The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-04-29
STATE TO BUILD 2 ROADS.
IN PAS0UOTANK COUNTY
Pasduotank To Be Reimbursed For Hard Surface
Roads to Both Newland and Wooclville

we expect to get formal
agreement to-day from the State
Highway Commission taking ov-
er New1and and Woodville
Roads, both to be constructed by
the county force, we advancing
funds; reimbursement to be
made by the State Highway
Commission within four years"
The foregoing is the text of a
telegram from A. B. Houtz,
Chairman of the Pasquotank
Highway Commission to this
newspaper, the telegram dated
at Raleigh, N. c. Thursday. Ap-
ri1 28. Mr.. Houtz has been in
Raleigh since Tuesday, attending
the meeting of the State High
way Commission.
His telegram to this newspaper in
dlcates that the state will assume the
cost of construction of two important
roads in Pasquotank county, which
means that Pasquotank will have more
than 100000 from it's original $5OO,OOO
bond issue to apply to the construction
of less important roads in this county.
Mr.. Houtz went to Raleigh in the in
terest of the .Newland road project pri-
marilyr It was his idea to get the New
land road matter settled before ap-
preaching the State Highway Commits
sion on the subject of taking over the
road from e. City to WoodvilIe, which
road is a link of the main highway con-
Meeting the capitals of Pasquotank and
Perquimans and one of the most i'm
portant roads entering this city.
But two other members of the Pas
quotank Highway Commission went to
Raleigh at the same time to try to get
immediate consideration of the Wood
vile road as well. 1t looked for a time
as if there would be clash of interests
and nothing would be accomplished, be-
cause there is not money enough avail
able to build a sixteen-foot road from
Elizabeth City to Newland and six
teen-foot road from Elizabeth City to
Woodville all at the same time.
But, from the best information avail
able at this early hour compromise
was reached by the conflicting interests
and it was agreed that both roads could
be built from available funds if the
width of nine foot was retained. And
this it was agreed to do. This news
paper understands that the construction
of the Newland Road (three miles of
which has already been completely will
proceed as started with a nine-foot road
and a ninefoot road will be built from
Elizabeth City to Woodville.
The nine-foot, roads will be so con-
structed that the state can widen them
at some future time. In fact, the con-
struction will be such that the nine
feet of brick can be used as part of
the base, of a concrete road when it is
determined that such a type of road is
needed.
Not dollar of the $5O,OOO,OOO bond
issue authorized for the building of state
highways by the last General Assembly
s available as yet, but that will not halt
he construction of roads in Pasquo-
;ank. The Pasquotank Highway Com
mission will proceed with the construc-
ion of the prescribed roads and finance
he construction. The State Highway
Commission obligates to reimburse the
county within four years.
Not only will the state pay for the
construction of the Newland and Wood
lille roads, but the state will maintain
hem. And right there the county will
e saved q considerable item, as build
ng roads is one thing and keeping them
q condition is another thing.
The state having taken over the roads
q question means that the state must
ow face the problem of connecting the
ounty seats of Pasquotank, Camden
nd Currituck. This problem includes
he problem of bridging Pasquotank
iver, as the state can not connect these
ounty seats without providing such a
ridge. Just how soon the State High
'ay Commission will get to consider
ton of the Camden and Currituck pro-
.cts depends largely upon the interest
nd activity displayed by the peoples of
lose two counties. ! Pasquotank has
otten something by going after it.
amden and Currituck will get a look
when they bestir themselves. Old
AN Opportunity knocks at every old
oor but. he doesn't bother himself to
1sh 'em OPEN
COOPERATION IN BEAUFORT.