Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-11-29

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for Desertion of vile, on oath of Mary Jane
Holsinger, returned BY Justice Liugenfelter.
Continued.
Same VS.. Levi Smith. Indictment for ma
lieious mischief, on oath of Jehu Boaston, re-
turned by Justice Lingenfelter. Leave grant
ed to Dist Attorney 70 enter mol. pros.
Same vs.. Jonathan Feichtner. Indictment
for Larceny, on oath of Charles Bush, return
ed by Justice Degore. Not a true bill.
Same VS.. Mary G. Foor Indictment for
Assault and Battery with intent to XIII, on
oath Of John c. Foor. returned by Justice
Mann. Settled.
Same vs.. Andrew Hamler and Christopher
Osborne indictment for not opening road.
True Bill. Process awarded.
Same vs.. John Brown. Indictment for as
sault with intent to murder. True Bill.
Leave granted to enter mol. pros.
Same vs.. William Gibson. Indictment for
Ineestuous Fornication True Bill. Contin-
ued by consent.
Same vs.. Henry BagIey, Seth Smith and
John Charleston. Indictment for Assault
and Battery on oath ofThomas Booher. True
BIZ. Ieave granted to Dist Attorney to en-
ter mol. pros. on payment of costs.
Same vs.. George Brown. Indictment Sc
duction True Bill. Process awarded.
Same vs. George stuekey Indictment for
Larceny True Bill Leave granted Dist.
Attorney to enter mol. pros.
PRoPosED CHANGE OF THE Roam LAw- As
a matter of the first importance to our peo.
pie, we publish the following petition to the
Legislature, which is now beng circulated
for the purpose of obtaining signatures
To the Honorable the Senate and house of
Representatives of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
The petition Of the undersigned citizens Of
----- Township, Bedford County respect
fully represents; that some change in the
method of making and keeping in good con
dtion the public roads, of this County, is
very much needed and the undersigned know
of no better plan than that Of letting out the
roads at public sale IN sections of half mile
as has been adopted in many of the town
ships Of Franklin, Chester, Washington and
other counties. We therefore pray that said
system may be extended to Bedford County,
or better yet, that said system may be made
general for the State, so as to avoid special
Legislation
For copy of Act see page 1856 Pamphlet
Laws of 1865.
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fact, that our present road system is so admi
rably adapted to the purpose of securing bad
roads, that one can hardly persuade himself
that it was not enacted for that purpose rath
er than with any design Of securing good
roads. The law above referred to has been
in operation in several counties or parts OF
counties in the state and has we believe, Civ,
en- general satisfaction. With the exception
of the election Of supervisors and the method
of letting the work in sections to the lowest
bidder, the law makes no material changes in
the now existing general road law. 1t pro-
vides for the elections at first, Of three superyi-
sors for each township, for the terms of one.
two and three years respectively, and there
after for the election Of Que each year to serve
for three years. Security is required from
contractors for the faithful performance Of
their duties and the taxes are collected in
money instead Of being worked out as for
merly. This in reality removes one Of the
most formidable obstacles to the securing of
good roads under the old law Under the
system of working out taxes, every one who
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men. as a rule, expended the greatest possible
amount Of time on the least possible
amount of work, ana consequently 1t was al
most impossible to obtain faithful and indus
trious workmen or to get work properly done
Every one knows that a more costly and less
efficient system could scarcely be devised.
The proposed change, on the other hand,
aims at securing the best work at the lowest
price by letting it in sections to the loves
bidder, so that bidders can secure those sec
lions nearest to them and for keeping which
in repair they have the greatest facilities.
We believe that fair and impartial trial Of
the proposed system viii fully satisfy the pee
pie most interested, that it win secure for
them much better roads than we now have at
a much less cost. We are in fayoro a trial,
as nothing can be worse than the existing
law as at present administered Persons ia
voring the proposed change can cut out the
above petition and attach it to such lists of
signers as they are able TO secure in their res
pective townships, and forward them to us at
any time before the meeting of the Legisla-
ture in January, when we will forward them
to our members and see that they secure early
attention In the meantime we viii be
pleased to receive and publish any communi-
cation on the subject whether for or against
it.
The citizens of our town were somewhat
startled last week by the announcement that
some individual was tearing down the bridge
across the river on Richard street A war
rant was issued for his arrest and be was
brought before our court on last Friday or
Saturday, and related the following cir
cumstances: The bridge was built under
the direction Of the Bedford and Holidays
burg turnpike company by James Clark and
Josiah Penrose. The company failedand these
gentlemen we're never paid. Mr.. Clark was
bankrupted thereby. This occurred some
eighteen years ago. A few weeks since Mr..
Clark arrived here and advertised the bridge
for sale and on the day of sale it was knocked