The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-01-02

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of the firm bottom the bulldlng OF
good highway isse comparatively simple.
t For years the matter OF building TINS
Ink has been agltated Ihe hlizaDeth z i
City Chamber OF Commerce endeavored
TO have this accomplished IN 19lo7if.s
Mr.. Russell Snowden, Y. r., at thaf
/ time made an estimate OF the probable
cost of constructing a dirt road through
! the Swamp as $4,000 TO S5ooo per mle,
| for a road @passable though rough, ,
Mr.. Jos. Hyde Pfatt, then SecT. OF
! the State HighwaE Commission wrote
under date of April 4, 1917 L believe
this road would come under the head OF
Ia road that. would be a State Highway.
The above estimate and tier are in
] the files of AttornesC. r. Pugh. then
5Secy. of the Elizabeth City Chamber of
! Commerce.
! AT that time many pledges from resi-
dents of Gatessand Pasquotank counties
were made forsthe construction of this
road, but the. war coming on the matter
was not pushed to- realization:
I The Elizabeth City merchants have
/ long desired this connection and have
always stood ready to contribute to-
ward its construction.
About six months ago the project was
again survived by some progressive far
mers and citizens of Newland and Pro-
/ Yidence Townships, a charter was Sc
cured to construct a toll road, and con-
siderable stock subscribed but it seems
/ the abnormal costs at this time, with the
: possibility of the road being made pub
lis road soon. deferred the leaders n the
! movement.
/ This road will cross the lands of the
John. IS. Roper Lumber Co.. and the
Richmond Cedar Works. 3
Under date of June IA 1919 the John
l.. Roper Co agrees to donate a 75 fit.
.right-of way or one of 100 ft if nee
3essary 80 = =
+ hinder. date5sof Jnne q 1919 the Rich
] monds Cedar = works made q similar Of
/ fer. Both of thaRe letter are in the files
IF g r. Pugh attorney for the Toll
Road. COMPANY
There is no Que stion but that q right
I of way can be secured at no cost to
t;county ser state. ~
]. The attitude Of the ras,d building an
slfIan.ities ,6f &c ssfax tsosi4l< toward this
pr6Iecf SyIIz aTISessr IN 81 luton that
a,,pears later in these Iiapers.
Public sentiment for years has been
icrystallizing ON this project and will
soon force the construction without a
doubt.
9th. 1t is section of the only Iogi-
cal route connectina northeastern North
Carolina with the other parts of the
State.
j ANY System of State Highways is OBJ
4
fails to provide physical connection be-
tween the North Eastern counties and
the. the central and western parts OF the
The only point where such a eonnee
ton can be made across the Chowan
River Is at "lhtGn, = +,a+ .n s..+
Highway connecting these sections of
the State should have as it's Eastern
terminus Elizabeth City. the metropolis
gest city in the state east and north of
Raleigh.
Our Commission as the representative
of Pasquotank County, confidently rec
ommend the route proposed from Eliza
beth via point near South Mills, Sun
bury. Gatesville and winton as the most
n,..c+id.b1e and logical to attain this end
ana fespectiuliS anu earnestly pe'i.,on
x-our G'ommiSSion to incOpnOrate this
'ouh
rOute ais a part of the State highway
4t C.I:
system oi >o.l'n "a INA a.. 4.+ h.
we "1e 'uppol .eu - us pe ~
1he proper 'epi ie'en.a'i'e' "
tervenihs county ol "a'es Ill 'ne
, tachea rfsolutioh resuiai1S passeu 1o1o ~
theHh III reg uial ''''ii
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