The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-25
County Roads.
THE STAFFORD FORD AND ROCK RUN ROAD cs,

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MR. EDIToR.-Thcre Is no one thing more
conducive to the material prosperity OF sec
lion oil country than That Oh having good puo
lie roads. ttsl 10
Inc comiort ana iacility Win wmch INC
pupnc can travel on good roads-and we
are all travellers IN THIS country-is copsid'
eraron perhaps less important IMAM the CON
sequent preservation OIL our ANIMALS ana We
hicles from ruinous wear and Tear. AS hu
name men IT IS our duty 10 protect our beasts
OF burden from unnecessary hardsh;ps: our
interests ID this regard are fortunately iden1,
cal WIN the promptings OF humanity ana
our interests are also involved IN the protec'
ton OF our carriages ana wagons from prema,
ture destruction.
All agree tnat pad roaos are destructive to
Inc animals that perform our labor, anu to
the vehicles that carry our persons or articles
OF traffic, and. by delaying our progress, dc
tract largely rom the valuable time OF oui
SNORT nVes. GOOD roads, on tne other haha
Pl1iong he I'VE anu useluiness =. oul am
lnals auu gieatiy W .he auiapni!y y, ou'
c;ulllages anu wagons, anu, ny sasllg tihe
allom men iiioie ielsute W W aesoseu W o'hei
ihi lP anu W hopier purposes.
inese Ienec.lons, MT :. Eui'oI, have peen
ItPsa.euly sussee.eu wl'ili,i 'ne Ihss Seal,
MhilG passing over the ROAD between o'ahoro
anu l.oc ,a. nun.
r1l aee'hlce VI oie-ilai llliie .iils roa',
nas oeIn ~ s uunu,'ion iol ea'1ia,
eais, ~, ia..ey, iDi eese, , lnohsns' /. has ~
pcen Ieopy ,lipaset'pie III wig proper eense VI
VI VI: uo WIN. many pcleoAs nave Pielefieu
uFins, eeoh ngn' caiihsses, uIoune us
=, ~ ~; ,ues ouS VI .non WY Al oinc -
W asolu inns aiaIlhing piece oi tra'el anu IL
as s. &C.. out VI ano 9uession III s9no ',,,ie
ass ioi any 'e''iii " uia" iui' ioau o'ef ,iis
io4u.
, .ao ''.;.i, .I. u enHso "po arc ~? !:
aoqasnnu Wv. 'lo ioo ;iiis Is
w ,h Un so mo'os ;, ~ a,o .ns .,';.
ele VI 'ilo Couhty-we VIII eApiain .naS .h,e
roau runs inihedlateiy along inc SCUM panK
OF Dcer oreek ana tne creek mas Deeh DAM
med az lts mouth at Rock hun by the Tide
water Canal Company, 1or the purpose OF
converting II, from STAFFORD TO Rock hun, IN
10 a sectloh OF Inc canal. AS natural con-
sequence resulting from dammlng SO large
stream, the hoodings which frequently &C.
cur IN the creek deposit considerable guam
uties OF sana, &C, IN me BACK water used as
portlon oil the canal, thus interfering with
the passage, OF the boats; and appears that,
instead OF being willing to incur the trouble
and expense OF dredging the bottom for the
removal OF the deposits, the Canal Company
occasionally aud TO the height OF the dam
thus backing the water nearer and nearer the
county road. Inc last addition 70 the dam;
made last spring, has really ruined the road
for practical purposes, The whole founda-
tlon' ior the halt mile mentioned, has been
SO thoroughly saturated by the back-water,
as 10 render the mud from Two 10 three 1eet
ueep III Places even IN the dryest Weatner
OF summer ana the 1orty noilaTs expended
upon IL iaet spring was total loss 10 inc
county
ALSO large blocks OF ice nre thrown upon
TINS ROAD by the winter and spring Hoods
Whlch occur IN the creek, not unfrequently
rendering It absolutely impossible for aspace
OF TWO weeks.
ahese assertions wiil oe Vefiheo ny any re-
qui ~ mu "a % ,t " .ha oo,oI o, IL
s;r 20 ~ ~, d",s ny, b;'.hr th w.
s, ~ r'ee t thI G SUN t .; .nis m.ei
natter oF VOW, E,tio :. -, IN, , wi
;s alre,Jy my pa ssob,e 40 'ro 'o''
Wbnt ,'r;sI, so 5ro,,, .,,a o,,o,.;o,, &c .,o
Gina WISH ~ uiam oho at'en.iun VI .nc
,,S oonin,iss'S On, W, % ao noeeS's'y Mo
p '.a,, ''P'' ''"'o J"' p" "0" '"e"' y" "'3'o'
ST Tha i.,as Sc Tho ho;rs os .,o ,,.o NJ.
rohor 'aus " 1 LILLE n w u sne '.e LIE am
a., az anu LIN y, - !. III, -, sinnoa, ns4,, M
JILL JILL . .i ,osc' anu :. VIZ 10 Unnecessary W W.
az. &c .lio ioau upon ,ieeo anus:
h ~ cour i, ~ Is 70 pe eApec.eu 'na. the lana
n,t or w., Mn oD oI. ~ naS snS iuau 'ahon
ouo ", 'iH T,, Gleeh' anu piaoeu upon sihcn
S Sn,'. ms ms 10 nMays .he oase, no nlal.ei
nov hluSn .ae p9pa.c' 1r tne properly owner,
may NC oeneiis'eu ~ .ne change. ~ Is MOI
10, NC pl.sdlneu, noMever' ula' any one ue'
su h; .ii nv ',le 1"nels VI 'ne ih,s through
W., Sno ioau nus s p'ss snouu no' NC an,
Ply oonipehs"'e'' ior al oaiiiusc oohe ny Ns
paTssase.
ms pnalse ~ .lie i1Ia'ion VI tne Io''u 10
hos oniy hei1 h l1r papiic ConVenlence, put
70 u.nialiuIu py ausoiuse pu9ilc necessi.y.-
ai, hy mall eo nnd "nu ;t Ii,u VINO mas siaS
,,nn,b Nv, suI ~ tou ;,,; :no iass e,gns
e, u tsn Iou,u w p mi,nS W ssn peei.ion
~. sne Snsuse 1 seIe neser "as
p,UpUsa, III puo,a t,nPiose IVY, ~ sne
souys winch IN ooinnlaiuIp sucn unanimous
t ssS ;t, from ah par.es WIZ are az an acquaa
sea WIN T ~, as sne Pioposi'lon uhuer consl9
a'lon. TINS one oi sne ofse puohc roads
s m une WI oJury ~ sae greas snfougn,;le
,a a a;.l,A " in"fle nc uacci sla parties
nase ei,nel 70 20 ~ lne towng-pa.h' Wnlcl
proniu.1u'pa ~ .m1or 'i T,, hnes aaon .,l
u Und Po ,,ai ~ M toap I'LL j. a,D Iu =,
aoau osel mneon sne =. p. hiah ~ Carried ~
coaches. nlSSlDlp BanU0r