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told is $90,UUU in 1959; but in 19bb it is $550,000
worth of salaries being-paid only in Baltimore City.
Do you agree with Delegate Bradshaw's statement
of $250,000 for the whole State?
DELEGATE JOHNSON: Well, I think that Delegate
Bradshaw gave us the benefit of the information that he had
at hand, but I don't think that it is accurate. I don't
think it could possibly be a true picture, because it doesn
take into consideration the number of judges that there may
or may not be. It indicates, in my opinion, a conserva-
tive estimate of judges that will be appointed under this
new system, and it likewise doesn't take into consideratiol
how much it will cost to provide new facilities,
particularly district court facilities in all these areas
where we don't have them.
Now, I am in favo of a unified judicial court
system, but I think that we would be less than honest wit]
ourselves if we didn't admit that it is going to cost a
great deal of money.
THE CHAIRMAN; Delegate Rush.
DELEGATE RUSH: Do you know how large the