The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Editor, The Republican,
Oakland, Maryland

can relative to the move that is on to trade off our State
Route No AZ, Bear Creek, along with $l323000 of
State Roads money that has been aocated for the rebuild
ing of the road necessary write this letter in
order that those of citizens who present
the meeting in Oakland last Wednesday, November IL,
might be informed of the following facts:
Instead of those of who the meeting being
satisfied after the so-caed explained
amazed and angered 1t seemed plain that the citizens
of this section of county being sold out by
public officials.
When the county takes this the State keeps
the money $1,323O0O that has been earmarked in the
States rebuilding for this road and the
will then to rebuild and modenize other road in
stead of this
After State Route No AZ up Bear Creek becomes a
County Road, the county has plans widen it by
placing shoulders feet wide side. This may
nor safe road.
If the road remains in the hands Of the State will
get modern and safe highway because the State has the
engineers and the money has already been aocaed to
pay for the work.
Why then should our County Commissioners and our
State Senator to take from the only opportunity
we will have for getting modern and safe State
Road up Bear Creek We need the best road that be
engineered for the safety of our children who
PEELED to ride school buses along this twice each
day, every school day in the year.
The only received a Oakland, is that, 'If
the road Elder Hill becomes State Road it will be
better road for the time tourists and residents
of the Lake to travel over Thus they are putting the
convenience to tourists and the people going through
Pennsylvania to their cabins at the Lake ahead of the
safety of children.
1t brought the meeting in Oakland. that if
county officials really do they could leave
the road remain with the State, and the State Roads Com
mission and county officials have the power to adj
the building of the by the
son that the work of rebuilding it could be done dur
ing the next three entirely the expense of the
State, without the county putting up dollar
1t further brought that as now is the road
is scheduled for rebuilding during the third of the
Twelve Year program. The third stage will in
and will include 1862 1868 1864 Therefore,
without changing the priority doing anything to adj
the State would likely be of the first projects of the
stage Of the Twelve Year program because if we
then have county officials who will cooperate they will
doubt be able to get this road set of the first
projects to be built in the period starting in January 1862
Further, it pointed at the meeting that Route
~, up Bear Creek is Frendsves life line 1t the only
road leaving Frendsvie that is free from drifting
at times when all other roads frequently blocked The
town of Frendsvie and surrounding communities
often snowbound for days except that this road Route
AZ up Bear Creek has always provided outlet to
Route 2l9 and from there to Route 40 This road from
Route 219, down Bear Creek to Frendsve, is truly
Life Line Over this road food, equipment,
and supplies by heavy transport trucks And in Of
unfortunate accident Illness it has always
provided us sure safe way to get out to Route 2l9 and
thence to the hospital in Cumberland Meyersdae Oak
land. Again in of fire other calamity, when the
property or lives OF our citizens may be IN peril we will
always need safe well engineered and modern road
which ambuances and fire fighting equipment may be
rushed in
To sum up there is other route out of Friends
vile the safety hundreds children
who ride school buses school day in the year 1t
senal to welfare. There is nothing that could add
to the of mind of people than for the
to keep this road and rebuild and modernize it
safety.
On the other hand, it would be difficult conprc-
bend thing that would be tragic than have
this road taken by the county the time
for the State to start rebuilding it.
If officials trade away the One Million Three
Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Dollars that otherwise
will to rebuild the road chances MODERN
safe road up Bear Greek will be forever
thp is akenO Inv the
after be dependent County Roads Department. that
is without funds, most of the time and without
gneer.
The County Roads Department is in debt the State
already One Million Dollars, for money borrowed
against future receipts Where would the County
money to take of hundred miles
already under its make its principal pay
ments on its debt, and at the time build this road
and construct the bridge that needed
Let keep this road in the hands of the State and
let State rebuild the road with the money already al
located in the State program Let by all MEANS do
what to this road Let's do it for chldrens
safety, and for the welfare of community.