Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-03-14
Pocomoke Sends Big Delega-
ton To Snow Hill In
Behalf Of Project
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FAVORABLE TO PROPOSITION

Last Tuesday was delegation day
at the county seat. A large number
of Pocomoke City's prominent citizens
journeyed to Snow Hill for the pur-
pose Of placing before the County
Commissioners Pocomoke's claim to
the mile of State road to be built this
year in Worcester.
Prior to the meeting on Tuesday,
the County Commissioners had sent
in recommendations to the State
Roads Commission relative to this
matter. This recommendation had
mentioned two routes; one toward
Wilton, in the upper part of the
county, and the other towards Cedar
Hall from Pocomoke City.
A letter from Commissioner Mack
all, which was read before the delega-
ton, stated that it was useless to be-
gin the road toward Wilton until two
miles could be built. It is reported
that, owing to relocation, one mile
of projection would land the road in
the middle of field thereby furnish
ing no outlet.
Mr.. Mackall was also unfavorable
to the Cedar Hall route; his objection
being in the form of an opinion that
it was better to finish roads already
begun before starting new ones. The
meaning of this appeared rather clear
to the delegation, as indicating that
Mr.. Mackall was favoring the COM
pletion of the Public Landing high
way.
James M. Crockett, Esq, was
spokesman for the Pocomoke delega-
ton, and in very clear, concise, way
stated the law governing road con-
struction in the county, and POGO
moke's claim to the mile left to be
built.
At the conclusion of his statement
County Commissioner Mumford read
Mr.. Mackall's letter, which Mr.. Num-
ford apparently thought conclusive
and decisive, and shut off all chance
of theroad toward Cedar Hall.
Mr.. Burbage, member of the Board
followed in a statement which showed
plainly that, since the road toward
Wilton seemed to have received un-
favorable consideration, he consider
ed Pocomoke should have the mile of
construction.
. a. He further stated that he was will
ing to re-iterate the original recon-
& mendation to the State, and if possi-
bic to make it even stronger. He,
therefore, offered the following reso-
luton directed to the State Roads
Commission:
RESOLVED, that We do most
respectfully request that you con-
struct as near mile as the funds
will permit, either toward Whit
on, Md, or beginning at the end
of Second street in Pocomoke
City, and running toward Cedar
Hall, instead of extending the
road toward Public Landing.
Either one of these locations
is demanded and recommended
much stronger by the general
public in this county than any
where else, and we trust that
you will decide to grant our re-
quest as we are in position to
know what the public demands.
This resolution was passed by the
votes of Mr.. Burbage and Mr.. Mason
Mr.. Mumford recording his vote as
opposed.
In doing so, the dissenting member
ilrather inexplicably, refused to re-af'
irm the original recommendation OF
~the Board, and to many it appeared
as if he would not have stood for the
first action had he known that there
Nigh be chance for the Pocomoke
road. He is also reported to have
said that, in his opinion, the State
would proceed on the Wilton route il
the resolution passed prevailed.
The Pocomoke delegation left salts
fed they had obtained all that they
could reasonably expect, and people
in this district will watch with inter.
est future developments.
Another big delegation from Ocear
City appeared first before the County