2138 VETOES

and without any restriction by the Public Service Commission,
would be permitted to come into Baltimore City and pick up
fares for return to Baltimore County. There would be no ade-
quate supervision of the operation of these Baltimore County
taxicabs in Baltimore City to make sure that they are merely
taking back passengers from Baltimore City after having
carried fares into Baltimore City from the County. The prac-
tical effect would be that the Baltimore City taxicab drivers
would be subjected to an unlimited competition from cabs
licensed by the County Commissioners. There is no point in
giving the Public Service Commission jurisdiction to restrict
the number of taxicabs licensed by them in Baltimore City, if
an independent authority, namely the County Commissioners,
can in this indirect way multiply the number of taxicab li-
censes that will be used in the City.

Respectfully,

THEODORE R. MCKELDIN,

Governor

TEACHERS' SALARIES

April 13, 1951

Hon. John C. Luber
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

I am returning House Bill 610 without my approval for rea-
sons which I believe are by now rather generally known.

As I have pointed out on several occasions, I believe that
any increase in the salaries of teachers in the public schools
of the City of Baltimore and in the public schools of the
Counties of Maryland should be provided by the city and
county governments. The schools are city schools and county
schools, not State schools.

My other reason for vetoing this bill is the fact that it
would increase the State Corporation Tax one per cent if it
became law. I am opposed to any increase in State taxes.

With kind regards, I am

Sincerely,

THEODORE R. MCKELDIN,

Governor