The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-29
PAGE PUTS IT
UP CAMDEN
That County to Settle Whether
We Are to Be Shut of and
Our Territory Bottled Up

1t is now up to the Highway
Commission Of Camden Coun-
ty to say whether or not the
citizens of Currituck County
are to be bottled up and shut
off from Elizabeth City and
whether their own citizens
must do without a road. Chair
man Frank Page has put it
square up to the Camden Com
mission.
The state Highway Commission
offers II l6.foOt paved road all the
way ncrOss Camden County, II that
county will furnish the right of
way. But the state Highway Com.
mission will not consider any other
route than the one laid out by the
State engineers by way of Bclcross.
And unless Camden County gives
the right Of way, there Is no telling
when the road will bc built.
PasquOtank County with several
hundred thousand dollars worth of
hartl.surfaced roads is now at the
mercy Of Camden. so are the pco.
pie Of Camden and the people of
Currituck whose business interests
are In Elizabeth City. Those who
sought another route In Camden
than the one laid down by the High.
way Commission cannot gct the
state to change It's plans. even tho
II free right Of way Is offered. The
Highway Commission claims that
the route adopted by their "ngi.
necrs Is one and u half miles short.
or and saves $47,OO to the State.
Following an effort this week Of
the pasquotank Highway Commits
sion and citizens Of Elizabeth city
tO get the State Highway Commits
sion to take action on this road.
Chairman Frank Page of the state
Highway Commission sent the fol
lowing letter To the Highway Com.
misslOncrs Of Camden County:
"SOmc days ago sent 10 ypnr
Chairman. Mr.. EiIwN,l sawyer.
COPY Of contract which the state
Highway Commission * asking the
| Highway Commission "f Camden
county 10 sign. furnishing the right
of way without cost 10 the Stat"
, Highway Commission for project
No. III.
"Wc intended Ia send copy of the
letter aud copy of this contract to
each Of the members Of the cam
den Highway Commission bnl III
error failed To do 80. ! am there.
fore writing You, notifying you
! that unless this contract is rn'
/ turned properly executed within
! the next few days, II will bc impbS'
/ sihlr for iis To let project No. III
at the next letting which VIII h
sometime the latter part of March.
81 had just nS well say here that
the State Highway Commission has
adopted definitely, once and for
all. the location as recommended 10y
its engineering department for
route III. that Is. the road leading
yin Bclcross. This route estimated
10 cost Sl7,OO0 less than some
other suggested route and Is np-
proxinmtcly one and II half miles
shorter.
"If Curriturk and Camden 'oun-
ties nj once agree to furnish tn"
rights of way provided in the con
tracts sent to your chairman, II is
the purpose of the State Highway
Commission to let for contract u
project of 16.foOt Of paved road
from the end Of project no to-
wnrd Sligo. Curriturk County. w"
have Il contract from the Currl-
tuck County Highway Commission
covering their participation in this
road.
"YOur immediate attention to this
contract will bc necessary IL we are
enabled to let this project ut our
next letting"