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pended for street construction, reconstruction and repairs, with preference
to be given to such streets as connect up with State or County roads; pro-
vided, however, that the State Roads Commission may demand plans,
specifications, or cost estimates from any incorporated town showing
where and how each such town shall expend its allocation. If such plans,
specifications and estimates of any towns are not satisfactory to the said
State Roads Commission, the said Commission shall refuse to pay the
said allotment to said town and such allotment shall be credited to Fred-
erick County. All street construction and maintenance work shall be done
under competent supervision and in accordance with the plans and speci-
fications approved by the commission.

1933, ch. 425, sec. 7B.

15. The State Roads Commission shall have authority to rent or buy
from the County Commissioners, or other duly constituted local authori-
ties, such road equipment as may be mutually agreed upon, and to pay
therefor a reasonable rental or purchase price. In the execution of the
work incident to the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of
county roads and municipal streets, there shall be charged to the funds
allocated to the county, only the material, labor, direct supervision and
compensation of the County Engineer or other local technical or super-
vising official, if any such official has been employed by the County prior
to June 1, 1933. All overhead expenses and charges incident to general
supervision and engineering service furnished by the State Roads Com-
mission shall be paid from the maintenance funds derived from the taxes
imposed by Sections 152 and 241 of Article 56 aforesaid. The State Roads
Commission, in the execution of the construction, reconstruction, and
maintenance of county roads and municipal streets shall purchase in the
county or municipality concerned all materials and supplies which can be
obtained in that county or municipality at prices' comparable with the
market elsewhere.

1933, ch. 425, sec. 7C.

16. In the execution of the work of construction, reconstruction and
maintenance of county roads and municipal streets, the State Roads Com-
mission shall first employ the personnel theretofore employed by the
County Commissioners or other duly constituted public road or street
authorities of the several counties and municipalities, provided, in the
judgment of the State Roads Commission, such personnel can be effectively
and economically employed; and in the event any employee shall be found
by the Commission to be incompetent or inefficient or his employment not
economically justified, then it shall be the right of the State Roads Com-
mission, in its discretion, to discharge him. The State Roads Commission
shall also have the right to employ replacement or additional personnel,
in order to carry out the purposes of Sections 9, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19,
after giving due consideration to any recommendations made by the County
Commissioners or other duly constituted road authorities, and to discharge
such employees when incompetent, inefficient or when their employment
is not economically justified.

Mandamus will not lie to compel Commission to place on payroll a person formerly
employed by county on road work. Hall v. State Roads Commission, 171 Md. 449.