The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-19

gence. No suggestion that this sec
ton OF our county made in reference
either to the selection or eonstruc-
ton Of the State Roads has received
the slightest recognition or consider
alton by this august body.
Westminster has leading into It
several turnpikes and they are seized
upon and employed as an excuse BY
the Road Commission for not giving
to this town what Is due It. Being
unwilling to buy these pixies. the
Commission tries to force the people
of community to do so, saying IN
effect, you must either buy the pike
or do without roads. In addition,
when the people of community can
not or Will not purchase them and It
must, 1t tries every means In It's
power to intimldate the owners of the
pike to force them to accept rldicu-
lous price for their property and 10
sacrifice the money which they IN
vested In them In good faith, under
a charter from the State.
The latest attempt in this direction
Is the Commissions effort to have the
County Commissioners buy the Wash
ington and Westminster pike or give
them q right Of way through the
Aims House Farm for new road
paralleIlng it. Such action on the
part of the Commission is not what
one would expect of branch of the
Government of the State of Maryland
II Is In accord. however. With what
1t has been doing In other parts Of
the State. attempting TO deprecIaIe
the turnDikes. IN order to get them
at low price.
Men who have their money invested
In the turnplkes. which have done
great good In the upbullding Of the
State, have as much right 10 their
money being protected. as i II was
invested n houses or anY other form
of property We do not believe that
IL vas the intention Of the BeglsIa-
ture that out Of the appropriation Of
Five Million Dollars. the present
Road Loan. the Commission should
take over turnpike aH a system. but
where there Is but 4 small piece 81
pike fes miles In length. Interfer
Ing with the building Of road system
through county. Il should be taken
By the Commission at Its fair value
II What Is deemed proper price can
not be agreed upon b the turnpike
company and the Commission than
the pike should be condemned and
jury fix the price. i Is not right
either to deprive the people Of a piece
of road or to threaten 10 rob The own
ers Of the pike Of their investment.
highgayman llke with the threat II
parallel road held Al their heada.
And this is on OF tie reasons the
Commission advanced for moi start
Ing TO build 81 Westminster on the
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ing that the county must buy The
Washington pike or the people 20
without the road at this time. The
county has no right 10 buy this pike.
and the Commission should not hesI-
tate to take II ut a fair price. and
We are Informed thai = price Wa
agreed upon. the County Commission
ers acting for the Commission. hui
thIsIs repadlated b. the Road Commits
sion. If shat was agreed upon is :
fair price for the road pay It. and i
II can moi be obtained for Hhat i
deemed a fair price then condemn It.
hut threats and talk should zIop an
the public given actions instead o.
words. Incidentally the just claims
OF community should be considered
as It is the peoples money not the
Commissions. which It i spending Or
wasting.