Snow Removal Costs and State Road Proposals Discussed
County officials reviewed winter snow removal costs totaling about 150 000 with 115 000 for equipment damage and February rent of pirate gear to clear roads. They noted potential further losses as gear wears, and considered state plans to transfer 97 miles of roads into county control plus drainage checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Wilson Runkles
Roads Department
Bruce Ahalt
James Mause
A. Inun Renz
Delbert S. Null
County Roads Department
Null
State Roads Commission
Runkles
Mehri H. Ramsburg
County roads eyed in state secondary plan debate
Frederick county commissioners and the Roads Department reviewed tentative proposals at a Baltimore meeting on a state secondary road system to be installed by 1975. Plans remain elective and require legislative confirmation. discussions included how county roads might be absorbed into the state system and widening efforts on routes like Bethel Road.
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Frederick
Maryland
Renn
SRC
Baltimore
Roads Department
Runkles
Acno
197A
Bethel
Sarow
Arious Five
Negro Population Increases In State
The Census Bureau report shows Maryland's Negro population rising from 383,972 to 518,410 from 1950 to 1960, an increase of 132,438 the 11th largest among states. West Virginia declined, and the District of Columbia grew to 411,737, while Pennsylvania recorded a 214,265 gain to 852,750.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Maryland
Mississippi
Arkansas
Wyoming
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Kennedy letter urges accelerating building and expenditure programs
President Kennedy sent a letter to the Frederick County Commissioners during their weekly Courthouse meeting urging acceleration of essential building and expenditure programs to reinforce the economy. He noted local construction accounts for about 40 percent of federal, state, and local outlays and directed agencies to speed up work to provide jobs while working with state officials. The session also included a belated protest against rezoning near Bethel Road and Ford Road in Yellow Springs for a service station by Charles A. Bender, with Mrs. Victor H. Gibbons voicing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Bethel Road
Ford Road
Yellow Springs
Victor H Gibbons
Charles A. Bender
Tax exemptions denied for two churches and tax bill abatements approved
Two local churches, Brook Hill Methodist and Grace Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ, sought tax exemptions but land lacked buildings, violating state law. Commissioners granted abatements for duplicate tax bills to multiple owners. A dog damage claim from Mrs. John D. Leatherman involved a 150 pound ram killed by dogs. payment will be at market mutton price. The Western Maryland County Commissioners Association will meet in Frederick next month with local commissioners hosting the April gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook Hill Methodist Church
Grace Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ
John D. Leatherman
Route 1
Thurmont
Western Maryland County Commissioners Association
Frederick
Net farm income in Maryland rises 15 percent in 1960
Maryland farmers earned a net income of 2211 dollars per farm in 1960, up 15 percent from 1959, according to a U S Department of Agriculture report released Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Agriculture Department
Free State
Jobless Reaches 20 Year High in February
AP reports February unemployment rose by 320000 to 5706000, a two year high, with employment up 100000 to 64655000. The idle count jumped 220000, about triple normal February gains, lifting the jobless rate from 6.6 to 6.8 percent. Labor Secretary Goldberg urged quick Kennedy plan action. Smugglers killed along India West Pakistan border. Pakistan government says 42 shot dead last year.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Kennedy
Karachi
Pakistan
India
West
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