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1	that would meet with their approval. I think you would
2	be doing a great service to the State, yes.
3	MR. ENEY: Well, if you didn't abolish coun-
4	ties and the City of Baltimore and their separate political
5	subdivisions but created some form of metropolitan auth-
6	ority for the Baltimore City area embracing Baltimore City,
7	Baltimore County, part of Harford County or all of it,
8	Howard County and Anne Arundel County, would you favor
9	giving such a metropolitan authority full power or merely
10	advisory power?
11	MAYOR McKELDIN: Of course, that's a very
12	broad question that I couldn't answer right off, but in
13	. principle, I would be in favor of that. It would have to
14	be worked out, but in principle, I would be in favor of
15	that. I think there should be such an authority that could
16	embrace them and have a like a county government over five
17	or six of us. I think it would be much better for us.
18	JUDGE ADKINS: Which would replace the existing
19	MAYOR McKELDIN: County governments.
20	JUDGE ADKINS: -- County and City governments.
21	MAYOR McKELDIN: No, it wouldn't replace them,