Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-09
TO BUILD ROADS
THROUGH TOWNS
A Bill Of Great importance to
Snow Hill, POCOmOke City
Berlin and Other Towns

AT meeting OF the Associated Beads
of Trade held in Frederick, in Novem-
Der, 1911. the following gentlemen were
named 10 constitute a committee TO be
known as "The Good Roads Extension
Committee Mr.. 7. H. Chambers. Of
fredericksburg. Colonel VIM. 5. Powell,
OF Ellicott City. Mayor w. d. Corddy.
Jr. Of Snow Hill. L. II. Brown. Esq.
Of Centrevlle. and DR.. 2. F. Sapping-
ton. Of Bel Air.
The object Of this meeting was to pre-
pare and have introduced at the present
session of the General Assembly. a bill
making il mandatory On the part Of the
State Roads Commission TO extend OF
continue all State roads approaching IN
corporated towns through said towns;
or nav 10 said towns of sum money
equal to the cost Of such State roads II
continued. This committee later enlisted
the interest of the Mayors of the sew
eral Incorporated towns of the State in
the work. with Mayor Martin NJ. Hig-
gins, of Easton. as chairman Of Mayors
A bill has been prepared and was IN
troduced in the Senate by Senator bod
son, Of Talbot County, February 2lst;
which bill was referred to the Commit
tee on Roads and Highways.
On Wednesday, February 18th, the
Mayors of the State. together with the
Good Roads Extension Committee APP
peared before the committee on Roads
and Highways. urging favorable re
port on the bill Practically every in
corporated town in the State was repre-
sented at this meeting.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
one, and all those present fully expect
ed favorable report from the commit
tee. and the enactment Of the bill
II would seem that this bill should
become law in-as-much as the lncor-
porated towns Of the State are paying
considerable more than half of the State
taxes. Their request for the continual
ton Of a simple State road through the
towns would seem 70 be most reason
able one indeed
Mayor Corddry mas been very active
as a member of the committee. and is
sanguine of the passage of the bill. lie
says the bill contemplates an Act that
is Just and right. and means more TO
Berlin. Snow Hill and Pocomoke than
any legislation of recent years. that
Baltimore did not hesitate to demand
million dollars Of the five million dollars
State road fund to eXpend on city
streets. and that il certainly would APP
pear that the incorporated towns Of the
State should at least receive an amount
equal to the cost Of county road
through the town.
He attended meeting al Annapolis
last week, also the conference Of May
ors. at which Mayor Coston, Of POGO
moke. was also present. This week the
Snow Hill Board OF Trade and City
Council adopted resolutions calling on
our Senator and members of Legislature
10 aid in the passage of the law, in the
following language
THE BOARD OF TRADE
Resoi,ed. That it is the sense Of the
Board of Trade of Snow Hill, that the
General Assembly of Maryland. pass
State Bill No. 2il, introduced by Sena-
tor Dodson, as amended by the commit
tee of the Senate on Roads and High
WAYS. and that the Senator and members
of the House of Delegates from Wor-
cerster County be requested TO do all
in their power to effect the passage of
said bill as amended, and that the Sec
rotary of said Board send copy OF this
resolution to the Senator and each
member of the House of Delegates from
Worcester County.
CITY COUNCIL
Rtsolrsd. that we most heartily
endorse Senate Bill No. 2il, as amended,
introduced by Senator Dodson on Feb.
Dist. 1912. relating 70 the extension OF
State roads through Incorporated towns
Of the state, and we have hereby in
structed our Secretary to cause copy OF
this resolution to be sent to Senator
Moore and the Delegates from Norees-
ter County. requesting them 10 use their
best endeavors to secure the passage OF
the BILL