The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-07-15
S. H. COMMISSION
APPROVES ROAD
Newland Landowners, However,
Must Construct Suitable
Drainage District

The proposed road from New
land to Gatesville has received
the approval of the State High
way Commission and now the
building of this road is UP to the
landowners of the Newland dis
trict. The State has agreed to
build the road from Acorn Hill
in Gates County to Newland, a
distance of approximately three
and oneshalf miles, and sforming
a 1if1zto he Elizabeki City high
way leading to Newland.
I This will give this city hard surfaced
roads right to the heart of Gates coun-
ty. section geographically close but
far by travel The State asks the
landowners to establish a drainage dis
trict for the purpose of constructing a
canal from the eastern edge of the
Dismal Swamp to the Pasquotank Riv-
er, a distance of about six miles. This
canal would merely be a continuation
of the canal cut by the State from the
Gates Highland near Acorn Hill across
the Dismal Swamp. The resolutions
passed by the State Highway Commits
sion follow:
WHEREAS, The State Highway
Commission regards as an important
part of the State Highway System, and
of great use, benefit and Importance to
the State, that part of the State high
way system leading from Acorn Hill, in
GaHo fn NnWIon6 o.
tank County, a distance of approximate
ly three and one-half miles, and form
ing a link in the Winton-E Elizabeth City
Highway, and
WHEREAS. the link above described
crosses an arm of the Dismal Swamp
and the construction of this link neces-
states, according to the report of the
engineers of the State Highway Com
mission, the digging of a canal across
said swamp, and the construction of the
roadway on the bank of said canal, and
whereas. such link in the State High
way System has been duly approved for
construction by the State Highway
Commission, contingent, however, upon
the establishment of drainage district
on the part, of the land owners in New
L
the purpose of constructing a canal
from the Eastern edge of the Dismal
Swamp to the Pasquotank River, dis
tance of six miles, the canal to be cut
by the land owners of Newland town.
shin to be the continuation of the canal
to be cut by the State Highway Com
mission from the Gates Highland near
Acorn Hill across the Dismal Swamp
and connecting with the canal to be
built on the part of the land owners
of Newland township, Pasquotank coun-
ty.
NOW THEREFORE,, Be it resolved
that the above described ling in the
State Highway System is of such man
ifest use, value and Importance to the
State, and particularly to the Counties
of Gates, Pasquotank and Camden, Cur
rituck and Dare as to justify the State
Highway Commission in beginning the
early construction of the said canal and
road, on the part of the State, as soon
as it is possible to do upon the COM
pliance. on the part of the Land owners
of Pasquotank county, of the conditions
hereinbefore required: Namely, the es-
tablishment of a drainage district for
the purpose of constructing canal
from the eastern edge of the Dismal
Swamp to the Pasquotank River dis
tance of six miles, and which canal to
be constructed by the land owners of
Pasquotank County, is to be the contin-
uation of a canal, approximately 3 1-2
miles in length and to be built by. the
State of North Carolina for the purpose
of road construction only. And the
Chairman of the State Highway Com
mission is hereby authorized and' di-
rected to let contract for this project
at such time as he may be satisfactor-
lily assured that the land owners of Pas
quotank county have reasonably COM
piled with the conditions hereinbefore
required.