Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-29
BOARD AGAIN DIVIDES
AGAINST MR.. DUVALL

By a vote of 5 TO 2, the Board of
County Commissioners finally decided
to open a public road through 0wings
Beach thence through Masons Beach
In the Eighth district. thus settling
a long pending controversy This ac-
ton was taken at the weekly meet
ing of the Board yesterday. To
reach that conclusion it became nee
essary for the Board to visit the prem
ises in a body in order TO become
thoroughly acquainted with general
conditions.
The trip down the county was made
parties interested in the matter. At
Tuesdays meeting Commissioner
Watts moved favorable action on the
opening of the proposed road. This
motion was supported by Messrs.
Carr, Duvall. Kelly and Walton, Vot-
ing against the proposition were
Messrs. Barber and Brice. the latter
the Republican member of the Board.
was presented by Irving Owens in be-
half of himself and a number OF other
property owners OF that section.
fractional Lineup Shows Again
Another instance of the democratic
ractional lineup of the Board in op-
posing Weems II. Duvall. one OF the
Third district Commissioners, made
itself evident at Tuesdays meeting.
II came about upon the question of
appointing a commission to investi-
gate the public necessity OF opening
4 county road from the intersection
Of the Rock Point Road through the
lands Of Captain George NJ. ID. Meeke.
Mrs. Martin and others. Commits
sioner Duvall suggested the names OF
f. f. Ridout, Thomas Smith and Dew
ern X. Arnold for the investigating
commission. Mr.. Brice. the Republi-
can member, presented the names Of
Herbert Williams. James Jenkins and
Robert Cook. When vote was taken,
Messrs. Carr and Walton voted with
Mr. Duvall for the latter's commission.
while Messrs. Barrier, Watts and
Kelly voted with Mr. Brice. The
commission so appointed will meet at
Juhb's store on May l at 10 a. m.
Charles Heintzman with delega-
tion of Third district taxpayers APP
peared before the board and request
ed that repairs be made to the road
running by FOroman's store at Solley
postofflce to Altoona Beach. This re-
quest was held over for future con-
sideration.
Other Road Commissions Named
Pursuant to a petition from A. ID.
Riden, Jacob Meyer and other tax
payers of the Fourth district. for the
opening of a public road from Bra
gers Station, on the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Line, running southerly for distance
of about two miles to the Prince
Georges county line, the Board ap-
pointed the following as commission
TO determine the necessity of opening
of said highway: Edward Waters
Nathan Childs and Calvin Hicks. The
commission will meet at Woodwards-
Vile on April q at 10 a. m. to hear
all persons interested in the matter.
The above named gentlemen also
constitute a commission to determine
whether the county should take over
and maintain the road running from
Waugh Chapel Church to the county
road at point known as Varley's Old
Store on the county road leading from
lOdenton TO PatuKent Station. A meet
ing of this commission will be held at
the Chapel Church at 1890 on the
morning of April %. A petition in
connection with taking over this road
was filed by Allen w. Warfield, James
S. Howard and other taxpayers OF the
Fourth district.
InTTCE XTTT 9 THDEE