The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-01-22
REPORT Is FAVORABLE ON
PLAN FOR ROAD BUILDING
Mr.. Mccullough, Chairman Of
Committee, Reports so Miles
of Highways Can Be Built
Without Tax Increase
COMMITTEE is ENLARGED

That roads in Garrett county could
be built on plan similar to the one
advanced by Berne Teter and pub
lished in The Republican several
weeks ago, in which the citizens of
the county would not have their taxes
increased, was the substance Of a re-
port made Saturday by John W. Nc
Cullough to members of the commit
tee sponsoring the building of inn
proved highways in the county. Mr..
McCullough's report was based on an
interview with G. Clinton Uhl, chair
man of the State Roads Commission,
and Assistant Attorney General Ar
cher, in Baltimore last week.
The meeting, which was held Satur-
day in the Court House, was attended
by quite a number of taxpayers from
various parts of the county, and while
some advocated the road building pro-
gram there were several present who
opposed it. Another meeting is called
for Saturday afternoon, January "a,
at 200 o'clock in the Court House
to which the members of the Garrett
county delegation in the General As
sembly have been invited.
Whether or not the delegates will
support bond issue for the building
of the roads, if in their opinion the
majority of the people of the county
wish it passed without a referendum,
will be thoroughly discussed. In the
meantime members Of both the Re-
publican and Democratic State Gen.
trail Committees will be impor-
tuned to give their support as indi-
viduals and as members of the govern
ing committees of the major parties
to the movement.
Committeeman from each district in
the county not represented on the
committee as originally appointed,
were named, thus giving every Sec
ton Of the county representation at
future meetings of the body. Newly
appointed members of the committee
include William Miller and F. E.
Spoerlein, District No. 5; Marshall
Frankhouser and w. A. Smith, Dis
trict No. 6; John Werner and Charles
Layman, District No. 9; Charles A.
Ashby and James w. Walter, District
No. 10; John Merrill and Wade H.
Broadwater, District No. IL; Milo
Wilson and w. G. Macdonald, Dis
trict No. 10; Robert Sheckells, Dis
trict No. 1; Herman Robson, Dis
trict No. 10. ;
The original committee include
James A. Fitzwater, District No. /;
John w. Mccullough, District No. 2;
Claude Stanton, VIM. Winterberg
and Harvey Gortner, District No. 8;
Carroll Pattison, District No. a; C.
N. McIntire, H. V. Leighton, D. E.
Orendorf and A. D. Naylor, District
No. z; George W. Harvey, District
No. 8; J. B. Emory, District No. IL;
E. R. Jones, C. w. Ream and Geo.
D. Browning, District No. IA.
Mr.. C. N. McIntire, chairman of the
committee, had the following to say
in regard to Saturdays meeting when
interviewed by Republican reporter,
and the proposition at hand:
GAS chairman of the committee
sponsoring the building of good roads
in the county, I urge every taxpayer
to give this proposition careful con-
sideration and if possible to attend
the meeting to be held on Saturday of
this week. If it is true that this work
can be done without raising our taxes
and in a manner that the credits due
the county from the State will fully
take care of these expenses, I believe
that nothing more profitable could be
done during this year and during this
depression in business than to build
these roads and spend money which
would certainly benefit great many
of our people and give US the high
ways so badly needed"