Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-12
ROAD COMMISSION
WILL SUPERVISE
St. CONSTRUCTION
Mackall To Furnish Engineer =
Construction Work To Be Done
By w. A. Morse
OPERATIONS EXPECTED TO
START In NEAR FUTURE

After the disastrous fire of 1922
the city government saw an oppor-
tunity, not only to beautify Pocomoke
but also to make the spread of posi-
BILE subsequent confagrations less
likely.
This was to be effected by widen
ing of Market street between Second
and Front. To do this necessitated
changing the curve of the street bed
for two squares, involving the break
ing up Of more or less of the present
concrete work.
Inasmuch as Market street furnish:
ed the connecting link of the State
Highway, between Sixth street and
the River, the City Council consider
ed it somewhat incumbent upon the
States Road Commission to contrib
ute all or at least a part Of the =
pense attached to the relaying Of the
bed. y
1t was some time before they could
be led to see it in that light, but fl
nally agreed to contribute $4,000 to
the project, that being the estimate
put upon width of concrete which
the State would lay were they pro-
jecting their usual highway.
The city accepted that proposition,
and in estimating the total cost, the
conclusion was reached that $4,000 was
all required to give the street bed
from curb to curb.
Since the settlement between the
city and the State officials, the public
has been looking eagerly forward to
a start on the work. It has been felt
that the condition of Market street
while being an eyesore, initiated a.
gainst the successful progress of gen.
eral business.
Recently information arrived that
the $4,000 was available, but Chairman
Mackall was in attendance at the
National Convention and was, with
difficulty, communicated with.
On Wednesday the following letter
was received by Mayor Hall which is
sufficiently terse and explicit:
July 9Th, 1924.
William E. Hall, Mayor
Pocomoke City, Md.
Dear Sir:-
am in receipt Of yours of the 9th
of June. We will No. contribute
$1,000 CT any part thereof to the work
in Pocumoke unless the contract is
made b. this Commission and super
vision over the work placed in our
hands. Ii the contractor will do the
work for you for $4,000, I assume he
will do it for us at the same amount,
unless he objects to inspection, in
which case we would object to his do
ing the work. I would suggest.
{ therefore, that you have the contract
or get in touch with us, so that a
regular contract can be entered into.
Very truly yours,
]. M. MACKALL, Chairman,
To this letter the following answer
was written and mailed to Chairman
Mackall:
July 10, 1924
Mr.. John N. Makall, Chairman,
State Roads Commission,
Baltimore, Maryland.
Dear MI. Mackall:
Reference is made to your letter OF
the 9th instant concerning the work
to be done on Market street in POGO.
moke City.
It is perfectly satisfactory to the
Mayor and Council for your office to
do the contracting and also to have
supervision over the work. We will
therefore, have our local contractor
get in touch with you at once
Very respectfully,
w. E. HALL, Mayor.
Mr.. IIorse, who at this writing, is
in Bait more, was wired the circum'
stances aad asked to get in touch with
the Commission.
This seems to be the best way tt
proceed. The experience of the Statt
contrac. rs should guarantee salts
factory job, and as the State is put
ting up the money, the work shoult
be under their supervision.
In vew Of the correspondence be
tween the Mayor and Chairman Mack
all, act on is looked for in the yer!
near future.