Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18


Maryland still goes merrily on.
AS the result of a special cleo
ton held last week in the
Colesville district the tolgates
at White Oak. Colesville and near Sligo
will in the near future be thing OF
the past The Maryland states road com
mission has abolished a number OF toll
gates throughout the state during the
past year and will continue in this di-
rection until the last gate has been closed.
In order to abolish the tolgates at the
points mentioned, it was necessary to is
sue bonds to the amount of $1,000 for
| road purposes in the Colesvile district.
OF the amount to be raised about $1,000
will be devoted TO the purchase of that
portion of the Washington, Coesviile and
Ashton turnpike lying il the Colesville
district, which viii be turned over to
the county commissioners to be maintain
ed at county expense, and the remainder
will be used to improve about a mile of
the Columbia pike, also in the Colesville
district.
The remaining four miles of the Wash
ington. Colesvile and Ashton turnpike,
which are in Olney and Wheaton dis
tricts. will also be purchased and turned
over to the county, the necessary funds
having been raised by popular SubScrlp-
ton The bond issue will mean an in
crease of about l. cents in the tax rate
for ColeSville district the first year. but
the extra tax will gradually decrease "a
the bonds are redeemed. The bonds will
be for $500 each, one to be redeemed each
year.
For a number of years past the farmers
Of Olney Colesville and Wheaton dis
Trio how
than $1,000 a year. The abolition OF the
tolleates by the bonding scheme will
mean d net saving to them of about S2,3'le
a year. The WASHINGTON. Colesville and
Ashton turnpike extends from Sligo 10
Ashton. While the vote was an over
whelming one. there was considerable OPP
position to the scheme. Those who voted
against the bond proposition. for the
greater part. We're persons. IL IS said.
who seldom used the roads in that Sec
ton The news of the abolition of toll
gates is always welcomed by motorists
who object TO being halted every few
miles to pay toll over roads which are
often more unsuited for motoring than
roads on which no toll is charged.
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Of interest to tie motofist in his trav-
els in the various sections of the coun-
try are the many unique monuments and
historic landmarks which attract atten-
ton as he speeds over the highways. In
nearly every LOCALITY tnefe Is 10 De iouHd
one or more OF such attractions. which
in nearly every instance make lasting
impression. War monuments have been
generously erected along the roadside In
many states in memory of late wars
Two such structures which are 10 ne
seen on the road to Frederick in the Vi
cinity of the Monocacy river are the
monuments erected in honor of the regi-
ments representing the states of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania which fought
in that locality during the civil war
These are TO be found on what is known
as the short route" TO Frederick. via
Clarksburg and Hysttstown Another
familiar scene is to be found when the
motorst is nearing Frederick over the
pike from New Market and is about TO
cross the bridge across the Monocacy
river known as the jug bridge a
massive stone jug al one end of the
bridge occupies commanding position
on the side of the road at the foot of a
steep grade. and never fails 10 attract
attention Located at the top of South
mountain are several steel plates in
row, a few feet from the roadway, giving
a detailed description of the scenes which
were enacted on the mountain top during