1228 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 628

shall endeavor to develop the work of that agency in accord-
ance with the following objectives:

(1) To coordinate the efforts of the many agencies, federal,
state, city, county, and private, making surveys and maps in
Maryland, in order to avoid duplication and overlapping.

(2) To develop permanent records of surveys and maps in
the State.

(3) To develop uniform specifications for surveying and
mapping.

(4) To collect and preserve all worth-while survey data,
thereby salvaging for future use much valuable information
now being lost; and to transcribe information to a master map.

(5) To encourage engineers and surveyors to tie their sur-
veys into the horizontal and vertical control network of the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, thereby making
their lines practically indestructible.

(6) To encourage engineers and surveyors to adopt the use
of the single plane coordinate system now being developed in
Maryland, for engineering projects, for municipal and county
boundaries and for private property surveys.

(7) To become a depository for file copies of Maryland maps
by all agencies and to establish a Library of Maps and Charts
of the State.

(8) To serve as an information bureau concerning maps of
the State or any portion thereof; to retail standard maps such
as are in general demand; and, to a limited extent, reproduce
maps for a reasonable charge.

(9) To serve annually as a central meeting point for repre-
sentatives of Maryland map making organizations to discuss,
coordinate and plan for mapping of the State; to direct the
trend of surveys and maps of the State; and to advocate con-
solidation of State mapping bureaus to promote efficiency.

(10) To promote the continuation and completion of the lo-
cal control surveys begun in Maryland under the C. W. A.; to
serve as the coordinating agency for any program of mapping
launched by the Federal government; and to determine priori-
ties.

40. The Department of Public Works is hereby authorized
to expend annually from its budget such funds as may be
necessary to conduct the work herein authorized as determined
by the Advisory Board of the Bureau of Control Surveys and
Maps.

41. The Bureau of Control Surveys and Maps with the Ad-
visory Board is authorized to employ such engineers, surveyors,
clerical and other assistants and make such other expenditures
as may be necessary to satisfactorily carry out the purposes of
this Act.