The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-08
new ROADS PROPOSED
FOR WAYNE COUNTY
Roads Bill TO BE Voted on in 1918
Contains Many Proposed New
Roads for this County
Map on Page 2.


road bill. The map on page gives
a good general idea of the extent of
the roads and routes, showing the
places through which the State high
ways will pass.
1t is readily seen from this map
that Susquehanna county has more
miles of these roads than the other
counties. This is doubtless due to
the fact that Representative e. f..
Jones, was chairman of the Public
Roads Committee in the House dur
ing the last session of the Legisla-
ture and had charge of the bill in
the House. Senator Sproul and Rep
! resentative Jones worked hand in
hand for this great road measure, Mr..
Jones being recognized as the spon-
sor of the bill in the House, being
second only, in fact, to it's originator
in working for it's passage.
There are about 5000 miles of
roads represented in the 2O6 routes
laid down in the Sproul bill. All
these roads will be surveyed and
finally located and taken over by the
State on June /, 1912. After that
time the State will have full charge
of all these 5000 miles of roads and
the boroughs and townships will be
entirely relieved of their mainten-
ance.
To macadamize or otherwise per-
manently improve this great number
of miles of road will take years to ac-
complish, involving the expenditure
| of many millions of dollars. 1t is
! proposed to raise this money by the
issuing of bonds by the state. The
people will vote on this bond issue,
probably in the fall of 1918.
Meanwhile the State will care for
these roads as earth roads and con-
struct improved pieces with whatever
money is available from legislative
appropriations.
! This map shows the routes in
Wayne and adjoining counties. Some
minor changes will doubtless be
made by the Highway Commissioner
after the surveys are completed.
Route Six from Scranton to Homes
dale commencing at point on the
boundary line of the city of Scranton
and running by way of Dunmore,
! Throop and Carbondale to a place on
the dividing line between Lackawan-
ma and Wayne counties, thence into
HoneSdale.
Route Seven from Honesdale to
Milford commencing in Honesdale
and running to Hawley to a point
on the dividing line between Wayne
and Pike counties, thence by way of
Blooming Grove into Milford, Pike
county.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
one from Stroudsburg to Honesdale,
commencing in Stroudsburg and
running over Route One Hundred
and Sixty-nine to saltwater, thence
to Pocono Summit, thence over
Route One Hundred and Sixty-nine
to Mount Pocono, thence by way of
the North and South Pike to Drov-
er's Home to point on the dividing
! line between Monroe and Wayne
counties; thence by way of South
Sterling, Newfoundland, Hamlin,
Ariel, Pink, Hoadleys and Cherry
Ridge in Honesdale, Wayne county.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
two from Scranton to Honesdale; !;
Commencing at a point on the
boundary line of the city of Scran-
ton and running over Route One
Hundred and SiXty-eight to Elm
hurst; thence by way of Drinker to a
point on the dividing line between
etthcl " anna anu wayne
thence by way of Hollisterville and
Hamlin; thence over route One
Hundred and Seventy-one into Homes
dale, Wayne county.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
three from Honesdale to the New
/ York State line: Commencing in
Honesdale and running by way of
Dyberry, Rileyville, and Equinunk
to a point opposite the New York
State line.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
four from Honesdale to Montrose: ::
Commencing in Honesdale ind run
ming over Route Six to Carbondale; /;
thence running to a point on the
dividing line between Lackawanna
and Susquehanna counties; thence by
way of Clifford, South Gibson, Har-
ford and the New Milford; thence
over Route Ten into Montrose, Sus-
quehanna county.
Route Two Hundred and Twenty
from Honesdale to Stroudsburg:
Commencing in Honesdale and run
ming over Route Seven to Blooming
Grove; thence by way of Porter's
Lake to a point on the dividing line
between Pike and Monroe counties /;
lueute ny way OF heSSdCa ana GOp-
lar Bridge to Marshall's Creek; (;
thence over Route One Hundred and
sixty-seven to Stroudsburg, Monroe
county.
Route Two Hunderd and Twenty
seven from Honesdale to the New
York state line: Commencing in
Honesdale and running over Route
Six 70 Prompton; thence by way of
Aldenville, Creamton, Wayne Fish
Hatchery and Belmont to a point on
the dividing line between Wayne
and Susquehanna counties; thence
by way OF Herrick Center, Ararat and
Jackson to Susquehanna; thence over
Route Ten to Great Bend; thence TO
the New York State line.
Route Two Hundred and Fifty-five
from Honesdale to the New York
State line: Commencing in Homes
dale and running over Route Seven
to the dividing line between Wayne
and Pike counties; thence by way OF
Baoba, Rowlands and Lackawaxen to
Shohola, Pike county, opposite Barry