Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-02-26
TENTATIVE ROUTES OF STATE
B ROADS NAMED BY THE
COMMISSION.


land made public on Thursday of last week
the tentative routes for the State pixies
through Baltimore. Baltimore county. How
ard county, Carroll county, Frederick coun-
ty Montgomery county and Washington
county.
The road begins at Baltimore City and
runs thence to Ellicott City, Howard coun-
ty; thence to Ridgeville, Carroll county !;
thence to New Market. Monrovia, Frederick
City and Middletown, Frederick county ;
thence to Boonesboro, Hagerstown, Clear
springs and Hancock, Washington county !;
thence to the Allegany county line
The route in Montgomery county starts
at the District of Columbia line and runs
to Rockville over the Rockville and George
town pike. thence to Gaithersburs over the
Frederick Road, thence to Hyattstown over
the Frederick Road. thence to Monrovia.
Frederick county, joining the line running
from Baltimore City to the Alleeany coun-
ty line.
Another tentative route laid out by the
Commission is from Baltimore City over the
Bel Air pike through Hartford county, thence
through Cecil county forming part of
through route from Baltimore to Philadel-
phia.
Much dissatisfaction has been expressed
in Baltimore county, Carroll county and
Hartford county with the tentative routes
laid out in these counties.
The State Roads Commission will meet
delegations to-day. February 26th, at the
Fourth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, to
hear arguments for and against the tenta-
tive routes laid down last week for Balti-
more. Carroll. Montgomery, Howard, Fred
erick and Washington counties and in the
Annex of Baltimore City.
1t has been customary to receive delega-
tons in large room on the fifth floor of
the Union Trust Building, but the great in
terest in the subject will draw big crowd,
so the Armory building at Fayette and Paca
streets was secured.
That the road from the District of Co.
lumbia line to HyattstOwn, by way of Rock
vile, Gaithersburg and Clarksburg, will be
the route in this county definitely selected
by the Good Roads Commission to-day
there is believed to be little doubt OF
course. not everybody in the county will
be pleased. but it is believed that no other
route would give as general satisfaction,
and it is not thought there will be very
serious objection to the selection of the
route indicated when the commission meets
to-day for final action.
The route from the District line to Hy-
attstown is 81 miles in length. About 10
years ago the section from the District line
to Rockville. distance of 10 miles, was
piked at an expense of about $25, 900.
Recently mile of Shoemaker pike has
been completed between Rockville and
Gaithersburg. 1t is estimated that the
Commission will have to spend not more
than $40, 900 to place the ckville-George-
town section in first-class shape, while it is
thought that $1,000 will be alIrequired or
the Shoemaker mile between Rockville and
Gaithersburg. AS about 100000 has
been allotted to this county. there will be
lett, after completing the II miles referred
to, about $4,000 for the remaining 16
miles, which is regarded as ample for the
eonstZiction of splendid thoroughfare
hat the Brookeville. Ashton and Nor
wood toll pixies. ag9reaatine about At
miles in length, will be turned over to the
Good Roads Commission to be improved
and mcintained at State expense and made
fire.. roads there is said to be no doubt A
iiihilajority Of the stockholders are understood
70 be in favor of selling out at $1,000
mile, and there is believed to be no doubt
that the citizens of Olney, Wheaton and
Coiesville districts will vote in favor of a
b. nd issue of $4,000 to raise funds with
wiich to buy the pixies. To meet the ex-
nse of gradual redemption of the bonds
| and to pay the interest a special tax of
or cents on the 500 will have to be
levied against the property in the three
districts mentioned.
1t is understood that if the toll pixies are
| acquired by the Commission they will not
be extensively improved for year or two
or until the commission has additional
| funds at its disposal. but will at once be
placed in good shape and maintained bet
ter than they ever have before.
EDITORIAL COMMENT OF The BALTIMORE
News
with the selection by the Good Roads
Commission of the tentative routes for
Baltimore city and for the counties Of Bal
timore. Frederick, Montgomery, Howard.
Carroll and Washington. the road map Of
Maryland-the roads that are to be i'm
proved under the $5,000,000 loan-is
complete Baltimore and Baltimore county
are keenly interested in the roads leading
from the city into the county, and that
| part of the Commissions plan will be
thoroughly studied The Commission seems
to have gone about its task with care and
deliberation, and its decision. unless strong
reason for opposing it is set out, ought to
be conclusive
THE next step is actual constructive
work The Commission will have approx
imately $1,500,000 to expend this sum-,
mer The season for work will not open
until about the first of April and it will
close about the middle of November This
gives little more than seven months for
| labor. The number of bidders for the few
contracts the Commission has had to let
thus far is encouraging evidence that there
will be no lack of applicants for them.
Contractors in and out of the State have
their eyes on the work. and there is every
reason to hope that experienced road build
ers will compete for it. This ought to in
sure that the work will be well done and
| give the State reasonable prices