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The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History by Alan M. Wilner
Volume 216, Preface 5   View pdf image (33K)
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Contents

FOREWORD

 

 

vii

PREFACE

 

 

ix

CHAPTER 1.
CHAPTER 2.

An Overview of Early Policies: To 1825
The First Board of Public Works and the Mania

1

CHAPTER 3.

for Internal Improvements, 1825-1850
The Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851

11
25

CHAPTER 4.
CHAPTER 5.

The Reign of the Commissioners: 1851-1864
The Constitutional Convention of 1864

35
51

CHAPTER 6.

The New Board: 1864-1920

59

CHAPTER 7.

The Modern Board: 1920-1960

79

CHAPTER 8.

The Overburdened Board: 1960-1983

99

CHAPTER 9.
APPENDIX A.

Epilogue
Commissioners of Public Works and Members of

123

APPENDIX B.

the Board of Public Works, 1851-1983
Guide to the Records of the Board of Public

125

 

 

Works, 1851-1983

127

BIBLIOGRAPHY

185

INDEX

 

 

189



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