The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07
ROAD ROUTE
DECIDED.
State Road To Traverse Eighth,
Sixth. Ninth. Fourth and Third
Districts To Efkton.
CITIZENS MEET THE COMMISSION

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A large delegation of represen-
tative citizens from the upper end
of Cecil county appeared before the
Good Roads Commission, at it ses-
sion held in Baltimore Tuesday, to
argue in behalf of the route de.
clded upon some time ago, when
the Commission met in Elkton.
Considerable opposition had de.
yeloped since to the course laid out
for the eastern end, number
fayoring a route from Calvert.
through Zion to Elkton via Nolan's
Corner and Mechanics Valley.
whereas the route as mapped out
was from Calvert, to Blue Ball and
Fair Hill, thence to Elkton.
After hearing the pleas of MANY
interested parties the route for the
road not only in Cecil, but in Kent.
Queen Anne's. Talbot and Caroline
counties were definitely decided
upon. The Cecil county route will
be from Conowingo via Rising Sun
to Calvert, Blue Ball, Fair Hill,
to Elkton; thence to Chesapeake
City, Cecilton and Fredericktown.
The delegation from Cecil county
was large one and before the argu-
ments were begun Governor Croth-
ers reminded the men from his
home county that Cecil was plan
ming to spend 100000 within the
next eight years upon roads there
to be built by the county under the
Shoemaker law. He said: "GentIe-
men, before you proceed with your
argument | desire to call your at
tention to the fact, of which most
OF you are aware, that your county
is the only one that has started the
construction of lateral roads con.
temporaneous with the main State
roads and which will tap the State
roads to be built in your county.
You are doing this with the money
produced by the sale of local bonds
and in connection with the State
aid law. Some of these roads have
been partially located and the sur
veys are in progress.
"The roads to be thus built,
while not all definitely settled, in
clude the following: From North
East to Rising Sun, from Calvert
via Zion to Bay View, from Elkton
via Pleasant Hill to Blue Ball, from
North East to Elkneck, from Colora
to Porter's bridge, from Rock
Springs to Rowlandville, from
Chesapeake City to st. Augustine,
from Cecilton to Warwick, from
Cecilton to Earlville, from Perry
vile via Aiken, Blythedale, Battle
Swamp, from Elkton to Appleton
via Barksdale and Cowentown
Mr.. William p. Warburton, an
attorney from Cecil county, argued
that the road should not 60 from
Calvert to Fair Hill, but should
branch off at Calvert and 90 to
Zion, Nolan's Corner and from
there either to Pleasant Hill and
Blue Ball road or by way of
Mechanics Valley to Elkton.
Chairman Tucker, of the COM
mission, and Governor Crothers
both replied to Mr.. Warburton's
arguments. They contended that
the route proposed by him led
through too poor a section of the
county, while the tentative plan
ran through the section where
good roads would do most good.
The Governor also pointed out
that the other routes would he
supplied by the county road plan.
It is understood that this was the
final meeting for the consideration
of the routes discussed in the c0un-
ties mentioned above and that there
will be no appeal from the decision
of the Commission given Tuesday.
There was little opposition to the
plans from the other counties,
although slight alterations were
made. Kent county's plan was in
dorsed unanimously and the people
there sent a man to the Governor
to tell him so. There were two
delegates from Queen Anne's, but
they effected compromise.
The commission will meet again
August 10 in the Union Trust
Building, Baltimore, to take up the
routes in Dorchester, Worcester,
Somerset, Anne Arundel, Charles
and Prince Georges counties.