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Committee   appointed   to select  expert.
Arrangement as  to   cost  of expert  engineer's advice.
Substitution  of   iron poles for wood  on Liberty and Harford Roads.
Charge  by United Railways  Co. for  supervision of watchmen
Electric Company will   take up   the pavement  now authorized to be laid and  relay the  same,   resetting  its tracks   to   conform  to  the opinion of said expert,   at   its own expense,   and without any charge or  expense   to   this  Commission,  and  that  such work of relaying  this pavement  shall be  done promptly,   and on notice  to  this effect  from this  Com is si on,   based on the   opinion of  said expert; and  in  the  event  of the  failure of  the United railways & Electric Company to perform  such work within a reasonable time after such notice,   the  State Roads Commission shall have  the ripht  to proceed with  said work of relaying  said pavement and  resetting    the tracks of thd  United Railways 3: Electric  Company in this pavement and as far  as may be  necessary  adjacent thereto  with  its  own forces,  and to  collect the  cost   of the  same from said United Railways & Electric  Company.
On motion of Dr.   Clark,  seconded by "Or.   pemsen,   it was agreed that Mr.   Shoemaker he appointed a committee  of one,   to act with Mr.   Prank Purst  in the   selection of an  expert  engineer as arbitrator betweun  the   state Roads  rorunissicn  and   the United Railways & Electric  Company of Baltimore.     The motion was carried.
On motion of  ^r.   -raemsen,   seconded "by Governor   Crothers, it was also  ap^aed that  the  cost for the  aforementioned expert engineer's advice  should be  divided between the   ctate Roads  Commission and the United Railways & Electric   Company of "Baltimore equally.     The motion was adopted.
By and with the  advice  and consent  of IT.   wank Purst and ?T.   J.  M.  H^od,   Chief Enginaor of the United -oailways & Electric   Company,   who ware present,   tha  following resolution offered by Mr.  Hutton and seconded by rfovernor Crothers was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED that  iron poles be   substituted for wood poles on tha  Harford and Lib-arty Turnpike Roads within the   limits  of Baltimore  City,  with the  understanding  that the  State  Roads Commission is to  pay threj-fif ths  (3/5)   and  the  United railways & Electric  Company of Baltimore  two-fifths  (2/5)  of the  cost of the iron poles with their foundation material   ;     all the wood poles to be  taken out by the State Roads Commission and retained as their property.
On motion of Mr.  Hutton,  seconded by Mr.   Shoemaker,   it wağ agread that the United Railways Company be  allowed tha charge for supervision of watchman on all bills aa rendered,  provided these charges check up with Mr.   Crosby's report*.    The motion wag duly carried.