Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-02
For the Port Tobacco Times.

Mr.. EDITOR I'm your last paper J no
ticed communication upon the subject of
the Public Roads, in which your correspon-
dent ("Jus'i'ia Fiat'') approved highly of
the structures OF "Fellow Cllizen," upon our
Road Supervisors, excepting, however, the
Supervisor for the 1st district, whom be
holds up as mark Of ''dis,ing uished COM
me n dation." ! am citizen of that district
and believe know something Of The condi-
ton Of the public roads there, but should
no. have entered into this controversy but
to counteract, in some degree, the impress
sions upon the public mind your cotrespon.
dents communication was likely to have
engendered, that our roads were in highly
improved condition. ! have no doub, the
Supervisor here attends to his roads, as we'll
probably as those IN other districts, but
will appeal 10 any sensible man in the dis
trio. to know if the Improvements are a, ell
commensurate with the extra outlay of the
public money. So far as ] have had the
means Of judging, see no improvement in
our roads proper; there has been some lop-
ping off Of projecting limbs, some cutting
away Of trees, Sc, but otherwise the i'm
provemen, has been imperceplibIe.
The roads in this county, including build
ing and repairing bridges, and all contingen,
expenses connected lherew iIl, together with
pay of Overseers, has never in one single
year, within my recollection, exceeded ST.
900, which would make the pIopor,ionsle
par. for this dis,ric. $475. How stands the
case now under our Supervisor Law? Why,
for the first four months Of The year, we have
levied upon US $4,O78 70, which would
give this district, as its portion Of the burden,
abou. $1,000. So we find from this tina.
the expenses for the first four months Of
1854, for this district alone, exceeded the
whole expenses for 1853 by The enormous
amount $545. Under this state of the case
would appeal to eny mind of ordinary
intelligence in the dsric, to say, if we have
any corresponding benefit; or, in other
words, whether our Supervisor he's attended
so we'll and so faithfully to his duties, tina,
we are willing to pay for the first four
months of his administration more than
double the amount that has been levied
upon US for the whole of any previous
year:
would ask your correspondent wha,
were The condition of our roads from the
middle Of March 10 the first of May? and as
he holds the Supervisor up as a mark Of
"dis.ingui shed commentator" where was
he i? A. his pos. of duty? Attending to
those duties he had entered into solem Ell
gagement with the people to perform, and
for which they paid him most lavishly p
Why no; on fishing shore at high wages.
And ye. he is held up by your correspon-
dent as an exemplar, a malk of ''dis.in'
guished commendalion."
have nothing to do with the Supervisors,
only in their public capacities. And look
upon it as the duty Of all good citizens to
keep vigiIsn. eye upon public servants, and
when found derellct in duty point them out.
This is a reform in our road system, de-
signed to improve it, end it rests with the
community whether it is 10 be, to US, bene-
fl or curse.
If the first eight months of its operation
is TO be an index Of its future, the sooner
we can ge. rid Of 1t the better for U.S.
Blu, al all events lie. The Board of Commits
siopefs take The matter in hand when the
proper time arrives, and cut down the pay Of
Supervisors 10 reasonable and fair amount.
The people demand, and will have it. They
are not prepared to pay men $l.17 per day
to do nothing. Sinecures ere not yet the
order OF the day.
FIAT JUsTi1lA RuAr CELuM