Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-05-12
COLESVILLE ROAD NOTICE.

Whereas, by an Act of the General AS
sembly OF Maryland, passed at its Session
A. d. 1908, adding four new Sections to
Laws, Title Montgomery County," Subtitle
Roads, being Sections 177B, l77C, 177D
and I'VE, the County Commissioners of
Montgomery County are vested with the
power and authority, after certain condi-
tons have been complied with, to issue
and place special road improvement or
, procurement bonds to cover the costs of
improving or procuring road or roads in
any election district in said county upon
being satisfied by petition of resident
taxpayers of said district, duly filed, that
there is a general public demand in
that particular district for such road i'm
provement or procurement
And whereas, that said County Commits
sioners are satisfied by petition of resi-
dent taxpayers of Colesville district, duly
filed in the Office of said County Commits
sioners, that there is such general public
demand for such road procurement and
improvement as follows, to wit: To procure
by way of purchase all of the outstanding
stock of the Washington, Colesville and
Ashton Turnpike Company at a cost not to
exceed seven thousand dollars, and also to
improve one mile of the Columbia road,
beginning at the junction of Kelley-Jack-
son road with the Columbia road and ex-
tending south on the Columbia road one
mile. Said improvement of said Columbia
road to include the grading of hill north
and south of Landsdale's bridge raising of
Landsdales bridge and macadamizinR of
the mile of said road, under the supervision
OF the County Engineer, at a cost not to
exceed five thousand dollars Now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, By the Board of County Com
missioners of Montgomery County that the
question as to whether or not the said
Board Of County Commissioners Of Mont
gomery County shall issue and place such
special road procurement and improvement
bonds be submitted to the registered and
qualified voters of said Colesville district
at special election to be held in said dis
trict on such date as the said Board of
Commissioners may designate. And be it
further
Resolved, That the roads in said Coles
vile district so proposed to be procured and
improved are as follows to wit: To procure
what is known as the Washington, Coles
vile and Ashton Turnpike, running from
Sligo to Ashton, distance of about IL 1-2
miles, and also to improve one mile of the
Columbia road, beginning at the junction
of the kelly-Jackson road with the said
Columbia road and extending south on the
Columbia road one mile. And be it further
Resolved, That the bonds issued to pay
for so procuring such turnpike as aforesaid
and improving such Columbia road as
aforesaid be issued so that one of such
bonds shall mature each year until the en-
tire issue of twelve thousand dollars shall
have matured. And that the said bonds
shall be for one thousand dollars each.
And be 1t further
Resolved, That special tax be levied
upon the taxable property of the said
Colesville district to pay the said bonds,
and the interest thereon, as they mature
from year TO year. until all of said bonds
shall have been taken up and paid,
This is to give notice to all parties con-
cerned that the special procurement and
bond issue as above proposed
would affect the tax rate in the fifth
(Colesville) district. approximately, based
on the 1910 basis, Is cents on each one
hundred dollars of assessable property.
This is to give notice to all parties con-
cerned that the County Commissioners of
Montgomery County will meet in their room
at Rockville on the 18th day of May, A. D.
1911, at the hour of II O'Clock, A. M, to
hear any and all objections that may be
offered to the proposed plan of submitting
the above question to the voters of said
Colesville district as above set forth.
BY order of the Board
JOSEPH T. WHITE,
President
BERRY f. CLARK. Clerk.
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