The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13
STATE ROAD IN CECIL
Chairman Weller Gives out Some
Information Rising Sun Route
To Be Abandoned.
pERRYvILLE AUToMoBILE ROAD.

Chairman Veasey, of the House Com
mittee on Roads and Highways. is in re-
ceipt Of letter from Chairman O.. E.
Weller, of the State Roads Commission,
in reply to a joint resolution. introduced
by Mr.. Letter, of Cecil county. in refer
ence to the distribution of the state roads
funds of Cecil county.
Chairman Weller's letter makes it pretty
clear to residents of this section that their
contention that the original route as
adopted by the State Roads Commission.
running through the upper section Of
Cecil county and leading to the free
bridge at Conowingo, has been abandon
ed in favor of the Perryville route. Lead
ing to the,toll bridge across the Susque-
hanna at that point. The said bridge
is controlled by half dozen or so poll.
ticians who are on the inside of State
politics and have had ''pull" enough to
get what they have long been after. the
sanction of the State Roads Commission
of the Perryville route. The next move
the people this county may expect Is the
unloading of this old railroad bridge onto
the State. 1t is reported the.bridge needs
new floor and some other repairs, and
as this little band of ring politicians has
skinned the cream off the bridge in tolls,
they now propose to get out from under
and place the expense of up keep on the
taxpayers of the State.
In place of the people submitting to any
such political deal as is apparently being
shaped up. move should be made
through the Legislature to compel the
Pennsylvania railroad to maintain the
bridge free of charge to the people. in
return for the many concessions granted
the road by the State.
The following is Chairman Weller's
letter.
I'm reply to the House resolution introduced
by Mr.. LETTER, of Elkton, reciting that in
building the old government post road from
North East to Elkton, the State Roads Com.
mission has exceeded by over $4,000 the
special appropriation made for that purpose
in 1912, and asking If the commission propose
to charge against the regular allotment of
Cecil county this excess. as well as the cost of
building the road between Perryville and
North East, beg to advise you.
II. That the $4,000 Of bonds specially ap-
propriated for this purpose were sold for
s7S, 1860, of which sum $74, ,8427l has been ex-
pended, leaving balance of $8,548SO ON hand
as Of January l, 1914. Since this appropriation
has not been exceeded by $4,000. or by any
other sum, it will not be necessary to charge
any part of the cost Of this improvement
against the regular allotment of Cecil county.
''2 Cecil county has already received
SS49, 2595 from the appropriations of 1908, 1910
and 1919, all of which has been expended, exs
,ept 81, 1856 To compete the state Proad sys-
,em, as laid out in that county. including the
Jonowingo route, bridges and incorporate
owns, 1t is estimated will require $685., ,9l2
nore making a total of $1,042, ,937. Against
his our commission has recommended $366 600
'or Cecil county in the 1914 loan, which is
arger sum than is given any other county,
except Baltimore Out of this allotment It Is i
,he intention to complete the main gap from
Perryville to North East which is the shortest,
east expensive, most direct and most logical
,oute to the north and east, and to also finish
;he main gap from Kent county north to
Chesapeake City and Elkton, thus opening up
he Eastern Shore to the rest of the state, and
my balance remaining will be applied to the
'est of the system in Cecil county"