The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-05-18
ESTIONS AS TO STATE
ROAD.

At meeting of the Safe Geologi-
cal Survey Commission Wednesday
at the Fidelity Trust Company offices
questions regarding the law authorlz
ing the construction of S ate Road No.
l from Baltimore to Washington were
presented by DR.. William Bullock
Clark, S ate Geologist, and the Gov
ernor was requested to refer them to
the Attorney General for his opinion.
These questions are:
"Whether detours from the present
bed of the old Baltimore and Washing
ton road are permissible in cases other
than where the authorities of town
may refuse to grant an easement over
a street or streets.
"Whether the commission has the
power to decide not to make requisi-
tion for the House of Correction in
mates for the W y. *, lii case their en-
ployment is found impracticahle, or t.
contract with individuals or corpora
tions for the construction OF the read.
and to hire the co lvicts to such con
tractor or contractors.
"If private quarry owner desires
to contract for the production of the
stone with the aid of the inmates.
would the sale of any excess product
OF the quarry interfere with the valid
ity of the contract!
eff not, could such sale be made an
asset toward the State road?
Whether the commission can eX-
pend the $4,000 in the fiscal years
1906, 1907 and 1908 toward the con-
struction of the whole road and on
such portions of it as in their best
Judgment is advisable, or mus. the
whole road be improved as far as the
100000 will go?''
The commission authorized the &C
ceptance from th' Sc interested in the
construction of the road of such con-
tributions as might be offered, since
the surveys thus far made indicate
that the money appropriated will not
he adequate unless the inmates of the
House of Correction prove to be muci.
more valuable than seems probable, Oh
account of the difficulty in working
them at distance from the institu
ton
Surveys have been made of 10 miles
of road between Contee and a point
north of Waterloo. The estimated
cost of this portion is b,tween $4,000
and 81 600 per mile, which includes
we'll constructed concrete bridges ano
cuiverls and the reduction of he grad.
to- maximum OF about per cent
The road contemplated would be
built of trap rock and have width of
from IA to Is feet of stone surface and
a total width suitable for travel of 20
to "a feet. or even more in some cases
This probably represents about tn.
average expense for the entire road,
which is 80 miles long between The
Baltimore city line and the District OF
Columbia boundary.
The commissioners feel that it would
be unwise to build any except a good
permanent highway of fair width,
with the reduction of the worst grades
toa point where natural traffic can be
readily handled. The money availa-
BILE amounts to only $4,000 mile,
which would be wholly inadequate IN
less the House of Correction inmates
prove to be much more valuable than
now seems probable or the present ap-
preparation is s. pie mated by gener-
Gus contributions or subsequent ap-
preparations.
Plans which seemed feasible wer,
discussed for abolishing all the railroad
grade crossings, of which there art
now five, but the commission cannot
come to final decision until an opin
ion is rendered by the Attorney Gen
eral. Those at the meeting were Gov.
ernor WarfieId, Dr. Ira Rem sen, Pres
ident r. w. S lvester, of the Maryland
Agricultural College; DR.. Clark and
Mr.. W. W. Cosby, chief engineer of
the commission.