Under the Act of 1924, the duty of assessing rolling stock of steam
railroads was placed upon the Commission. The initial assessment made
by the Commission was for the year 1925, and the assessment placed
was approximately $11,500,000, or an increase of $4,000,000 over the
assessment for the year 1924 as made by the various Boards of County
Commissioners and the Appeal Tax Court of Baltimore City.

It appoints a Supervisor of Assessments for each county of the
State from a list of five residents of each county, nominated by the
respective Boards of County Commissioners. The salaries of the su-
pervisors arc paid by the County Commissioners and are based upon
the value of the assessable property under the jurisdiction of the re-
spective supervisors. It is the function of the supervisors to advise
the Commission of assessments as compared with valuation, to report
all sales of property and to perfor.m such other duties as may be as-
signed to them by the Commission.

The following is a list of the supervisors:

Counties. Name.
Allegany ..............................................................................................................Roderic Clary
Anne Arundel ......................................................................................J. Carson Bousch
Baltimore ......................................................................................................William B. Cockey
Calvert ................... .......................................................... .................Benson B. D. Bond
Caroline ........................................................................................................Alda P. Whitby
Carroll .............................................................................................................George W. Brown
Charles ..........................................................................................Edward G. Edelen
Cecil ...................................................................................................................Murray J. Ewing
Dorchester ................................................................................................................Calvin Spedden
Frederick .....................................................................................................................Alfred W. Gaver
Garrett .............................................................................................................Ernest Ray Jones
Harford ........................................................................................................O. B. Carcaud
Howard ...........................................................................................................................Matthew H. Gill
Kent ..................................................................................................................................Thomas J. Davis
Montgomery ...................................................................................Lawrence A. Chiswell
Prince George's ......................................................................................................................James H. Shreeve
Queen Anne's ...........................................................................................Madison B. Bordley
Somerset ...........................................................................................................................Archibald Todd
St. Mary's ........................................................................................John Franklin Adams
Talbot .................................................................................................................Nehemiah E. Clark
Washington .....................................................................................................................Guy G. Gantz
Wicomico ..........................................................................................Greenleaf J. Hearn
Worcester ......................................................................................................Charles V. Rowley
Baltimore City........................................................................................Harry C. Kilmer

CENTRAL PURCHASING BUREAU,

Whitaker Building, Saratoga and Davis Streets, Baltimore, Md.
State Purchasing Agent:
Walter N. Kirkman..................................................................................................Catonsville

Assistant Purchasing Agent:
Cyril A. Keller.......................................................:.................................................................Baltimore

Buyers:

Mrs. Helen E. Parsons.........................................................................................Baltimore
Eugene G. Connor.................................................................................................Baltimore