*Wicomico S. H. Hurdle, M.D. Salisbury
*Worcester L. G. Llewelyn, M.D. Pocomoke

There are 128 Public Health Nurses and 21 Sanitary Inspectors in the
23 counties of the State.

* Military Leave.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS

THE STATE ROADS COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
108 East Lexington Street
Baltimore-3, Maryland

Chairman of the Commission and Director of the Department of

Public Works: Ezra B. Whitman.
Members of the Roads Commission: P. Watson Webb, W. Frank

Thomas.

Secretary: Lamar H. Steuart.
Chief Auditor: William A. Codd.
Special Assistant Attorney General: K. Thomas Everngam.
Chief Engineer: Wilson T. Ballard.
Assistant Chief Engineer: Robert M. Reindollar.

The Commission consists of three members appointed by the Governor
for no specific term of office. One shall be appointed from that one of the
two leading political parties opposite to the Governor's political party.

The Governor designates a Chairman who shall also be the Director of
the Department of Public Works (Chapter 29, 1922).

The State Roads Commission administers all financial and physical
transactions applicable to the construction and maintenance of all State
roads and bridges on the State Road System. (Chapter 639, 1931). The
construction of new roads, and other projects, on the System, is financed
from a portion of the proceeds of one and one-half cent (1 1/2c) gasoline tax,
Federal Aid, Special Federal Appropriations for the construction of roads
and bridges, and with contributions from the counties, together with a
portion of the one-half cent (1/2c) gasoline tax. a portion of the two cent (2c)
gasoline tax, and a portion of the Commission's participation in revenue from
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. New bridges on the State System of
roads, likewise are constructed from proceeds of the Construction funds.

In fourteen of the twenty-three counties of the State, the State Roads
Commission of Maryland has been delegated the authority of performing
all necessary functions in connection with the maintenance of County Sys-
tems of Roads and Bridges. The cost of maintenance of the County Sys-
tems of Roads and Bridges is charged to those funds allotted to the Counties
from the one and one-half cent (1 1/2c) Lateral Gasoline Tax, and admin-
istered by the Commission for use of the respective counties (Chapter 425,
1933, Chapter 465. 1935, Chapter 341, 1937, Chapter 766, 1939, Chapter
888,1941).

At the session of the General Assembly 1941 the administration of the
Lateral Gasoline Tax Fund was changed by Chapter 888. An important
modification of the previous law permitted additional counties to maintain