The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-07-04
pAS1UOTANK COMMISSION
CALLS STATE AID BLUFF
roins With District Highway Commission in Petition
For State and Federal Funds For Edenton-
Norfolk Project

The PasquOtank highway
Commission has called the bluff
- chairman Page of the State
f1;gf,yav Commission and con-
t,,-njed those small persons
n.5o have been charging that
~. Pasouotank Highway Com
n,;ss;on is standing in the way
- the proposed district high
vav between Edenton and the
Virginia State Line.
r.a Pasouotank Highway Commls-
=. This week adopted a resolution In
r,iob it joins with the Northeastern
>-,rt, Carolina Highway Commission
nn1ication for State and Federal
IL for the district highway.
+ ;s now up to Chairman Page OF
.,o State Highway Commission. the
49,, commission has supreme author
-. :. approve or reject any appllca-
inn for State and Federal Ala. IL
10 state Highway Commission thinks
-, Edenton- Norfolk proposition Is
o., entitled to State and Fedora
~ than county projects; if they VIII
- rho Edenton Norfolk highway in
,-,f,rAnce to county projects, then II
m 70 the State Commission and the
p,s1u,tank Highway Commission Is
-, going to criticise it's action.
u.r. * the resolution adopted by the
p,s,uotank Highway Commission
Trssiay July L.
Whereas the Pasquotank Highway
Commission feel that both the Weeks :
,aIa.el;zabeth City Highway and the
E,.ctcn- Norfolk Highway projects are
~, worthy of State and Federal Aio'
s,1 whereas applications have beer
r,,. for both State and Federal A'o
), nth projects, which aid we unoer
sss,5 oan not be granted on the
~. Norfolk Highway unless our
m.ssio, Join in the application ror soe''
ala;
Therefore, (tho in our opinion ana
we believe. in the opinion OF a major
ty o. our citizens, the county deveioo
,,.,- az this section is of greater I'M
,o~.arce to the counties themselves
am :, the entire section, than the
.o,s.-uctjon of the Edenton- Norfolk
hionmay), we realize that the Edenton'
Norfolk highway will serve consider
abe sociai and economic need ana ir
orae~ . remove any technicaiIty 1na'
MIA. prevent the State Highway Com
mission from passing favorably on the
Ea=nton Norfolk Highway application
an= - enable the State Highway Com
mission to properly and promptly con
si1=- both applications for aid,
We hereby join the Northwestern
Nor:- Carolina Highway Comm'ss'o'
in ere;- application for State and Fea
erai Al on the Edenton- Norfolk High
way, without withdrawing our appiI
cation For aid on our county proJeeeS
This newspaper does not believe tina
the State Highway Commission WI
grant State and Federal Aid to elthe
pasluotauk county of the district pro-
SC. TIE cards seem to be stacke
agr.:..,- this corner of the state
- odds are strong against III
proposed district highway because III
D:s.r.-t Highway Commission hdsA
any money to begin with. The Pre-
posa5 voad will cost a million ana
ht.s i2..arS. The maximum amount
ST. auI Federal aid that could
o1.a..ad for the road would be thfe
qv,c.ers of a million dollars, provide
-ho District Commission had thre
Qg.r-4r5 of million dollar sto star
T.. District Commission hasn't cen
S0r,e lime ago they offered hah
rni..,1g dollars worth of bonds for sa
All could get bids on only quart
ot million. The high bidder Tor u
quarter million never has taken up u
boni5 ani the District Commlss1e
has ontv his certified check for $500
1HG back on The District Hlgh"t
Co2,:nj probably will have to wa
for The special session of the Gener
Assembly in 1920, to so amend al
correct the Ferebee District HlghW;
Dill ao 10 make the building of the ro;