Page 465. amounting to $5,439.76, be paid in accordance with the approval of the Chief Engineer. Upon motion of Governor Goldsborough, seconded by Dr. Clark, Committee r.ooointed to confer the Chairman was instructed to appoint a committee of three, to with the :;aryland Penitentiary Board, as to the uso of con- confer with the Maryland Penitentiary Board, as to the use of victs on State Roads. convicts on State Roads. (The Chairman appointed to this Committee, Dr. Hemsen, Chairman, Chief Engineer Shirley, and Mr. V/eller. Upon motion of Mr. Ramsay, seconded by Governor Goldsborough, Chairman teller and Chief 3ngineer Shirley were instructed to take up with the County Commissioners of Montgomery County, the question of accepting Federal Aid of $10,000.00, in the construction of the Palls Road, in Montgomery County, under the State Aid Act, as requested by Joseph T. ".Thite, President of the Board of County Commissioners, under date of April 15th, 1913. (No action was taken in this matter, for the reason, that on April 29th, 1913, Governor Goldsborough received a letter from Postmaster General Burleson, dated April 26th, 1913, withdrawing the offer of Federal Aid extended to the State of Maryland, in the joint letter of the Postmaster General and the Secretary of Agriculture, under date of November 20th, 1912. Chairman feller wrote Mr. ;,7hite to this effect on May 3rd, 1913.) Federal Aid of $10,000.00 for the construction of the I(1c lie Road, in Llontgornery County. Upon motion of Mr. Ramsay, seconded by Mr. Miller, Chairman '.Teller and Chief 3ngineer Shirley were instructed to select, pre- C hair man and Chief 'jjnginoer pare plans for, and advertise for building, a section of from one instructed to select, jropare plane for, and advertise for to two miles of State Road, from Uorbeck east toward Sandy Sprizgs, building, i'rom one to two • miles of State Roa.., from in Montgomery County, upon the relocation by the shorter and more Ilorbeck oast toward Sandy Snrings. direct route of about 3,16 miles, at an approximate estimated cost of $35,255.70, in preference to the longer route, by way of Olney, this being 4.30 miles long, and being estimated to cost $48,619.50. Mr. Goslln moved that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED that 0. 3. Teller, Chairman of the State Roads Commission, be, and he is, hereby authorized and directed to request the Board of Public Works of Maryland to cause to be issued, as promptly as possible, one million one hundred and seventy thousaj dollars ($1,170,000.00) of State Road bonds under the provisions of Chapter 370 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1912, and that he cause a copy of this resolution to be filed with his request, as Chairman, with the Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland. Mr. Hamsay seconded the motion, and it was so ordered. Authorising the issue of $1,170,000.00 of State Poad bonds. Hearing for the United Railways and Electric Company. A hearing was given to the United Railways and Bleotrio Company, upon the subject of their relations with the ConBiesiott* relative to the expanse and method of paving and of reconstructing their tracks, etc., upon work done by the Commission, under S«0ti£ii 32-B, Chapter 141, of the Aot of 1908, and under the agreement «£