Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10
MAYOR CORDDRY
IS INTERVIEWED
Tells About Street Improvements
And City Council Plans For
The Future. - Population Is
Per Cent Greater.

recent Improvement Of our streets and
succeeded in getting some interesting
information. Mr. Corddry said:
Eyes, the improvements in Snow
Hill during the past three years have
been very marked. 1t is equally crafty
ing to me, however, to state that the
growth Of the town has kept pace with
these improvements The population of
'he town has increased fully twenty-five
per cent. more dwellings have been
built than in decade previously. the
taxable basis of the town has Increased
correspondingly and every business in
terest of the town has grown.
No, | do not attribute this era of
prosperity to any well laid plan on my
part. or, on the part of any of my
official associates. Neither is it the re-
suit Of any system of plans inaugurated
by any of our predecessors. This
changed condition has largely been
brought about by the locating of new
factories in our midst and the increase
in Importance of some already existing.
In addition to this, the agricultural in
terests adjacent to Snow Hill, are con-
tributing more than ever before. True
private property has been improved.
yet. this doesn't necessarily indicate
growth. 1t is natural to assume, how
ever that Il community is growing and
prosperous where private property is
well kept. The Improvement of public
property, such as street building, paving,
etc. indicate growth; for, they are the
natural outcome Of growth, and at the
same time contribute to it. Our recent
street improvement is the outcome of
recognized demand on the part of the
growing town.
| have no objection to being called
the Pioneer in the movement that has
resulted in the building of several per-
manent streets, and the general inn
provement Of the town. | do not desire,
however, one iota of credit that belongs
to any of my associates. or any person
who has in any way taken an interest
in the same.
We have spent in street improve
ments. something more than fifteen
thousand dollars. have no apology TO
make for what has been accomplished
by the expenditure Of this money: but
want to submit that more has been
accomplished than was estimated by
the competent Engineer. as possible.
We had practically no streets or pave
ments two years ago We have built
within this time. about ten thousand
six hundred lineal feet of Macadam
street Of Crush Granite. and about
twenty five hundred lineal feet Of shell
streets built in the same manner rs
stone macadam. OF the ten thousand six
hundred lincal feet of stone macadam.
some nine thousand ineal feet are in
the residential section of the town.
These streets have a center rOad-bed II
feet wide of granite macadam with
shclled shoulders on each side SIX feet
wide: thus making a twenty -four fl.
road-bcd. or street proper. The width
of which road-hed has been established
with curbing, which curbing not only
establishes the width of the street, but
regulates the height of the pavements
Our residential streets are for the most
part, forty five feet wide. 1t has been
our plan to lay them out with twenty
four IT, roadbed proper, and five f.
six inches parking on each side of road
bed, and a five foot pavement. One Of
the beauties of Snow Hill is our shade
trees: so in the building of permanent
streets they have been duly considered.
Ofcuurse, some few have been sacrificed:
made necessary on account Of reductions
i'm grade on some streets; but in every
ease the end has seemed To justify the
means. About sixteen hundred lineal
feet of granite macadam has been built
in the business section of the town
Here. the stone road-bed is about thirty
feet wide, with pavement from street
curb to the building line: or, about ten
foot pavement. We have built in ALL
about seventeen thousand square yards
of granite macadam, which estimate
to have cost about seventy five cents
Der square yard. In addition To this,
we have set about twenty three thou
sand lneal feet of white oak curbing al
a cost of about six cents per lineal foot
The Ordinance requiring the paving
of certain streets is being complied
with. | am glad TO say. in a most salts
factory manner; there being little or
no dissatisfaction on account of this
action Of the City Council. And when
work in progress is completed. We will
have more than six miles of cement and
brick pavements of regular width, and
all conforming to the grade of the
street
In addition To our street Improvement,
the sanitary condition of the town has
been greatly improved by the laying of
sewers in several prominent streets
A sewer has been laid in Church street
from Martin street to the river This
sewer while primarily built for storm
sewer. made necessary by large volumes
of water that has for years past found
it's way To the river by Church street.
from time To time completely submerg
ing the street. will. in very great
measure, If not entirely. be paid for by
the residents on and near the street for
the privilege of tapping and using same
for sanitary purposes. Thus. two-fold
benefit accrues: The street relieved of
surface water, and the abandonment of
a number of cess-pools upon the property
AUDITING on the street. which cess-poOls
were undoubtedly menace To that
section of the town. In addition To this
sewer, a sanitary sewer has been laid
in Franklin street and Bank street from
Federal street TO the river One has
also been laid in Martin street from
points North and South ON Washington
street. connecting with the Church
street sewer. These sewers with those
already existing. make possible the
abandonment of practically every cess
pool in town. Now. this has been done