Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-02-12
eminent, which made this great i'm
nrovpmant n0SSihlA

eminent, which made this great i'm
provement possible.
The State Aid road from Hunting
Hill to Ounce Orchard is well under
way-one mile over Devils Feather
Bed" is completed-and the road will
be completed In the early summer.
The River road from District Line to
Cohassett was completed and surfaced
with Tarvia b; cost, $50, 662.97.
The work on the WOodmont-Glen
Echo road proceeding unsatisfactory
and the contractor being behind, their
contract was suspended and G. b. Mul.
lin Company were engaged to complete
the road. The road was completed In
November at cost of $50, 400.33.
In 1906 the County had but about
51a9o of its roads metaled, exclusive
of some isolated sections of piking. This
consisted of the toll roads, 80 miles, and
the Rockville and Georgetown pike, re,
built In 1899 and for which the Fourth
and Seventh Districts were bonded for
$25, 900, since which time we have built
1892 miles improved macadam, 31.S7
miles State Aid roads and 1871 miles
(including Georgetown pike resurfaced)
NNIt NOuC ny llAC VI uuiiN
Roads for experimental purposes and
under the Postal Act. Also the State
mileage of roads completed and under
lconstructlon, including the Brookeville
pike resurfacing, amounts to about AZ
miles (see Schedule F.. This brings
our improved roads to about 1870, the
toll roads freed and partly resurfaced.
These improved roads probably carry
500 of the traffic in the County. With
the completion OF the State system and
the construction of few short connect
ing links and spurs, access is given o
every section of the County over hard
road
The greater part of these improve
ments were made possible by the local
district bond issues Ca schedule Of which
is appended) and large local subscrlp-
tons, and the taxpayers of those dis
trlcts are to be congratulated upon the
results obtained. While their taxes
have been increased, their property val
ues have Increased In a greater ratio
not to speak Of the material benefits Of
easier intercourse and accessibility.
Now that the most pressing demands
for such improvement have been met,
every effort should be made to improve
the principal dirt roads by reducing ex-
cesslve grades and putting in good
drainage, all OF which work will be
In the nature of permanent improve
ment and put the road In condition to
macadamiZe as occasion requires. All
such grading, however, should be only
done to true lines and grades and not
In a haphazard manner.
append hereto the following ex-
hibits:
"A"-InventOry tools and equipment.
"B"-COst OF major items of repairs
etc.
"C"-Cost repairs State Aid roads.
"D"-Cost Bridge construction.
"E"-Detall Macadam construction.
"F'-Tables of mileage; regular road
funds, bond issues, etc.
"G'-Concise statement expenditures
regular road funds.
"H"-WOrk planned.
EXHIBIT "a"
Road machines, % Rollers, 4; Sprlnkling
wagons, 4: Jacks, 2; Crushers, Austin,
Rins, Austln-,2o ton, Crusher, Sham,
Engine. 2; Traction Engines Frick, !;
Scarlfer, 2 sets teeth, /; Wheel scrapers.
II; Drag Scrapers, ~ Plows--4 morse,
Plow-0. C., 1; Plow--2-horse, Wheel
barrows, 10 Grow Bars 20; sle aSa ,n2 20 )
Striking sion aa% %@rts N stane Raaes
stone Rakes, small, a; Picks, 80; !. II.
Shovels, 10 ID. II. ShOvels SO. pt.,4l ID;
ii. Shovels, r. pit. 90; Mattocks, p Broad