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Return of Petty Cash........................................
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10,000.00
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None
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Miscellaneous......................................................
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828.09
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595.34
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Adjustments of purchases of Materials and
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Supplies placed in stock..................................
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95,031.26
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68,306.25
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Roadside Beautification, other than contract
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work...............................................................
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11,507.25
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14,510.87
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Application of Bond Proceeds in acquiring cer-
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tain properties of Claiborne-Annapolis
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Ferry Company..............................................
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1,149,595.28
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None
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To set up Reserve for " Chesapeake Bay Ferry
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Revenue Bonds," from 1/2c Gasoline Tax
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18,000.00
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75,000.00
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Pay of Employes of the Chesapeake Bay
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Ferry System (Reimbursed from Ferry
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Revenue)..........................................................
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50,264.62
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156,669.85
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Total..................................................................
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$1,341,893.18
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$315,082.31
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Grand Total, Disbursements for all Purposes..
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$16,696,365.56$
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24,306,649.58
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The total worth of the Highway System of the State, as of September 30,
1941, was $182,045,247.46, and at September 30, 1942, $189,332,165,82.
At the close of the biennium September 30, 1942, the value of new con-
struction undertaken in this period alone was $19,146,507 for all new
construction. Many important highways were constructed into Military
Reservations of the State and into Military Defense Manufacturing Plants.
|p In order to accomplish this task, the United States Government made
available to Maryland for new road purposes, due to the War, a total of
$16,174,000. Many of the projects embraced in the Defense Program are
now Hearing completion.
Maryland's Toll Facilities
The State Roads Commission operates and controls three (3) toll facilities,
two (2) toll bridges and one ferry system. The Susquehanna River Toll
Bridge, crosses the Susquehanna River at a point near Perryville, Cecil
County, to near Havre de Grace, in Harford County. This bridge is con-
structed of steel and concrete and is approximately 7,613 feet in length.
It was opened to traffic August 28,1940. The total cost of this bridge was
$4,506,000.00. The Potomac River Toll Bridge crosses the Potomac River
at a point near Newburg, Charles County, Maryland, to a point opposite
in the State of Virginia, near Dahlgren. This bridge is constructed of con-
crete and steel and is approximately 11,446 feet in length. It was opened to
traffic on December 15,1940. The total cost of this bridge was $5,336,000.
The Ferry System, consisting of four (4) vessels, is operated to cross the
Chespaeake Bay from Annapolis to Matapeake, on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, and is supplemented by an auxiliary service between Romancoke
and Claiborne, crossing the Eastern Bay. Frequent daily and Sunday cross-
ings are maintained throughout the year. The State Roads Commission ac-
quired and began the operation of the System on June 10, 1941. The State
Roads Commission acquired the Ferry System properties at a cost of ap-
proximately $1,023,000.
Income and Traffic Transactions, Toll Facilities
Susquehanna River Toll Bridge
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Traffic
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Income
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Transactions
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October 1, 1940 to September 30, 1941
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$739,137.12
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$3,695,333
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October 1, 1941 to September 30, 1942
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592,170.78
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3,215,016
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