Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-01-25
EXPEDITIONS WoRK-The National

EXPEDITIONS WoRK-The National
Road IN Congyess.-Last week we
wrote Senator Whyte concerning the
bill giving the sanction of the United
States to the Act of the Legislature
Of Maryland transferring the Nation
81 Road in Maryland to the county
commissioners Of Allegany and Gar
rett. He relied as follows:
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1879.
The road bill has been referred to the
Judiciary Committee and will be reported
In day or So will then press it.
Yours, W. P. WHITE.
In Senate proceedings of Monday,
10th inst, we notice that
Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on
tho Judiciary, reported, with amendment
House bill relating to the National Road
in the State of Maryland, and to give the
consent of the United States to certain
act of the General Assembly of Maryland
in regard to said road. 1T approves of
the act of the Maryland Legislature TO
transfer to the counties of Allegany and
Garrett the control of the National Turn
pike through said counties The amend =
ment of the committee provides that such
consent shall have no effect in respect to
creating or recognizing any duty or liabl-
fln IS
States. Placed on the calendar
On the 2lst Mr.. Whyte sent us the
following:
SENATE CHAMBER, Jan. 81, 1879.
called up the road bill this a H. and
had it passed, with an informal amendment,
and have notified Mr. Walsh to hay,
amendment concurred in in the House.
Yours truly, W. p WHITE.
The proceedings of the day also
state:
Mr.. Whyte called up the House bill re-
lating to the National Road in the State of
Maryland, to give the consent of the Uni
ted States to a certain Act OF the General
Assembly of Mary and in regard to the
said road. Passed
1t will be rendered that this bill
passed the House Of Repre- entatives
near the adjournment of the first
session of the present Congress, leav-
ing no time for action by the Senate
previous to adjournment. Having
passed the latter body now, all that
remains is the House concurrence in
the amendment and the President $
signature, to make it a law, and it
will 60 into effect at once.
Both Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. WHITE
have done we'll in the efforts made in
behalf of the movement to transfer
the road to the control of the counties.
The responsibility now rests upon thu
commissioners to make it all, or near
ly all, the people desire.
In this connection we observe that
notion Is extant that the toll gates
are to be abolished. The Tsmcs Of
Thursday states this with some ELI
phasis. The fact is, this matter is
left largely to the discretion of the
commissioners who are authorized tc
establish another tollgate if "they
deem necessary or expediont' The
Act touching this point reads:
SECTION 3. And be it cnactsd, That said
county commissioners are hereby author
lied to establish and maintain such number
OF toll-gates upon said road us they deem
necessary or expedient, etc.
In our judgment, however, the
commissioners should weigh well the
matter before abolishing the gates,
There is plenty of room for one more,
say about "Sebastopol," near Cunber-
land, the best part of the road, fran
which good revenue can be obtain.
ed with more equity than that real
lied from the travel which reaches
Frostburg from the west. Instead,
there ore, of taking off the gates, We
say put one more Oh. Or, if the COM
missioners think it inexpedient to add
another gate, let them move the gate,
now about five miles east of Frost
burg, to "Sebastopol."