The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-09-12
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made il The Cecil Wing is one that has been
much desired, and for which you deserve the
tshks Of Year patrons Its ixcreased size
and additional! iatere+t make it very desr-
able family paper, and have no doubt your
subscription list will be largely increased.
he spirit OF Improvement has not abated
in this vicinity. Mrs. Hyland has contracted
with Jos &. Jesnson to bald a farm house
on the Homestead; to be finished by the
18th q November. Mr.. Nm. j. Wilson is
now hsildIng quite all addition to his dwell
ing, and Mr.. VIM. X. Stackhouse has lust
finished an extensive wagon and tool shed,
being So feet long and 20 feet in breadth, -
very useful building on farm.
| have been waiting for some one Of YOUR
subscribers or readers to give his views of
R's- System. bnt in vain There are some
who make complaints, bat saggest no rem
ely; and you, Mr.. Editor, do little of that
yourself. The plan or system | propose is
as follows:
lst. Al the roads ~ each District in the
county to be surveyed, and map or profile
Of the reads Of each District to be on file in
the Commissioners Office each road to be
lsil otf in sections, say OF or miles each,
and numbered on the map, and cores
pondlag number Of each section marked on
ton anu.
ded as follows: The main bed Of the road
to be 80 feet, sna ct least inches higher in
the center than on the edge, and that the
dtckcs or side drains shall he at least feet
in width in the bottefn, with sloping Shout
der OF shout feet, and the drains not to be
less than Is inches deep from the level of
the center Of the road, except where the
land is wet and srringy-thcn the drains TO
be at least 2 feet deep.
also propose, as part of the system,
that at whatever season of the year may
seem best fer the purpose, the roads shall
be advertised and sold in sections, as per
map, to the lowest bidder, ana that the per-
son purchasing section or sections, as the
case may be, shall be required to grade and
finish at least one-fitth of each section pur
chased as heretofore stated, and also be held
by security to the county in an equal sum of
the purchase money for the fulilment OF his
contract. further propose that there shall
be one-htth Of each section of the roads
finished, as before stated, in each year, and
by that ratio, in five years, our roads will be
finished to that grade. also propose that
there shall be a committee Of three appoint
ed in each District, whose duty it shall be
to examine the section, and report to the
County Commissioners which portion of
each section would require the widening and
grading, as before stated, each year, and
that said committee shall act as inspectors,
and when contractor finishes his work,
then said inspectors shall examine and re-
port to the County Commissioners whether
said work is according to contract, and if
so. then said contractor shall be entitled to
his pay; bat if not according to contract,
then said contractor shall be required to do so
before receiving his pay, the decision of said
committee to be final.
Now, Mr. Editor, the foregoing plan
have written hurredly, but not without con
siderable reflection, and it may be necessary
to modify it somewhat, but have no doubt
of its efficacy. and believe it will work well
and save the county money and give us good
roads. The smallest bridge in the county is
let out by contract, and said contract Sc
cured and why should not the thousands
of dollars appropriated for roads be secured
in the same manner? | submit this view of
Road System to yourself and readers for
consideration. The people of this county
will become convinced of the necessity of a
strict and durable system for the manage
meut of the roads, and that they will be
prepared to act by petition to the proper au-
thority for law for the improvement and
management OF the roads, very different
from our present law, We have no doubt.
! FED.