Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-07
A BRIDGE NEEDED OVER SOUTH
RIVER AT RIVERYIEW.


We agree with our correspondent,
Mr.. Charles J Wilson. Riverview,
Anne Arundel County. that bridge is
needed over South River at Riverview
to take the place of the old ferry, as
advocated by him in his letter pub
lished in this paper in the letter col
umn of the 4th instant.
Mr.. Wilson says:
During the past winter the
ferry has been discontinued for
months while the expense went
on. and utter waste of no benefit
TO anyone, and in previous milder
winters and even in summer it
has been necessary to ascertain
in advance whether it was run
ming, for the least thing would
throw it out OF commission. One
could not even be sure Of making
the return trip when successful
i'm going over. to say nothing OF
the feeling of its not being per
fectly safe often the springing
up of a fresh west wind would
cause the ferryman to announce
that he would only take you
across at your own risk"
If there was any reason at all for
adopting the ferry as a means of
travel over South River at Riverview,
which. of course, was intended only
as n temporary arrangement, surely
there are ten times more reasons now
that a permanent way should be
established
Not only would a bridge be safer
and quicker way of travel over
South River, but 1t would serve to de-
velop a section of farm and river
front property which must necessar-
lily, under present conditions OF
travel. remain isolated and more or
less undesirable. Although the dis
lance from Riverview to Parole Sta
ton is not more than six miles, with
the present Anticipated ferry sys-
TEN, ii is "A great Inconvenience and
loss of time to those who are compell-
ed to travel over it.
A bridge would not only be a safe
and quicker way of travel, but it
would make it possible for the peo-
pie in that section TO reach a market
for their products at all times.
We understand there is bill now
pending in the Legislature to author
lied a bond issue of 100000 to erect a
bridge. The cost to operate the ferry,
it is understood, is about $1,000 per
year which would be about the
amount required to carry bond is
sue of $1,000, and if bridge can be
built for this figure. we think it would
be good investment and give the
people in that section what they just
ly deserve. They have been ham
pered and Inconvenience for a long
time and if possible something ought
TO be done for them.
We are not censuring the County
Commissioners for not having aband-
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we believe acted in the matter as they
considered it to be to the best inter-
est of the people, but We are sure
they are open TO conviction and will
be able to see the justice in the claim
of the people who have to use the
ferry.
We realize the difficulty that would
have to be encountered at the pres
ent time to build bridge, because of
the high prices of materials and scare
ity of labor, but it may be that some
way can be found to make this need
ed improvement.
In all probability the present South
River bridge win be taken over by
the State Roads Commission and the
taxpayers of the county will be reliev-
ed of the burden of its maintenance
so that we could afford to help the
people at Riverview and all those
who have to travel that way.
We, therefore, trust that the pres
ent bill will become law.
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