Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-11-07
NOTICE..

Whereas. The Board of County Commits
siOners for Montgomery County has been
petltioned by large number of citizens
and taxpayers of Wheaton and Olney dis
tricts of said county advising said board
that there is general public demand in
said districts for securing by purchase OF
condemnation the toll pixies in said districts
belonging to the Union Turnpike Compeny
and improving, or causing the same to be
improved, by removing toll gates therefrom
changing said turnpikes into free roads,
indicating a desire for special tax to be
assessed and levied against the taxable
property of said districts under the pro-
visions of Chapter 113 of the Acts of the
General Assembly, 1908, the same Act now
being Section ASP of Chapter 100 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at the January Session, 1912.
Whereas, The Board of County Commits
sioners are satisfied that there is strong
public sentiment for abolishing these turn
pixies and that the same are admirably
located for closely connecting this county
with Howard county and Baltimore city
that said turnpikes are extensively used
and should become part of the county
road system of this county.
Whereas, This board has been advised
that the State Roads Commission of Mary
land is to purchase 16 miles of said turn
pike from the Union Turnpike Company at
the sum of 100000. to be taken over, re-
built, used and maintained as part of the
State road system, provided, however, that
the remaining 8 miles of said turnpike
from Olney to BrOokeville and from Glen
mont to Sandy Spring will be taken over by
said County Commissioners of MONTGOMERY
County and maintained by said county at its
expense; and provided further, that any and
all toll gates be removed in, along and upon
the entire distance of said road.
Whereas In order to comply with the
requirements of the State Road Commits
sion in the acquiring of said 8 miles of
turnpike, it becomes necessary to purchase
same from the said Union Turnpike Com
pany at and for the sum of five thousand
dollars ($5,000).
Whereas, There is no general fund from
which the sum of five thousand dollars
($5,000) can be appropriated to defray
this purchase; it is therefore
Resolved, By the Board of County Com
missioners for Montgomery County that an
additional and special levy of ten cents on
each one hundred dollars worth of assess
able property in Wheaton and Olney dis
tricts be and the same is hereby levied and
charged in addition to the regular levy for
State and county purposes in the levy OF
the fiscal year 1914 for the purpose of
raising the said sum of five thousand dol
lars necessary to acquire said turnpike
and convert the same into a free county
road to be repaired and maintained by
said county: Provided however. that a
copy of this resolution shall be published
IN one or more newspapers printed and
published in Montgomery county for two
successive weeks, giving notice that the
said Board of County Commissioners will
meet in its Office at the Court House in
Rockville at the hour of 2 O'Clock, P. M.
on the 18th day of November, A. D. 1918
to hear any and all objections to suct
special levy.
JOSEPH 7. WHITE,
President of the Board of County Commits.
sioners of Montgomery County, Md
BERRY f. CLARK,
Clerk to Commissioners.
JOHN A. GARRETT. Solicitor.
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