The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-07-08
aAY CHOOSE LIBERTY PIKE.
Roads Commission Deems Frederick
RoaN Price Excessive.

RoaI Price Excessive.
From Baltimore American June =.
II the Frederick Turnpike Com
nanY does not recede from The price
i demands for that highway lie State
Roads Commission MAJ decide 10 sub
aIItute the Liberty turnpike nd reach
Frederick and HagerBtown from this
eIIr over that road. ThiH would be
welcome news to the farmers md 9TH
era living along the Liberty turnpike
md eorfeHpondlngly depressing On
those On the Frederick turnpike. The
Inter has been the main artery Of
travel through Howard md Frederick
counties 10 aud from baltimore Tor
3 hundred years or NOR. gut The
members OF tho commission fsei That
IHe price asked for tn Hoad i pro
HiIIfory. The figure azEed fof tie
pr Of the road from Baltimore 10
EHIcoft city IL sG5. 000. HhiIs Il 10
mile Is asked for the = miIea from
EIIIeott city to HaKeTHioHH. That
would mako the total col d $4,000
before one cent was spent n lmpfeF-
maHfa.
On the other hand. Mf. ! Il Gala
~. owner OF the Liberty turnpike.
Haz already given To he commission
nns milo OF road IN the GIIY limits aud
ole mile beyond lie AK 5000 for
IL remainder OF the road n Ualu=
more county. From the Baltimore and
Carroll county line To LIbHFLFIoEn. n
Frederick county, the road would cost
Ihe commission nothing. nd from
IzIherfytown to Frederick. distance
If about ~ miles, he H0a1 IN be
bought for less than Il DO ; mile
That would mean = saving n The
purchase OF the road u more than
zI50.00 That amount could be 81
pended upon the road 10 good adsan-
IaKe. II Is said.
When the construction Of Ihe good
foad reaches Monoeacy HIFfT. dis
lance Of about three mIlsz from Fred
eTIek. Il Is probable that the commits
aon Will dlyerge from the Frederick
foad 10 the Emmitaburg turnpike znd
enter along that road Il would mean
The building OF a bridge aeroas the
liver. but IL is believed b. Mr. Tucker
that such n course would - Justified.
There has been . great demand
tIat the Liberty Turnpike b Improy-
ed declared Mr.. Tucker. and II
looks very much nov a. i The COM
mission would decide 10 improve TINT
rad Instead OF the Frederick Turn
pie. Remembers Of The commission
take the view that the price asked TOR
tn Frederick highway i excessive.
and although Il would probably cost
more to improve the Liberty Turnpike.
because of the better roaabed On the
Frederick Turnpike. the saving would
stIli be considerable.
As for comparison Of the Two
routes one In just about ~ HnorI and
| Just about as good as the other. OF
course. the Frederick turnpike has The
advantage OF going through EIlleott
City and Gainesville. but the Liberty
road goes through a IhIeElg settled
and excellent territory. IN Baltimore
and Carroll counties the tarrliory Il
Just about as good. while IN Fredsr-
IeE county IL Is probably better.
I an unable 10 say. Of course.
What the commission vii do. for | an
not the commission. but the question
Of changing is now before II and !
feel that decision will be reached TO
make the change. Upo1 several oe-
easIons delegations have been before
n urging that the Liberty road be
improved, and there seems 10 De IN
InaIstent demand from residents IN
that part Of the state for the improve
ment."
Mr. Tucker could not 81 Il this
time how the commission I'll reach
HageTstown from Frederick Il the
Liberty turnpike is substituted for the
Frederick turnpike. He comedies
that the best road Is the Frederick turn
pike from Frederick west. but there
are probably other roads which the
eommlsslon could easily secure II
found necessary.