STATE ROADS COMMISSION
(Minutes) Liber 1, 1908-1913
MSA SE3-1

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STATE ROADS COMMISSION
(Minutes) Liber 1, 1908-1913
MSA SE3-1

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Page 440. Miller, Ramsay and Goslin. The minutes of the meeting of the Commies ion of October Approval of Llinutes. 8th( 1912f were read and Bpproved. A large delegation from Montgomery County, including Senator Blair Lee, Mr. P. C. Button, Roads 2ngine0r M. D. Knight, representatives of the County Commissioners, Mr. Tarlton B. Stabler, Mr. Bralnard H. Warner, Jr., and others, appeared before the Delegation fror, !.:ontgom- j0imission at 10 A. M. by appointment. The report dated October ery County. gl^ 1912, of the Committee, ooneieting of Commissioner Miller, Chief Engineer Shirley, and Assistant Chairman Zouok, appointed by the Commission on August 16, 1912, for the purpose of investigating and reporting on the status of State Road construction in Montgomery County, was read, after which, a general discussion on the subject was had with the delegation present, which lasted until 12.30 P. M. After the hearing, it was voted, upon motion of Dr. Hemsen, seconded by Mr. Hamsay, that action on the report be deferred until a future meeting of the Commission. Chairman Weller reported to the Commission that the Mayor and City Council of the incorporated town of Laurel, in Prince George's Chairman reported that the County, had failed to give a satisfactory franchise or title for the :.!ay r c-nd City Council of State Road which has been ooinnenced through the town, under our the town of Laurel, failed Contraot £OQB> wlth the HaBBar, paving Company, and that he had ordered to give a satir.factory fran- ^.- _ ., Oj. 4. the work stopped under said contract until the town of Laurel would chise or title for the State etr Road. give a satisfactory title to the road bed for the State Road. Upon motion of Mr. Ramsay, seconded by Mr. Goslin, the action of the Chairman was ratified, and he was instructed to stop further work under this contract until a satisfactory title la secured from the town. Chairman ^Teller recommended that the Commission pay $9,500 of the $30,000 to be paid by the City of Baltimore for the Chair man roconmende:) that Westoott property on the Frederick Road within the city limits, for the Commission pay $9,500 the We8tern Maryland railroad crossing, this meaning a net saving of the $SO,CT'0 to bo paid bv the Citv of Brlti'-ore ^° ^he State of $4,800, as explained and recommended by Assistant for property on Frodericl: Chairman Zouck, in his report of October 16, 1912. Upon motion of Road. \\ Dr. Remsen, seconded by Mr. Miller, it was voted that the reeommen- \ dation of the Chairman be adopted. Upon motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Ramsay, the Chairman was authorized to proceed with the improvement of the York Chairman is authorized to Bead, in Baltimore County, under the provisions of Chapter 370, of proceed with improvenerat the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1912, which of the York Road. appropriated $160,000 for this purpose, this work to be commenced in the spring of 1913, under the plane prepared by Chief Engineer SMrley.