From The Smyrna Times,
July 4, 1935
Maryland governor still pressing for bay crossing
Construction of a $10,000,000 Chesapeake Bay bridge, financed out of federal funds, was subjected to further doubt this week as John Mackall, Works Progress Administrator for Maryland, said that the span “is definitely out as far as the work relief program is concerned.”
As a general proposition, sixty percent of the total amount has to be spent on work relief labor at the site of construction. In the bay bridge project not more than five percent would be spent in work relief labor at the site, Mackall said.
Maryland Gov. Harry W. Nice, who spent some time explaining the bridge project to Harold L. Ickes, Public Work Administrator, said, “I wasn’t discouraged by my visit although I admit that I wasn’t encouraged either.”
Mr. Ickes asked the governor to send him a copy of the bridge bill. Gov. Nice on May 17 signed the bill creating the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Authority to consruct the span and to buy the Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry at a price not to exceed $1,200,000.
The governor insisted that the bridge project would provide employment for unemployed Marylanders far in excess of the 3,000 jobs estimated by some Washington officials.
“I maintained that the bridge would provide jobs for 3,000 to 4,000 men on the site and jobs for 3,000 to 4,0000 more indirectly in supplying materials and so on.”
Mr. Ickes asked whether the tolls from the bridge would be high enough to service the $10,000,000 in bonds which the state would sell to the Works Administration. The governor said he has been assured that the tolls would be enough to retire the bonds at the end of 10 years….
Prickett appointed to School Board
Judge W.W. Harrington, resident judge of Kent County, has appointed Dr. C.J. Prickett to the Smyrna School Board to succeed to the vacancy caused by the death of W.O. Hoffecker. The appointment is effective July 1.
Police to enforce explosives law
Today is Fourth of July and by order of Town Council the law against setting off of explosives and fireworks within town limits will be strictly enforced. Clayton is also enforcing a similar ordinance.
Smyrna wins at Dover 7 to 2
The newly-formed Smyrna baseball team journeyed to the State Capital Saturday afternoon and trimmed the Dover nine 7 to 2. Smyrna started the game with some costly errors in the first and second innings and but for this would have shout out Dover completely.
