Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-12-14

the representative or representatives of
the people in the Legislature who devote
themselves to an earnest effort, especial
ly if successful will have done the cOun-
ty, State and their educational interests
a good of incalculable value now and
growing III great results hereafter.
Good Roads Meeting.
At the invitation of the newly-elected
Board of Road Directors number of
citizens of Frosthurg, possibly sixty or
more met i'll Fremen's Hall Friday
evening of last week, 9th inst.
DR.. Timothy Griffith Frostburg's
member of the Board, called the meeting
to order, asked George Stern to preside,
and ID. E. Shatfer to act as secretary.
Mr.. Stern called upon G.. Clinton Uhl,
reelected as a member of the Board, to
explain why these citizens We're invited
to attend this meeting.
Mr.. Uhl gave a synopsis Of the Schu-
maker Road Law, stating that 5000 900
had been appropriated for the purpose
of building permanent roads in the State,
and that the counties, by complying
with the provisions of the law, could
have so much of the money each year.
Allegany county's share is about 49, 900.
BY using this money several miles of
good road had been built but the new
Board of Road Directors wish to accom-
pliSh great deal more along this line.
Some of the counties do not use their
share of the Appropriation, which leaves
greater share for those counties that do
use their shares or part of them, and
that he had been authoritatively in.
formed that Allegany county might
reasonably ask for and expect to get
from twenty to twenty-five thousand
dollars year during the next five or six
years. This would enable the county,
by raising a similar sam, to build from
SIN to eight miles of road each year, and
that at the end of five years the county
would have good, permanent roads from
WesternpOrt to point several miles
west of Cumberland. Moreover, if Col.
Pearre's bill to provide for re- building
and maintenance of the National Pike
be passed by Congress, the money that
should be used on the Pike from Frost
burg to Cumberland and father east,
can be used on other roads.
He further outlined the plans of the
new Board of Road Directors. They
propose, and ask the people to endorse
their proposition, to have bill intro
ture to authorize Allegany county to
issue bonds for twenty-five thousand
dollars each year for five years, said
bonds to be long-term lowra of in
terest, in order to raise the money to do
this permanent road work.
Messrs. Walter L. Parker William
Love and DR.. Griffith. also of the Board,
had something to say i'll the same lines
In, TO n l,1
stated, concerning paying off the bonds,
that the County Commissioners now ap-
propriate annually $40, 900 for the use of
the Road Directors, but that this amount
does not fully pay for the proper repair
of the present roads. Fifty per cent of
the appropriation is used on the main
thoroughfareS, and the side roads get very
little attention. When the permanent
roads are built, as planned, this fifty per
c"nt e., and more, that is used on the main
roads, can be applied to paying off the
bonds; or the County Commissioners can
provide some other means if they so de-
sire, as the roads will be permanent and
require only a nominal sum each year
for repairs after being built The mile
of road on Red Hill, on the Pike between
Eckhart and Cumberland, has been in
$50 has been spent on it for repairs, and
a greater portion of that was the result
of high water.
The subject was discussed at some
length by Messrs. 7. c. Dillon, Otto
Hohing and Howard Hitchins. The
latter two gentlemen moved
That the meeting endorse action of the
Board of Road Directors.
This was amended by providing for
the appointment of committee of ten
citizens to assist the Board in creating
an interest in permanent good roads, and
to circulate petitions among the people
for that purpose.
The committee was appointed later III
the meeting:
DIR. J. Marshall Price, Thomas G. Dillon,
Howard Hitchins Henry MAYER, Peter
Frostburg; DR.. J. c. Holdsworth and j. J.
Byrne, of Eckhart and William c. Morgan
of Shaft.
Lewis j. Ort, of Midland, was present
and discussed conditions as they have
been and showed the benefits of i'm
provement that would follow from the
building of permanent roads.
Walter L. Parker, in his talk, paid
tribute to Julius Caesar as a road builder,
and suggested that as he built roads for
the future, so the Road Directors of
Allegany County ought to do.
Judge Chambers, in his peculiarly
happy manner, gave his opinion of good
road legislation.
Messrs. Dillon and Ort offered motion,
which was adopted
TO extend vote of thanks to the Road
Directors for their courtesy in inviting the
citizens to participate in such a movement
Dr. Griffith replied to the action of the
meeting, saying that they desired to work