The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-03-10
Mr.. Dent Outlines Plans.
, To the Public Of
Prince Georges County:

j. To the Public of
Prince Georges County:
r In desire to work in close touc
!. with the people of the County, tn
Board of Road Directors takes thi
occasion to outline its tentative plan
for the coming season.
Necessarily in forming these plan
we have been governed by the amour
of money to be expended and actuate
by the single desire to construct il
each district that road which by con
l.. FORMING to an objective system viii
benefit the greatest number.
AS to funds: There is an unexpend
ed balance Of the Equipment Fund O.
about So, 900 which is to be used fol
purchasing additional equipment a:
explained hereafter.
There is still due from the 1910 levy
about SILL 900. which when received
from the County Commissioners will
be used in the construction of concrete
bridges, and
| 1HcIS 10 PlooPSS' VI oooo'
1874, 900 net to be available from the
Road Levy, 1911, and the Liz
License money. Of this S34, 900 about
$4,000 will be needed for general
purposes, including salaries, and the
balance for labor, feed and materials.
| The balance of the equipment fund is
| to be used in the purchase of additional
| teams and wagons to bring the total
equipment up to six 60 teams for each
road district.
| AS to construction: 1t is proposed
to spend the early spring in repairing
the badly damaged roads throughout
the county. All complaints therefor
should be made to the Road Board at
Marlboro as soon as possible so that
they can be Systematically arranged
and attended to.
1t is estimated that this repair work
will be completed by the end of May
when the more permanent work will be
taken up in accordance with the fol-
lowing schedules:
ROAD DISTRICT NO. 1.
Chillum District:
The hill on the Sargent Road
at the District Line and the Queens
Chapel Road from District Line to
Northwest Branch.
Hyattsville District:
Highland Avenue from the town
e fn
the Bunker Hill Road and
The Bunker Hill Road from Brent
wood Station to limits of Mt. Rainier.
Bladensburg District:
The Bladensburg- Landover Road.
Bowie District:
The Bowie-Laurel Road.
Laurel District:
The Laurel-Bowie Road.
Evansville District:
The Beltsville- MONTGOMERY Road.
ROAD DISTRICT NO. 2
Bowie District:
The Bowie Collington Road or the
Buena Vista Road.
Queen Anne District:
The Mitchellville- Queen Anne Road
and the Mitchellville Woodmore Road. |
Marlboro District:
The Queen Anne Road from Bucks
Store-North.
Seat Pleasant District:
Central Avenue from District Line |
East.
Kent District:
Sheriff Road from District Line
East.
ROAD DISTRICT NO. 8.
Oxon Hill District:
The Livingston Road toward |
Friendly.
Surratts District:
Surrattsville-T ippett Road or
Surrattsville- woodward Road.
Mellwood District:
Marlboro -Croome Road or
Mellwood- woodward Road.
Spaldings District:
The Suitland- Meadows Road.
ROAD DISTRICT NO. 4. 4
Aquasco District:
Woodville- Trueman's Point Road !
and Magruder's Ferry-Westwood
Road.
Brandywine District:
The Brandywine-T. B. Road or |
Old Brandywine-North Keys Road.
Piscataway District:
The Friendly Piscataway Road.
Nottingham District:
The Nottingham Road.
In each Road District the Election |
Districts will be taken up in the order |
named and the roads worked from the |
first named point to the second finishing |
only 80 much as can be accomplished in |
the time allotted These roads will be |
made eighteen feet wide with ten foot
width of gravel surface. Inability on
the part of the Road Board to secure
deeds to the county rights-of-way from
the abutting property owners may
cause change of plan. Otherwise the
above schedule will be adhered to ex-
cept it be altered on reasonable demand
submitted to the Board.
To hear and pass on all petitions for
alteration of the schedule herein the
Road Board will hold special meeting
at Upper Marlboro, March Is and 16
subsequent to which no change will be
considered. This action is simply an
effort to get in touch with communities
that may feel sighted and in no sense
promises compliance with any or all
complaints.
The Road Board announces its inten-
ton to purchase gravel banks through
out the county and urges all nersons