of an administration building and alterations and additions to
other buildings. There is also money to improve the plants of the
Patuxent Institution, the State's teachers colleges, headquarters of
the Maryland State Police and various other projects.

In my best judgment, this budget which I am submitting for your
consideration lays down a sound and radical program for financing
the government of our growing and progressive State. Provisions
have been made for the expansion and improvement of certain
services and programs to meet the needs which have been crated by
this growth and progress, Once again, I have attempted to bring into
balance the financial resources of the State and the requirements of
its citizens for governmental services. I have attempted conscientiously
to eliminate waste, duplication of services and extravagances of all
kinds, but at the same time I have guarded against the impairment
of any services which in my judgement are essential to the well-being
of the people of Maryland.

A point I would reiterate is that we could have escaped a tax modi-
fication in this budget, and probably in the budget for next year,
had it not appeared advisable to extend further financial assistance
to Baltimore City and the twenty-three counties.

May I say, finally, that I am grateful to you for providing me this
opportunity to speak to you on financial matters affecting our State.
I look forward eagerly to working with you during the remainder
of this session, confident that our collaboration will be fruitful for
the State of Maryland and its citizens whom we serve.

STATE OF THE STATE

AND
ABBREVIATED BUDGET MESSAGE

February 7, 1962

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General
Assembly:

In November, 1958, the people of this state assigned to each of us
an important mission, directing us by their ballots to take charge
of the agencies and institutions which they, as a free people, have
set up to govern themselves.

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