Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-04-09
Commission Makes Final Selection
of Roads In All But Three
Counties.

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Road Commission since its creation occur
red last Saturday in Baltimore, when iron
II O'Clock in the morning until $50 o clOcl
in the afternoon, it was in continuous ses
sion.
Final selections were made in all excep
three counties-Frederick. Montgomery anC
Hartford. In these the roads to be built by
the State were partially selected. but. as 6
whole these three counties have not beer
finally dealt with. They however. present
few, if any. complicated problems. it is
said. They can easily be disposed of al
the next meeting.
The final and definite routes in Balti-
more, Carroll, Howard and Washington
counties were chosen. as were the streets
to be paved in Baltimore city out of the
100000. which is the city's share OF
the $5,OOO.OGO loan.
The action of the commission Saturday
ends the suspense and the agitation that
has existed since the tentative routes for
these six big counties and for the city
were announced nearly two months ago
The big fight between the advocates OF
the Belair road and the Hartford road also
ends. Neither side gets all it wants. The
end is in the nature of compromise with
the Belair road people getting the better
of the decision.
In regard to Frederick county the only
decision made was to take the Baltimore
and Frederick county turnpike from the
Carroll county line to Frederick and to take
the Boonsboro pike from Frederick to the
Washington county line. The other prOpo-
sitions in Frederick remain open. DIR. Clark
moved to take the road from New London
through Monrovia to the Montgomery coun-
ty line. but Mr. Hutton objected and the
motion was defeated.
The only agreement reached in regard to
Montgomery county was the road between
Rockville and Gaithersburg. Everything
else was left open.
Besides determining the final routes in
the counties. the commission passed a
number of resolutions which will affect the
work. One of these appoints a committee,
composed of Messrs. Shoemaker. Hutton
and Carville D. Benson, counsel for the
commission, to discuss with the County
Commissioners of Baltimore county the
question of their taking over and main
tanning such portions of the roads and
turnpikes in the county to which the COM
mission accepts title, but which it may de-
eide not to make or maintain. and to fOrmu-
late with the County Commissioners an
agreement in conformity with the agree
ment entered into with the United Rail
ways concerning the turnpikes. Another
resolution provides that the actual con-
struction of the roads. as far as practical.
shall begin on such ends of all roads to be
improved as lie closest to the centers of
greater population.
Still another resolution. which caused
animated discussion and was finally voted
down. there being an even split in the
board, was offered by Mr.. Shoemaker. II
was as follows
THE mileage of roads to be adopted as
State roads in each county shall be as far
as practical in the proportion which the
road mileage of such county bears to the
total road mileage of the State and the Sc
lection of roads already adopted shall be
revised where necessary on this basis.
Messrs. Shoemaker. Remsen and Clark
voted for it, while the Governor. Mr.. Tucker
and Mr.. Hutton opposed it,
When Montgomery county was reached
there was so much difficulty that the whole
thing was laid over The Rockville-Gaitfi-
ersburg proposition alone was agreed upon.
Mr.. Hutton, who is from this county. sub
mitted the first proposition. What he asked
is the following:
"A road from Rockville to GaithersburG
to Ounce Orchard, to Jamestown, Daw-
sonville, Beallsville, toward DickersOn then,
to begin at Gaithersbure and 90 via Hen
derson's corner to Damascus and Mount
Airy Also. beginning at the District OF
Columbia line, via Burnt Mills, Colesville,
Cloverly, Ashton, Sandy Spring and Olney
to BrOokeville. Also, beginning at the Dis
trict line, via Wheaton and Norbeck to
Olney to begin at point near Wheaton
and via Norwood to Sandy Spring. then
from Norwood to Norbeck. to Rockville.
If this proposition were adopted. it is
said, it would give Montgomery county a
larger mileage than any other county in
the State. The allotment fof Montgomery
county is $4,000 less than Hartford county
and is less than the allotment for Balti-
more, Frederick, Garrett, Prince Georges
Queen Anne's and Worcester counties. Mr.
HuttOn's proposition was voted down. II
was decided to defer final action to the
next meeting.