The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22

The Governor will retire from office on
January 10TH Mr. Strauss will retire
this week, and Mr.. Charles n. Stanley,
Comptroller, on January Ist. Attorney
General Strauss will act in an advisory
capacity to the Smith-Crothers forces
He has drafted the proposed laws in ten
tative shape for the inspection of United
States Senator Smith and Governor
Crothers. A call will be sent out for a
big conference, to which the Democratic
| members of the next General Assembly
will participate.
The third section of the message re-
lateS TO the State Roads construction.
He reviews the work of the State Com
mission showing that in the past three
years Maryland has constructed more
miles of road than any other State in the
Union, and recommends provision for the
! continuance Of the work.
After pointing out how the commits
| sion was appointed. the Governor tells
of the purchase of the following pixies
| for the State:
"Belair pike, IS miles, Hartford, 10
miles; York, 22 miles; Liberty, IS miles;
Frederick. 50 miles; GAINESVILLE, IL
miles; Fenby, 3 miles; Emmtsburg, %
miles; Jefferson. s miles; Boonesboro,
IL miles; Conochocheague. miles; pike
at Belair. Hartford county, 3 miles. Refs
terstown. miles. making in all 1875
miles. Prior to the freeing of these
pixies the toll paid annually by the per
sons using the same would reach from
$50, 900 to 500 900.
THE price paid for these roads we're:
Frederick, 100000, including a
bridge over the Monocacv River, which
if now constructed. would cost almost
as much as was paid for the entire pike;
Clark esvile, $40, 900; Fenby, $9, 900; En-
mitsburg. $2I, 539; Jefferson, 5000;
Boonesboro, $4,000; Conochocheugue,
S22, 500; Belair s. 900; Reisterstown,
$40 900, costing in the aggregate,
S25S.oI9
These pixies can be turned into hard,
smooth roads, complying with the re-
qulrementS Of the act at a cost ranging
from $1,000 to 81 900 a mile, because
OF the stone foundations along their entire
length.
THE construction of the roads has
been carried on in each OF the counties
and in Baltimore City. The aggregate
number Of miles built or under contract
is 1888 So.
This is the first State in the Unior
to adopt the policy OF building the mair
arteries of public travel solely at the
States expense.
by the Act of 1870 the commission
having charge of the cons truction of the
road under what is known as the State
Aid system was consolidated with the
State Road Commission. Under thi:
system the I77.2T miles was let anC
I6o so completed since the passage o
the law"
The Governor then recites the road.
being constructed in the various section:
of the State. In Frederick county, the
Emmitsburg pike, III miles is being recon
structed by the Maintenance Depart
ment of the Road Commission; the
Jefferson pike freed from toll, s miles
the National pike. 27 miles, making 81
miles Of turnpike in that county; roat
from Jefferson to Knoxville, a distance
Of miles. over which we can reach tn,
Valley of Virginia. over a stone roae
from Frederick by the Jefferson pike an6
the historic Harper's Ferry"
Concluding the message. the Governo
makes the following recommendations
The issue of a loan of S., 900, 900 fo
The completion of the system now laio
out
Special appropriation Of $500,
for Southern Maryland.
Loan OF s., 500, 900 to be expended
on the streets of Baltimore and in re
building the Light street bridge.
! Purchase by the State of the quarrie
of stone suitable for road building
Continuance of Maintenance Depart
ment for keeping roads in repair whel
built"