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GOIN ’ TO THE CORNER

All roads on which public money was spent Were declared public roads or highways.

Any overseer who did not perform his du- ties was subject to a fine, not exceeding five

dollars.

We do not know who the road overseers were in the early days of our communities but in 1914 the road overseer in Elmsdale was Elmer Wallace, in 1925 it was E.W. Johnston, and in 1927 it was Frank

McKenna.

The Island Farmer April 6, 1921 reported:

An Order in Council has been passed prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle during thepresent

month of April. The order did not apply to streets and roads within the limits of Charlottetown or of

other incorporated towns. . .

In 1923 there were highway improvements made between Bloomfield and Elmsdale.

The Summerside Journal, Dec. 20, 1877 The tender for the prol ect were awarded to

A newspaper ad announcing particulars of the Road Compensatlon A“ Maurice Fitzgerald of Lauretta.

We are not certain when the practice of paying road tax was introduced, but a news— paper ad of April 27, 1932 advertised:

All persons in the province desiring to perform labour in lieu of their road tax shall make application in writing on the forms supplied to the tax collector of their respective school districts not later than

the 1St day of May 1932.

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