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Reading of Minutes.
Appointment   of  Committee on  question  of  tracks     of Unitad Railv/ays   Company.
Communication  r yarding road roller  for Worcast^r  County
Communication regarding road roller for  Allagany County
Prices on Road Rollers:
Kally-Springfield Roller ord-jrad purchased for Allegany County.
The minutes of the  previous meetings  of the   Commission were  read and approved,
The  Chairman  read a letter from the  United Railways and ^lectric   Company,   under  date  of  April  llth,   1910,   regarding-tracks on  the  ?alls Road.
Governor  Crothers moved that  a  '"'ommittee  be   appointed
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to confer v/ith the Attorney general in regard to the tracks of the United Railways Company on the streets and highways.  The motion was seconded by Dr. Remsen, and adopted.
The Chair named as such Committee-  Governor Crothers, Dr. Remeen and the ""'ngineer.
The Chairman read a letter from ?'r. .T. "^dward TThite, Treasurer of the County Commissioners of Worcester County, dated April llth, 1910, requesting the purchase of another road roller for work in said County.
Also a letter from the Allegany County people, under date of April llth, 1910, requesting the purchase of a roller.
The chairman read letters from several road roller companies, giving prices for rollers, as follows:
J. I. Case Company, offering a roller at £1980.00 Cash, f.o.b. Harrishurg.
New York Road Roller Company, rollers in any number, f.o.b. cars in I'arylar.d, at £2100.00 cash.
J'onarch Road Roller, £2325.00 each, 10-ton, f.o.b. cars destination, unloaded and started.  If man is not needed, deduct $75.00, making $2250-00 f.o.b. cars at ^actory.
•T. I. Case, £.2245.00, v/ith a competent man to unload, deliver, start and operate for five days, (f.o.b. any point in raryland) .  A discount of £22--~>. will be allowed for net cash, making £2025.00 if paid before October 1st, 1910.
Kelly-Springf ield Road Roller Company, delivered on cars in the State of raryland, f 2600. 00 less 9<, cash 90 days, privilege of one or ten, making ?-2366.
Huber Roller, one or more 10-ton rollers, f.o.b. any point in Maryland, $2200.00, less 5^ if paid before July 1st, 1910, $2090.00, or 2-l/2/< if paid by September 1st, 1910.
The Chief Engineer stated that the ronarch and the Kelly-Springfield Rollers, have the biggest reputations.  The New York Roller is a new roller and he knew little about it.
T.  Remsen moved that  a ^relly- Springfield Road Roller be purchased for use   in  Allegany County road work.     The motion was  seconded by tfr.   Hutton,   and adopted.