The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-11-27
PROPOSAL TO ISSUE ROAD
BONDS UNDER DISCUSSION
Matter Was Brought to the At
tention of Representative Body
At Luncheon On Saturday
MR.. UHL CHIEF SPEAKER

Last Saturday afternoon the County
Commissioners of Garrett County had
as their guests at a luncheon served
at the Manhattan Hotel, Mr.. G. Gin
ton Uhl, chairman of the State Roads
Commission and representative body
of citizens from nearly all sections of
the county, as their guests, the pur-
pose of the gathering as outlined by
Mr.. Uhl being the feasibility of de-
vising ways and means whereby mil
lion and a-half of dollars could be
raised with which to construct from
so miles to rs miles of State highway
in Garrett county during the calendar
year of 1881, thus not only provid-
ing labor for the idle but also reach
those sections of the county with i'm
proved roadways which are now iso-
lated a great part of the year because
of the lack of them.
Mr.. William R. Offutt was toast
master and introduced Mr.. Uhl as the
principal speaker following the lunch
con. Mr.. Uhl in responding to the
introduction expressed his pleasure
in meeting with the Garrett countians
and stated that he was proud of the
fact that he was a resident of West
ern Maryland and was in position
to offer to the people of Garrett coun-
ty something which was needed and
which under the present method Of
procedure they would be long time
in seeuring-al improved highway
or highways reaching those sections
of the county which are situated of
the main arteries.
81 have been connected with the
road building program in Allegany
county and as member of the State
Roads Commission for approximately
twenty-five years." Mr.. Uhl said
During the past two years $500, 00d
has been spent in Garrett county by
the State Roads Commission for the
maintenance of the roads now built
This fund comes from the auto taS
and must be used for the purpose fol
which it is paid-that of maintenance
Money in one fund cannot be trans
ferred to another fund, hence to keer
the roads up this tax must be main
tanned. 1 know the needs of Garrett
county and the Roads Commission
hopes to have the hearty cooperation
of the people in it's proposed program
of the future. During the year we
have spent in Garrett county the sum
of $4,000 in widening the National
Road from the Pennsylvania line east
to Keyser's Ridge and within the next
two years we expect to spend $780,,
900 more on the same highway in
Garrett county in making the road
way wider and safer for traffic.
81 know that the new members OF
the Board of County Commissioners
are interested in local conditions
DuTlIlS IIe year lOoO IilC IOIoi eAliiOoAA'
expended in Garrett county for main
tenance and construction Of new roads
amounted to 1881 900. For the veal
1881 the Road Commission has ir
sight for expenditure on lateral roads
the sum of 100000 only. This
amount is made up from the follow
ing: $4,000 carried over from 1880;
$4,000 gas tax; $45,000 Federal aid
In order to secure the Federal aid
money Maryland as well as other
states participating in it's distribution
must match the amounts they receive
dollar for dollar"
Reverting to local conditions and de-
mands from various sections of the
county, Mr.. Uhl suggested that bond
issue of $1,6OO,OOO be fioated by the
county, the bonds to run for term
of six years, and that as they became
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