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question which is kept in mind, I would think the results

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of this Committee's activities are just bound to be pro-

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fitable and valuable to this State.

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With respect to the first question, what

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political subdivisions should be used, and more particu-

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larly to subquestion A, with respect to Baltimore City,

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I think I would simply refer to a comment 1 made a little

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earlier, that I think whatever classification or categori-

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zation is established for local -government in the State

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of Maryland, perhaps municipalities as separate from

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counties, if you do indeed make that dichotomy or main-

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tain it in the future, Baltimore City should be a part of

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it, fit into it harmoniously somewhere.

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Now, with respect to subquestion B, the aboli-

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tion of small cities in particular; I would think again

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the comments made earlier by Mr. Ratchford, in particular,

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and others and myself that the size of the cities is

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perhaps not the guidepost and I think more specifically

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the guidepost is services and really again to refer back

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to the general ideal as to which level of local govern-

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ment and what kind of government can do the best job for