The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-01-03
Public Roads.
HARTFORD Cousor NM, Dec. aSth, 1867.
To The Edttor of the .fgis q h,teAigencer: ..

a.. TO The Editor of the 4Egis q bateHigencer: Be-. .
+ Mr.. EDITOR -4This is Christmas morning, bright clear
and beautiful starlight May you live to many SUCH
and the evening Of your days be serene. .s
In your Issue Oh the Iotn INST, see that the subject Of
siderable portion OF our people, there having been
formal meeting in iel Air, calling the people
enIbe in district meetings. to send delegates coun-
fy convention, to devise and means to improve
Dads which believe is the right way 10 go about the
hand will newer let it rest until old Hartford puts herself
IN respectaby in regard to roads as she certainly has
in agriculture. ,.'. '.ta n. -tt' .'t
stated that the turnpike company the Bel Air road
to Jerusalem Mills had charter granting sixty feet at
the western end and forty feet at the Jerusalem and
that they grading the western end 81 degrees
and the eastern end to 5degrees Now sir, where cor
rect made by one they should be
corrected The facts are, that that company have the
right to condemn sixty feet on the whole line of road
and they opening and grading forty feet wide
down to 80 degrees on their whole line. ..u
Now, sir If Baltimore county has the energy to I'M
prove that old Bel Air road which has been almost
abandoned, for many years, by all persons going from
fellows who would oret 1t to the long hills thu,
we snailed our way up when we were boys, with
poor little halted horses. dragging an old wagon,
bushels of corn and few pounds of bacon to keep
and body together of all concerned. ''''if', =
Now my dear, sir this is not fancy picture of what
occurring in Hartford forty years ago. many very
many will attest Please, sir, turn the leaf now, and
see what is on the other side at this day need not
and lively demand for consumption, at very remunera
tive prices thereby making all very comfortable at
home; but when you want to send your team out at
times, think even your correspondent Zone of the
People" must deplore the bad condition of the roads
and perhaps abuse the supervisors for great neglect of
duty; and yet sir zone of the People" very best
friend He comes In with new list Of taxabes and he
certainly very liberal in the rates; and if he in
suggestions the Legislature this winter succeed in
getting that body to authorize the assessment why am
sure will have plenty of money to mend the roads
build new Amshouse, new Jail If our Court House
ahp hurn bot,a
do but to unlock his large iron reproof safe (or am
sure he wond have one draw out the greenbacks and
pay the bills and stop Connty Roads correspondence
with your very useful sheet. -,
Mr.. Editor, must direct our steps, in this road
Improvement to the aid of Zone Of the People,
because we want all the people to be willing, taxpay
ing people, to enable to get along easily with that
good work. IIartz, you know, has q motive Hartz
that large crowd that gather to his than use
less Illusions. he has very materially assisted in making
up the sun, total of the useful to Hartz Esop by his
rigs II Ayre soghi 70 teach ts lessons Of morality
and usefulness and If 'County Roads' should succeed
just lee by his mite being thrown into the pile will
help do what b desired lettering the condition Of the
roads. "a; A. last sEyg ala 1rul ..Hg.'. JCsGi
statement whsn he says Deer Creek had aons last sum-
mer in of her mad freaks what will remain until
Deer Creek mends her own mshap hopeour friend E.
will he punctual in attendance Convention whether
delegate not that may have the benefit of his
views the subject If roads, and your correspondent
One of the People,, Hope will give his particular nj.
tentio to all that class Of present taxabes seeing that
they overburdened and with sufficient force pre-
sent that new class of taxabes, that majority the
people shall sustain him in his suggestions. "County
Roads 10 not very particular where the money comes
FROM so comes equally from all interested and you,
Mr. Editor, hope will forgive him, even II he should
write you again the Sabbath day. Bpt if County
Roads" allowed to advise him. would say don't fol-
low the Christian North in their had dongs Keep
age my good fellow and don't teach yourself or your
children to be unkind to those who have been In fgno
Keep leee in advance Of slaves and their chill
dren and you shall still rule the land of Washington,
Marion, Jefferson and jackson, and make good Public
Roads for all 70 travel on. Then your ehdrens children
300 so "a uLJa - 4EE 4af CoUNTF ROADS. "