Evening journal., 1912-05-27

M
n an earne5. advocate of good roads
q lGovernor Goldsborough, of Maryland
Is, and how insistent he has been that
the question of improved highways be
kept out of partizan politics. II also
4 will serve TO lay before those Della
wareans who are considering the du-
4 Pont Boulevard question. the views OF
& State executive who has given much
careful thought to the good roads
movement,
State House. Annapolis. Md, March
n 19.-Governor Goldsborough in a
y statement today went Thoroughly and
exhaustively into the question of road
building in Maryland, and incidental
ly referred to the road bill which was
n agreed upon by Democratic senators
$ at their conference. The bill has fall
len by the wayside
Il is understood that Governor
a Goldsborough does not contemplate
an investigation Of the work Of the
& incumbent state roads commission
q until all the reports and audits on the
81 commission work have been com
u pleted and submitted to him. If
Il these reports cover the work in suf-
81 ficient detail and are Illuminating.
81 the Governor may be content to go
no further
Senator Lee declared today that the
Il bill agreed upon last night will be
Il pushed
Governor Goldsborough's statement
follows:
In view of the widespread interest
a In the construction of state roads
4 deem it timely TO make public state
e ment as TO the progress of this work
Il and to express my views as to the
B policy that it seems to me wise to
= pursue regarding il in the near future.
81 In 1908 the State Roads Com
mission laid out very comprehensive
s system Of state roads. connecting all
Il the county seats of the state, which,
81 win mar arteries and collateral
branches. totals about $50 miles
This system may be roughly divided
Into sections as follows:
G) Main artery. from Baltimore
q cast TO the Delaware line.
& f2) Main artery. from Baltimore
U west over the Frederick Turnpike. the
e old National Turnpike, etc. to Gar
B rett county.
t3l Main artery. north and south on
the Eastern chore.
(4 Main artery. from Baltimore. 70
3 Washington.
(5) Anne Arundel Prince Georges,
a Montgomery. Charles. Calvert and ST.
Marys counties, in Southern Mary
81 land
te) Boulevard. from Baltimore to
d Annapolis
90 Baltimore city.
Connecting the Gaps.
To carry this work forward the
state appropriated in 1908 and 1910
the sum Of S6.0O0OOO. OF this. Balti-
more city is to receive 81, ,000. 900. and
81 S1.000O00 is for the purchase Of the
Conowingo and the building of the
( Nanticoke bridges and for the con-
a struction of the Baltimore and Anna
q polls Boulevard. The boulevard from
Baltimore to Washington has also
been specially provided for. this work
having been started under the State
Geological Survey The remaining
S4,000.OOO was allotted to the counties
4 and has been apportioned among
+ them
In the four years since 1908, 366
8 miles Of this system have been. con-
4 structed or are under contract. this
consisting of detached and discon-
nected pieces of improved highways
an over the state. and leaving SEQ
3 miles of gaps or uncompleted por-
E tions. The question now arises as to
3 how this undertaking can be prose-
q cutcd to the best advantage in the
4 future This involves the determina-
q tion Of the portions of the system to
be next built, and the cost of same. II
seems clear that the greatest benefit
s can be secured for the largest num-
+ Der of people in the state by connect
N ing up the most important Of the
gaps i'm the main routes or trunk
s lines of travel. as outlined above. as
& quickly as possible. AS It would cost
n too much to complete the whole sys-
4 tenn of 1850 miles within the. next
+ two years, a careful study has been
made Of tito ascertain which portions
& should b. next constructed. and 340
2 miles Of the gaps may be arbitrarily
n designated as Of the first Importance,
and $50 miles ass more or less sub
sdiary
or the money heretofore appropriate
Cd S5OO,OO0 which will not be avail
able until 1913. there will probably
not be more than enough TO complete
E the work now under construction,
which includes nearly 100000 re-
& naming to be paid on contracts
8 heretofore let and not yet finished.
q Hence any monies needed for future
+ work must come from new appro-
4 priations
AT Least Three Millions.
Senator Goslin has introduced a bill
Il appropriating S4,300.000 for continu-
Il ing this work. Of which 100000 is
special for Southern Maryland and
$500 900 for the city of Baltimore,
2 leaving S3.200000 for the state at
\ large Some criticism has been made
that this amount is too great and to