Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-01-09
Innnl,anr TnfpnNers.

SALT LICK, PA, Dec. w lrVt
Editor Republican, The taxpayers
of Girard, Coyington and karihaus
townships are desirous Of knowing
who pctitioned ior--or asked tho
Legislature lor-thc wholesale appro.
prialion of the unscatcd land tax OF
tho Phelps, Dodge 4 Co. lands for the
purpose Of making timber road from
tho First Forks OF the Sinnemahonlng
into the timber lands of this firm.
Why is il that the resident citizens OF
these townships are compelled to make
their own roads, to get their timber
to market, while this mammoth New
York monopoly can get special legls-
lation exempting them from taxi In
other words, why give them the peo,,,
pies money to make roads that VIII
never be seen by seven-eighths of the
citizens of these townships Any
information you can give bearing
upon this subject, will be thankfully
received by many taxpayers.
This road business is not oil that
taxpayers are interested in The
bounty tax business, which we had
hoped was about "played out" seems
to be getting heavier. The County
Commissioners, we observe, urge the
Assessors to assess the property high
er, and still put on ten mills. When
will extravaganza cease at the Court
House? 1t seems as though the Com
missioners had taken loyal lesson al
Harrisburg or Washington. lf"con-
stitutional," and not "incompatiblC
with the public interest" please give
us little light on this subject, too.
TAXPAYERS.
We are always willing TO- furnish al
the information within our reach upor
subjects of public utility. The "tax
payers" are rather indistinct in thell
accusations They complain abou
certain legislation, but do not point t
} the act complained of; but we presume
they refer to supplement, approved
the 10th of April, 1867, to an act t.
lay out State road from Karthaus f
Coudersport, approved March 81 ,ls45
This supplement constitutes B. d Hal
ESQ.,, and DR.. ]. w. Potter, Of thi'
county, and A. IL. Boyington, Of Cam
eron county, commissioners, withpow
= er to relocate and reconstruct Ga bu
reau term) the road aforesaid, an
collect u five-mill tax for the purpos
from all.thc unseated lands in tn
townships through which it passes.
II this makes a timber road 70
Messrs Dodge & Co., We suppose th'
public can also share its benefits. VIII,
petitioned for and had this act passed
We cannot say /; but presume tha
Senator W Walace, or Col. Hunt, on
e member last winter, if interrogate'
, upon this point, can answer the tax
payers far more satisfactorily than W
e can.
,, , We suspect that this road question
has two sides to it, and when under
stood by all, will not be far out Of th
c way. Public roads arc as essential il
a liberal, enlightened and progressiv
=, neighborhood, as the "staff Of life
e bread-and the mode and time Q
0 their construction is alone proper 70
4 discussion and no one should b
D backward upon this point.
AS to our Commissioners, ii woul
: be very strange thing if they ha
. not learned a lesson of extravaganza
}, when school of this kind has bee
! kept open for the past six years
n long enough for any adult to gradu
ate, and, when elevated to Office
become the master instead of tli
servant The taxpayers have a rigl
e To complain Of the manner in whic