The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-12-10
set FINAL APPEAL FOR
ROADLOAN TOMORROW
Commissioners WIFI Meet Saturday Morning
to Hear Public Demand For Completion
OF An Important Road

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stone unturned, that a short
and slippery piece Of dirt road
may keep them out of the tour
ist business for many months
to come, that might otherwise
come over the 50 miles Of paw
ed highway between Elizabeth
CITY and Norfolk, the citizens
of Elizabeth City and Pasquo-
tank County have succeeded IN
bringing about another meet
ing of the County Commis'
sioners to consider the matter
of loaning the money to build
this road, and they will sit in
Joint session Saturday with
the Highway Commission.
Somebody will have to lend the
state Highway Commission S6o.ooO
until the next session OF the General
Assembly authorizes further funds
for road work. If this important link
Of road Is to be completed. 1t is
vital part Of the George Washing
ton Highway that is to be thrown
open to travel next week. There h
barely three miles of the link most
of il is in Camden County. but
Camden has 10 way of providing
the funds for this road. Pasquo-
tank is able to lend II, and there Is
strong sentiment !or lending the
money, which will cost the county
nothing, except its share of the In
tcrest
The fact that this short link In
so important a highway was left
ont of the original letting, avails
nothing now. Pending completion
Cf the highway via MOyock. 1t Is
probably the most important road
leading to this city, from the stand
point of tourist travel. and road
of great Importance between Nor
folk. and New Bern. which Is part
of the South Atlantic Coastal High
way. The completion of the Cho-
wan Bridge will place heavy de-
mands on this road next summer,
and for this reason its completion
Is urged. that the traffic may be
routed to tho profit Of this section
An especially advantageous price
is ROW available. before tlie- coftrac-
tor moves his equipment from thc
road TO he opened next week. .
Chairman c.. A. Ownley Of the
County Commissioners this week
stated that instead Of delaying the
matter further, sand perhaps losing
the opportunity of getting the road
complete. he had decided to call
meeting of his board to consider 1t,
on Saturday morning of this week.
His move was prompted by the ac-
tion of the County Highway Com
mission, that has favored making
the loan from the beginning.
There seemed to be little OppOsI-
ton TO making, the loan. when the
Commissioners met Monday Of this
week. Nearly everyone on the board
thought that this road shouldn't 90
uncomplcted. but not understanding
the matter fully, they were shy or
any proposition they thought might
provc an expense to the taxpayers.
Commissioners Thompson and Prit-
chard. didn't seem to think PasquO-
tank should find money to build
roads in another. county, but the
same plan has been followed In
,many other counties during the con-
sfruction Of State Highways, for
the counties are repaid from State
funds, and lose nothing.
The meeting Of the County Com.
miSsioners. and the Highway Com
mission Saturday. Is expected to
bring these two bodies together on
Il better basis Of understanding.
They have been somewhat at yari-
auce with each other since the C0un.
tv Commissioners under the Chair
manship of w. Il. Love. began in
yestigating alleged discrepancies -
the payments for the County Roads
recently built under the last bond
issue.
Reference was further made t.
this squabble in Mondays meeting
of the Commissioners, when former
former chairman Love, turned over
Icy to Chairman Ownley, with
the explanation that here was the
key that might unlock the box con-
tanning the names Of the men who
might settle the road row.
Mt. Her7nOn Man Chairman
The new board Of Commissioners
went into office Monday morning.
The only two who did not succeed
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