. After the business meeting, the evening was spent in playing games. Refreshments* were served. The Society will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Lippy in March. It was decided to buy a piece of land from Mr. Ross McComas, on which to erect a hall in the near future. Misses Florence MilUer and Mabel Stifler and Messrs. Clarence Alban, Russell Miller, William Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Martin and son, Ralph, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Alban, on Sunday last. Miss Gwendolyn Keyser spent the week-end with her parents. ----------o---------- RUXTON. Mrs. Addison C. Armstrong entertained at bridge Tuesday afternoon at the L'Hirondelle Club. Her guests in- *>... '¦¦'¦''s?4' ¦-,. *;:> '%. Lay a bet on with m^^ TW^ T5 !;7\ t < ¦r^ S^"""* Copyright 1919 by R. J. Reynold! 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And, me-o-my, what a wad of smokesport will ripple your way every time you fill up I Awaiting your say-so, you'll find toppy red bags, tidy red tins, handsome pound and half pound tin humidors— and—that classy, practical pound crystal glass humidor with soonge moistener top that keeps Prince Albert in such perfect condition ! R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Winston-Salem, N. C. -X OUR OBLIGATION TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THE YEAR 1919 this Company's revenue was not sufficient to meet its expenses and interest charges. THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S RATES, be- cause of increased costs of labor and material, did not produce sufficient revenue to meet these obligations, and our forecasts show that under the present rates DURING 1920 OUR DEFICIT WILL BE EVEN GREATER. A PUBLIC UTILITY'S OBLIGATION is to serve the public and serve it well, and when revenues are insufficient it cannot properly fulfill this obligation. ASSUMING THAT THE VALUATION of this Company's property is fair and our management economical and efficient, both of which we are prepared to prove, we believe that the public will not deny us the right to earn a fair return. THIS IS ALL the Company asks in its petition for higher rates now pending before the Public Service Commission. The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City BljHII»*MHBIBI|UMJWMiWM»MBM!'* eluded Mrs. Harry A. Orrick, Jr., Mrs. E. Ridgely Simpson, Mrs. James Hooper, Mrs. J. Harold Wheeler, Mrs. Duncan K. Brent, Mrs. Julian Roszel, Mrs. T. Nelson Strother, Mrs. John Love, Mrs. Spencer L. Carter, Mrs. Lawrence Carton, Mrs. Ernest Levering, Mrs. G. Brooks, Mrs. Alfred Fisher, Mrs. John H. Adams, Mrs. S. Blunt Mason, Mrs. S. Stansbury Brady, Mrs. James A. La-tane. Mrs. Frank D. Sanger, Mrs. Frank D. Webb, Mrs. Ernest Dinning-, Mrs. John Marshall, Mrs. Rignal Baldwin, Mrs. Allan Graves, Mrs. Henry C. Matthews, Mrs. William H. Hayward, Mrs. John Wilmer, Mrs, Richard Naylor, Mrs. Harmon Bell, Mrs. Canby Marye and Mrs. Stockton Whiteley. -----------O----------- BECKLEYSVILLE. Sunday school Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The oyster supper held by the band last week was quite a success both socially and financially. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Peregoy, of Mt. Carmel, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Henry. Misses Bessie Bowen and Cora Wil-helm, of Woodberry, spent Sunday visiting friends and relatives at this place. Miss Josephine Jones is visiting her sister, Mrs, Ada Ingham. Mrs. William Wisner spent Monday in Baltimore, visiting her father, who is very ill. Misses Goldie Hare and Mamie Hunt were guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hare. Miss Ethel Wisner entertained on Saturday and Sunday, Misses Helen Peregoy and Grace Wolfgang, of Foreston. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kidd and daughter, and Miss Elizabeth Wilhelm spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett R. Baker. -----------o----------- HEREFORD. Sunday school next Sunday morning at 9.30 o'clock; preaching at 7.30 at both churches. The Camp Fire Girls met on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. George W. Smith. Refreshments were served by Miss Ada Ford, who acted as president. A very pleasant evening was spent. It didn't seem possible for the Ground Hog to see his shadow on Monday, but judging from the weather We are experiencing this Week, he must have took one peep and gone back right quick. The ice houses have all been filled so we don't need any more ice and snow. The weather man might send us a little sunshine once in a while. Mrs^ Edgar Rowe is quite sick at this time. Mrs. Bernice Armacost, who has been on the sick list for some time, has gone to the home of her mother, where she will spend several weeks. OWINGS MILLS. Mrs. Augusta Holbrook died of pneumonia on Sunday. Her husband, his mother, and sister are still in bed with the flu. She was buried in Lorraine Cemetery on Tuesday. Seth C. Holbrook and sister, Edna, are down with the same disease, but are improving. Mrs. John H. Hayes is still vo.-y ill. Dr. Martin was taken sick on Friday tut is improving. S. F Slade had a bad attan <-, hut Is now better. Mr. W. C. Jean is having a new root put on his house. The family of Joseph Blair is still very ill, especially his oldest daughter, who has double pneumonia. Mr. W. K. Harvey and son spent Sunday at Rose Hollow. ----------o---------- CHESTNUT RIDGE. Cornelius Gill, 55 years old, a farmer, of this place, died suddenly on Monday of heart disease. He was confined to bed with an injured hip, caused by falling on the ice. He was a member of the Mazuma Tribe of Redmen at Pikesville, and son of Joseph Gill, of Randallstown. He married Miss Rebecca Wilhelm, who, with sons, Raymond and Noah Gill and daughters, Misses Tillie, Rosie, Susie and Cora Gill, survive him. REPUBLIC The "Yellow Chassis" Truck That Serve So Well. A Truck For Every Purpose. 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