Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-24
REPORT OF EXAMINERS.
Rockville, Md, May 18th, 1912

Rockville. Md, May 18th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Board of County
Commissioners of Montgomery county:
Gentlemen In pursuance of your COM
mission to examine and determine whether
or not the public necessity and conven-
fence required opening. locating. acquiring,
adoption and relocating of portion Of the
Frederick State Road at the Middlebrook
hill, west Of Seneca Creek, through the
lands of l. T. Fulks, W. S. Caulfield and j.
E. Rabbit, and to determine the probable
cost thereof and assess the damages and
benefits caused thereby, we. the under
signed appointed examiners, beg leave to
report the following:
Pursuant to your commission said COM
missioners met on the premises at the hour
Of II O'Clock, A. NJ. on Saturday, May 18th,
1912, and in conformity with the published
notice of said meeting, copy of which is
filed herewith and made part hereof,
%. We find that the public necessity and
convenience do require the opening and
acquiring, adopting, locating and relocating
portion of said road as per plat, survey plan
and specifications prepared by Charles J.
Maddox, said plat and plans being filed
herewith and forming part hereof.
(2). We also determine that the prob
able cost of said adoption, location, reloca-
ton, acquiring said roadway to be prob
ably $1.137.50.
(3). We assess damages to the follow
ing owners of land or lands through which
said proposed roadway would pass through,
in, on and upon: |. T. Fulks. for $40
acres of land taken and cut off, $4,000 !;
j. E. Rabbit, for 10 acres of land taken
and cut off. $45.00: W. S. Caulfield, land
taken and damaged, $152.50; total,
(4). The costs and expenses of this COM
mission are $3.50.
In witness whereof we hereunto sub
scribe our names,
CHARLES C. WATERS,
MERRILL D. KNIGHT,
Examiners.
|, John W. Walker. one of the examin-
ers, dissent from the findings of the COM
mission and file herewith my views.
! consider an per cent. grade directly
up the hill will be better than per cent.
around. | concur in the damages above.
do not like the side-hill road on account
of its danger.
JOHN W. WALKER.
Ordered this l4th day May, A. D. 1912,
by the County Commissioners of Mont
gomery county that the report of the find
ings of this commission be published in
The Montgomery County Sentinel and the
Montgomery County Advocate, two news
papers printed and published in said coun-
ty, for two successive weeks, giving notice
to all persons interested in the proceedings
herein, that Tuesday, the 18th day of June.
A. D. 1912, be and the same is hereby fixed
as the date for hearing objections to the
adoption Of the annexed and foregoing re-
port of examiners.
1t is further ordered that a copy of said
report be served upon the following persons
lgnatius 7. Fulks. j. E. Rabbit and W. S.
Caulfeld by the sheriff of said county and
copy mailed to said hereinbefore men
toned persons, warning them to appear in
person or by solicitor before this board on
said day to show cause, if any they have,
why said report and findings should not
be adopted and ratified by said commits
Sioners
By order Of the Board of County Com
missioners of Montgomery county:
JOSEPH T. WHITE, President.
BERRY f. CLARK, Clerk.
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