Smyrna times., 1927-01-12
SHORE BOULEVARD BILL WILL
AGAIN Be BIG MARYLAND ISSUE
GOVERNOR RTTCHIE WILL BACK
PROJECT WHEN INTRODUCED
Shore Representatives and Those Of
Baltimore City Will Fight For
Connecting Link Of Highways

CONNECTING LINK OF highways
In a few months time the dream Of
the people of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland, Of having a beautiful boule-
ward from Love Point to Queenstown,
and thence to Wye Mills, and to
Queen Anne's station, where it will
connect with the State Road System
which extends throughout the whole
nine counties of the Shore, and also
with the fine highways Of Delaware
may become true, says the Centreville
Record. Long ago this project was
talked of. Three years ago it was
brought to the light at the General
Assembly and bill providing for its
construction passed the Senate and
Legislature, but was vetoed by the
Governor. Over in Annapolis, how
ever, the General Assembly is again
in session and those who claim to
know, state that the Shore Boulevard
bill will again be a large issue and
also have limited that it will meet with
the Governors approval this time.
Ever since it was vetoed by Governor
Ritchie three years ago the Baltimore
people and those of the Eastern Shore
have stood pat, determined, however,
that some day the road should be
built. 1t is a necessity they state and
a bill that should be thoroly consider
ed and one that means much to the
future of the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land.
Boulevard Bill To Be a Big Issue
When it was announced that the
Boulevard Bill would be a big issue,
plans of the proposed new bridge
across the Chesapeake was turned
loose, for publication, just at the op-
perfume time those in charge state.
Outstanding among the pieces of leg
islation that was brought before the
last session, was this Boulevard Bill
and those who are at Annapolis this
year from the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land and from Baltimore city state
that with the help of Governor Ritch-
ie, Queen Anne's county will get this
stretch Of new highway, that will
bring closer the Shore with Baltimore
City. Unaffected by the refusal Of
the Governor to sign the bill the last
time, the Pennsylvania Railroad is
stated to have aroused themselves to
the vital necessity Of the Boulevard
and they state that in the event of the
building of this road they will place
into operation fast ferries to connect
Love Point with Baltimore.
War Department VetOes Bridge Bill
Vetoed by the War Department the
proposed bill for the Bay bridge across
from Baltimore to Colchester, has
died, and in its place has risen a new
plan, that Of a bridge from Sandy
Point to Kent Island and this could
possibly connect with the Shore Boule-
ward People of Baltimore realize the
necessity of Shore trade and they too
will back the road bill in the Legisla-
ture. Application was made last
week and filed with the Public Ser
vice Commission, in Baltimore, for a
right to build a bridge from Sandy
Point in Anne Arundle county to Kent
Island, Queen Anne's county. A strong
company is understood to be backing
the new project and was represented
by Clarence S. Soper, real estate
agent, of Baltimore, who made the ap-
plication to the commission on Tues
day morning last week. Because of a
new style Of construction, Mr.. Soper
stated that the new proposed bridge
to come to Queen Anne's county would
not cost as much as $10,O0O,0Oo, the
amount set as the expense Of the Bal
timore-T Colchester bridge.