Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-05
our ROADS.

the construction of her lateral roads
strikes popular cord among our
people, and should receive the ear
nest support of all who are inter.
ested in the development of South
ern Maryland TIE concensus o.
opinion, however, is that instead OF
the lateral branches being built &C
cording TO the bill the sum appro-
priated should be equally divided
between the three Commissioners
Districts, and that the selection OF
the roads to be built i'm these sec
tions should be designated by the
County Commissioners. This ar
rangement it seems TO as would
enure far nose to the advantage OF
the whole county and also reflect
more credit to the sponsors of tht
measure.
The crying need in st. Mary's is
that of equalization and now that
we have, or will shortly have our
arterial system complete and since
this system runs through tie county
from north to south, our next move
should be to build from the Poto-
mac to the Patuxent. One very
timely suggestion is that the pro-
posed fund be used to build the
road from Bushwood Wharf, Miles
town, Clements, Morganza and Oak
vile to Sandgates. a distance of
approximately Is miles, thus con-
Meeting, for the upper portion OF
the county, the two great rivers.
Now for the middle section il is
suggested that the road be built
from Leonardtown via Hollywood
20 Sotterly, distance of about IL
miles, and for the lower section, il
is proposed that the road begin at
Piney Point and 60 by way of Val
ley Lee, Great Mills and Jarboesville
TO Milestone Landing. II there
should be any funds left then they
should be applied to connecting
other important points TO the
main system. These lateral
branches would carry out the
original idea of the late Governor
Crothers, the father of good roads
for Maryland and at the same time
relieve the road fund of the county
of such an amount of mileage as
would enable the local road builders
TO put in the county system that
would compare more than favorably
With that of any county in the
State.
There is but one opinion as to
the advisability of securing the one
hundred thousand dollars for the
lateral branches of the county, the
only question is the location OF
them to the greatest advantage.
The bill follows in full:
An Act % appropriate sum OF
money TO St. Mary's and Calvert
Counties for use on the public roads
thereof, under the supervision of the
State Bosd Commission.
Whereas, BY Chapter $40 of the
Acts Of 1912 special appropriation
was made for Calvert, Charles and
st. Mary's Counties; and
Whereas, The portion of Charles
County was set aside for certain lat
eral roads; and
Whereas, No provision was made
for lateral roads in either Calvert or
Sc. Mary's Counties from the said
three bundled thousand dollars, and
the sum as hereinbefore stated was
used for the main roads or arterial
roads; and
Whereas, In the estimate of the State
Road Commission, according to their
report, makes provision for a much
less sum for st. Mary's and Calvert
Counties for the completion of the
main arterial system, and that its
failure 70 do so has Disseminated
against Calvert and St. Mary's
Counties.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That an APP
preparation of one hundred and eighty
thousand 1880, 0OOl dollars be and
the same Is hereby made for the use
in the construction of lateral branches
TO the roads In Calvert and st. Mary's
Counties, of which sum one hundred
thousand dollars (slOO,OO0) dollars
shall be used in st. Mary's County
and eighty thousand dollars tSS0, COO
in Calvert County.
Sec 2. And be it enacted, That one
hundred thousand dollars for ST.
Mary's County shall be disposed of as
follows: sl5, O0O 70 be used on the ROAD
beginning at TIE State Road ut Harp
ers and Leading toward Hollywood, as
far rs said amount would complete
said road; SIS, 600 to be used on the
road leading from the State Road al
Nelson's towards Milestown by Glenn
ents; 5000 to be used on the road
leading from Helen 20 Chaptico: %, 0OO
on the road leaning from the State
Road near the Oaks towards the Plains;
el6, 600 on the read leading from tht
State Road near Vests Place towards
Piney Point by Valley Lee IS far a.
same would complete the road; cid, Oh
90 be used on the road leading from
the State Road near Great Mills to-
wards Mil Stone Landing by Jarboes-
vile rs far as same would complete
the road; $1,000 On the road leading
from the State Road ~ Ridge TO Mil
ler's Wharf; cit, 900 on the road lead
ing from Hollywood towards Jarboes-
vile, and the balance So, 600 sppro-
GRATED to Calvert County to be used
a. follows: one-third of said amount
Oh the road leading from Chaneyville
to Southerland, one-third on the road |
leading frvm Sheridanis point TO |
Prince Frederick, one-third on the |
road leading from Brcome's Island TO |
Port Republic, and il any money is
available after the construction OF the
Aforesaid routes the ssms TO be ap-
piled in building ROAD or reads In
other parts Of the County as may "
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