Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-28
COLESVILLE ROAD NOTICE.

Whereas, by an Act of the General AS
sembly Of Maryland, passed at its Session,
A. ID. 1908, adding four new sections to
Article Sixteen Of the Code of Public Local
Laws, Title Montgomery County" sub
title Roads, being sections 177B, 177C,
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 a road or roads in
any election district of said county upon
being satisfied by petition of resident
taxpayers of said district, duly filed, that
there is general public demand in that
particular district for such road improve
ment or procurement.
And whereas, the 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 pro-
cure by way of purchase all of the out
standing stock of the Washington, Coles
vile and Ashton Turnpike Company at a
cost not to exceed seven thousand dollars.
Now, therefore. be il
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 shall issue
and place such special road procurement
and improvement bonds be submitted to
the registered and qualified voters of the
said Colesville district at a special election
to be held in said district on such date as
the said Board of Commissioners may des-
ignate. And be it further
Resolved, That the road in said Coles
vile district so proposed to be procured is
what is known as the Washington, Coles
vile and Ashton Turnpike, running from
Sligo to Ashton. total distance of about
IL 1-2 miles. And be it further
Resolved, That the bonds issued to pay
for so procuring such turnpike as aforesaid
be issued so that one of such bonds shall
mature each year until the entire issue of
seven thousand dollars shall have matured.
And that the said bonds shall be for one
thousand dollars each. And be il further
Resolved, That a special tax be levied
upon the taxable property Of the said
Colesville district to pay 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
Improvement 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 10Th 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 7. WHITE,
President.
BERRY L. CLARK, Clerk.
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