750 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 349
CHAPTER 349.
(House Bill 134)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
580, Title 59, "Roads and Streets", Offutt's Revised Code, of
the Public Local Laws of Baltimore County, 1929 Edition,
Section 580, of Article 3, of the Public Local Laws of Mary-
land, Flack's Code, Edition of 1930, title "Baltimore Coun-
ty", sub-title "Roads and Streets", authorizing the County
Commissioners of Baltimore County to expend for work on
roads or bridges up to One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000. 00)
without receiving bids therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 580, Title 59, "Roads and Streets", Offutt's
Revised Code, of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore County,
1929 Edition, Section 580 of Article 3, of the Public Local
Laws of Maryland, Flack's Code, Edition of 1930, title "Balti-
more County", sub-title "Roads and Streets", be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read
as follows:

580. All matters pertaining to and affecting the public
highways, roads, bridges, streets and alleys of the county shall
be under the general control and supervision of said County
Commissioners, who are hereby given power to enter into and
make any and all contracts for material, machinery and im-
plements for such public highways and to employ or direct
the employment of so many and such agents, superintendents,
foremen, inspectors, assistants, mechanics and laborers as may
be found necessary for the proper care and maintenance of the
same, and to fix the rate of compensation thereof. Said County
Commissioners shall have full power to determine how the
roads of the county and any special road or roads thereof may
be worked, repaired and maintained and to regulate the wages
that shall be paid employees engaged in such work and the
prices to be paid for material to be used on the same, and to
provide for such clerical or other assistance as may be required
by them or the Roads Engineer of the county for the efficient
performance of their several duties. Such Commissioners shall
have the power to let out the repair or maintenance of any
road or portion of a road by contract when, in the judgment
of said Roads Engineer, such course is deemed advisable, in
which case preference shall be given, where practicable, to the
owners of land directly interested in the proper care of such
road or roads, and such work shall be done under the super-
vision of road supervisors of the district. Whenever any tax-