, 1874-07-04

Comaitteo With instructions, "''ti IL hss alnco
haan tlla law. 1t was opposed by tla legal
sralornity on tho ground tint It rnud gsvo the
1us,;co a r,uht h toaldo In regard 10 land.
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t!tlos - fight tnat nau a'""Ss ooo'. o'"'nm ~
tho III gher courts felef TO @hls 'ss'e h'"ot5
to show that laws for the farmers are rot to b.
exnaot.a frnm Tint s,nss Of }eu,slators That
usually and ti,ot, xxn, - gnr,npnet,l, and that
un"a'iy nao tno!E WY ~ 'Ps'ukhem' Nv anu >l".
'''"' wren Ps'slos "to Gol"B '" pln"e'e' - Wv
opportunity Tor the fnrtnorA to select good, 70.
liable ht,aiilcss men-wiollor from the farm, lha
Workshop, or tho ott.ce-to maf,e their }nws, We
o,unot krep u1,a.,, ,,r H.. ,v,,,, ~ nov law,
"n 1,s,!, a ~, .a.s s...,. "@a. ~ " ~ ~"
Hn" "e na'e ho so'o 'o*os ioe tne WANT VI oon1-
mon aense In -
The Hoad-law m'chi''sry IL t9o bulky and too
1naihciont to Do OF any practical value. Tho
eyHtam tn ola enough to 9e OF value, X long
yeats o. oxpef1ence pfoYoa hhYth1hE; b4t the
time that oommon'Eonse = bnhiness anillty took
tEe matter IN hand. IN TINS aila sonie OF lhe
adjoining townships, tlo paople nave mauo some
atteilpls a. eahnge, with only partial @ stlGcees;
ous :, y 10 o9 notsd Itas exe 'la p"t1' 1uc-
oesa will lead ny to better Things.
~ the flrst place, t!1o town purchased road
gra.er ~ cost OF SUD ana the Conmshsioher
o. o. Hinrfh"a5a ilireu 919 nun % taka ona1Ee VI
IL. 1hen oaeh foaa"ulatr!ot nna IIe Hlhciil'o
allotted to It lor statefi peFiou. tho Iosu'.ax
4. -
g,1ls is most aeclaod improvement IN Tug roaas;
Hut tAls syatnm 2i supply o. toams ~ found
20 DO aoioot!ve, anu It as oat or tne QUESTION 70
Keep tns maea!no ~ "olA' hno1lsa lause sa1as
hired ~ the day to 40 aaays Work 2t teii honrs,
Wou!u taake MORO @na nes1es loAoS saan IN n'aus
under
tr, Ins rhHsEsT i; " iarhareoI hAsAa,Mssl. as.. ,
dno tfash III, sh0t in1I1ofs nIe WY pIs! ~ w
tluto - lol.u u,A'Alnb "uu lli.I ~ atinou.t ="
Aoafe IAo.t "p'A. eA sho ot'oA A"Aut WIG .oHA
"ofs IN black az tn9t tltle III our Fh!uao', H1l.t
Eooa tcn'''a can ne nIteu 10 "o t',e moI". rns '
supPose tiio lalhsr Gun shie tao 1''1s " ue !Ae
Wof1 IL ~ betLor Lnat t.io "9tk ue aohe " ono
ses o. toains tnan py TUG aliaoss da1lY cnanSo 1S
tnat . tue pfosent law mahes llnpeiaIiso. Me
VIII e''ppche that tnofo gre t"o "1eKs 1,.Rs
~ ~ loa'a-'nahng ~ D'ssact Mo' i. ,ana aia'
- enua! W oho teaa 1ol aot'y.e'Rn. u"5a.
Or -FOUR tenms Tor twelve aaya. II teams sio
hlroa, tnoy WORK ton nuule, any as ttIoY ousu'o
Agc"atonloa 10 Worh tosethei, laef AaGp MOVING
it n.onK; Hnsrsaa. H. fneh ~" ssa'n .las SJou 1e
into sne wotM nuas ne ptoKe III af', l"se 40 'eY
Ino. aasn, snn Iona.woIh pes.a. at @ e19oS:
aha ~ assMalpseu at ., "osA'ns eiSat hoats, ous
ll"n.oly .uey uccnpy s"o ao.t.s t ~ Aorn; i n.u
ssny sx spa aya feed eaal Wt om 's u
',e0, and tho Two drivers should tako their dill
nor also nd thus DO able to do ton hours work,
~ III daaa oy others .Ylio work ont. 'fl1ls would
do away with tt,e sift'ns syt!erl Of roAd-lnakins
But Why nais one, "cauuot t4S farmers
see 10 their orn roads It III certainly their i'll
tercst to 90 10, aud they cannot afford to shirk
It," That III very true; but the farnor is not
nnd supposo that Ia mainly the reason for tho
faitnre.
We have Objected to the lawyers making our
Road laws. md for good rcaBons we should OBJ
IT is NOT HIS GUINNESS. ......
In Tho first place tho engineer Is to DO coneult-
cd iu regard to the work. and to estimate the
cost, and tlcn VIC need = Bonrd OF sny tlras
practical businessmen to decide OH tue details of
tho work, mil to see Tint the work IL properly
done ,11ldor tie ctinsge of Town Superintendent
Of lluads, other by the day or by contract. But
1t is nlahia TINT, in the charge Of good n'a',
tho days work system would be tic more aats-
faocsory.
faru-hands and others who pnY no other tax,
aud aro ta.ad per cApftn-ahonhl be made to pny
in money for, as il ill., they do not. aud cannot.
be nHds 10 40 good, far days WORT; and, aH
| turu for tho pmtectou tint tue law glyos to
their nerHonu and property, it III but right TINT
the tax should be Of some value but. il most
aaxeR. tlioy mniines eia 20 id'1 - 5notaS - rood
! el2ne hou1s thHt st'o"'o No oo'o'oo w Ao''~
labor;
| With good road.grader, three men and eigh
| horsoH vii! make 10 rods Of good road on OIL
irhn scii tha ;,,aclInes doubio Ills arnoI,nt: yo
a ar rods Gsi IL I''o '"S''''''' A~A''o '
| :" tooa 40 -.,,
a GOOD AVERAGE DAYS WORK
Tor Well-n turllplko;, Estimate Inc farms arm
| at 1G0 acrea ench, 1t would require four days
woris Of two teatns with NJ average Of two horact
par Gay, 10 40 the elauine, ana tWo ,'!Ia teau,a
and two men alotl,ur day to 40 TN smoothane
down OF this turnpike. PIttlng tue !abof a. u
per day tor man atltt tean tna coss 20 eaon 1aFh
would be SSG-lsAsl't two days WORK OF one
man for eaoh hall !. mile to put IN the slu'ce
l.