The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-17
A Gard iFG1n the superintendent Of the
CUmberIand Road.
OFFEc1l b THE SupERINTENDENr


or oEEU8EBERLAND ROAD, July l.
Having rendered my resignation as
Superintendent of the Cumberland
Road, 70 take effect the 18th inst, l
wish to make a statement of the facts
In the case. On the 9Th of November,
1851, WITHOUT any solicitation on my
part, l received the appointment. On
enter1ngnpon the duties of the office, I
found the road twenty-five hundred
and foftE-three dollars in debt. The
rDad Wasfn n very bad state of repair, in
many pisces worn to the bed or original
PAVING and side roads and drains filled
up and Instructed. OF the t,rentv-foatI-
bridges a the road, t1Ue7ety-tAree were
either down or needed repairing. TAX
ing charge of the road in this condition
have, Ethe most rigid economy, been
enabled % pay or the debt, and there is
now Balance on hand of 81, ,33I 81.
In adr9tion to paying the debt, every
bridge With one exception, as far as
section thirteen. has been rebuilt OF. re-
repaired and the material for the con-
structiOA of that one is on the road.
Ihe hrsg eight miles from Wheeling is
we'll drained with good side roads. &c.
And Undertake to say that the road is
IN better condition than ut any previous
time torsthe past twenty years, and the
amountfof cash on hand is sufficient IF
judlciously expended) to make all me-
cessary Srepairs, including bridge, ma
son Wofk, side roads, &C., &c. Since I
nave haa the position of Superintendent
continuous efforts have been made for
my removal, by two different parties or
factlonS The first consists of those
VINO haFe been and are still trespassers
upon the public highway. And there
are over 100 of this class, as shown bv
the report tnow on file in the office of
the Board of Public Works. of Walter
c. Smith, ESQ, who was employed to
make aisurvey of the road. These en-
crOachmentS upon the road varv from
to 30 feet. This class has, with a zeal
rarely surpassed, from personal mo-
tlveS sought to have me removed, as
had, b3gtbe direction of the Board, taken
some, steps to have the instructions re-
moyed{ The other class was equally
clamorous for my removal, because the
obstfue1ons lceTe not removed, and
was TINS kept between two fires. The
tormer Board of Public Works. aware
of the circumstances, and satisfied with
my OF eial conduct, paid no heed to
their observation-disclosures is at the pre-
sent time, but one of the old Board REL
naming, and to him I am deeply
grateful for the many acts of official
kindness and personal courtesy to me.
From the many f1attering compliments
of the prominent gentlemen of the city
ana country, who are cOnVerSant with
the facts, I am led to believe that nv
official conduct receives the approval of
every intelligent gentleman who passes
over the road. Believing that the fore
going statement was due to the public
as well as myself, will only add that
as for those gentlemen who testified he
fore the Board of Public Works that I
had not passed over the eastern end
of the road but once in four wears.
and over the western end not oftener
than once a month, they either wilfuIIv
or ignOrantly testified to'a faIsehood, as
contemptible as it was little. And
while christian charity requires my
forgiveness. self-respect requires that I
should hold them in utter contempt.
To the many gentlemen of city and
county who have extended to me their
courtesies and assistance, am deeply
grateful. It'll L. LUNsFoRD.