Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-06-05
Richie Says Wishes Of
Worcester Commissioners
Were Not Disregarded
In Letter To Editor He Explains Action Of State Roads
Commission In Building Wilton Road In Preference
To Cedar Hall Road.-States Their Attitude

Mr.. Edward j. Clarke,
Editor, The Worcester Democrat,
Pocomoke City, Maryland.
Dear Mr.. Clarke:
! read with much interest the re-
cent editorial in The Worcester Demo-
crat on County Rights" stating that
in selecting the Wilton road the reso-
luton of the Worcester County Com
'nlissioners for a road from Second
street in Pocomoke City had been en-
tirely overruled by the State Roads
Commission and the wishes of the
county disregarded. Afterwards I re-
ceived letter from one of the leading
citizens of Pocomoke to the same eff
feet ,and adding that Pocomoke had
not been treated fairly during the last
several years in the matter of road
building.
Naturally both statements gave me
a great deal of concern, because Of
course I would not want the people Of
Pocomoke City to have reason to feel
that any practicable wishes of theirs
or of the county had been disregarded
or to feel that, they had not been fair
ly treated. F a"
Accordingly I asked Mr.. Mackall to
advise me of the facts, and recently
received his report.
1t does not seem to me correct or
fair to say that the County Commits
sioners) have been ignored or overrul-
ed by the State Roads Commission in
building the Wilton road.
find that the County Commission
ers have urged the Wilton road every
year beginning with 1922. They urg-
ed it in 1923, 1924, 1925 and again
this year. It was not built before be-
cause Of the inability to secure the
rights of way. These have now been
secured free of cost, and the Commits
sion, therefore, felt that it was at last
in position where it could build an
important road which the County
Commissioners had urged for five
years.
It is true that the County Commits
sioners this year recommended four
roads, (1) one mile from the foot of
Second street in Pocomoke City to-
wards CedarHall; (2) one mile from
Mile Lane toward Wilton, (3) one
eighth mile across mill dam at Bish-
opville; (4) Balance of Worcester
county's post and lateral roads on the
Snow Hill-Salisbury road.
From the fact that the road from
Second street in Pocomoke City comes
first on this list, l presume it was the
County Commissioners first choice.
understand, however, that there was
no unanimity among the people of Po-
comoke as to where new mile for
Pocomoke should be built, some fav-
oring, of course, the recommendations
of the Commissioners but others fav-
oring two half mile sections parallel
ing each ether within The tow:i limits.
Regardless or any DIVISION of that
kind, however, / really do not think
thlt tie Ctate l. pads Coll..:icJior e-.il
be said to overrule and disregard the
County Commissioners when it Sc
lects road as important as the Whit
on road instead of a town street, and
when that road has been recommend
ed every year fer five years and ccr;c5
second on the list this year.
Nor does it seem to me that the
facts show Pocomoke City to have
been neglected or Disseminated a
gainst in recent years.
From 1921 to 1925 the following
roads have been built in Worcester
county:
POcOmOke City
Streets in Pocomoke 17,676.19
Pocomoke r. Bridge & Ap...156, ,763.12
POcomoke Stockton. .128, ,220.43
$3O2,659.74
Snow Hill
Snow Hill Stockton ..........$ 78,751.11
Snow Hill-Public Landing. ..78, ,729.60
Snow Hill Salisbury. 133, ,1O4.91
$29O,584.91
Streets in Berlin..............$ 17,242.06