Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-08

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Beacon We give ali these schemes .
showing in the hope, If no one 8f them
shall secure approval. the best features
Of each may be eulIed out and after
wards welded together in some common.
plan which may secure general concur
renee. Promising. that ihe projects
given below, though anonymously sug-
gsSted sss FUaaSss ~ enlisnses -weif.
knowa tosas1 for elossE Observation.
tbOughtful hsbifudes and aisinssrssied|
public spirit, end promising taribsg. thsi
what ii i wen 70 %. its vel q; 90
quickly. We submit The views o. our
.ecfesPondsh.. without fpFsher. per
i9ses' sS,s Fl sgss: sdT .sssd1oV..
l., One general sqpeyvispr 20. be clec-.
Ted bienniaily for The county. Il large
whose duties shall Be to Jet out fhe pub
licsrosds IL the seseraf Districts bY Con-
tract:---lo see that zhc ieohtfscts sfe ex-l
eculsd and % esrtiiy % aad aPpseys Of,
or 40 reject the same. si.4s-- yxxe.,g1ssrs
q TWO Deputy supervisors 70 be ar-
poinfsd snnually By The Levy Couyt. An
and 1cr each district IN The county who
shaII aid and assist The geneEal or coanty
supervisor IN their respective Districts
IN letting out centfsrtsr inspecting the
work of The eolatracfor en. ,rpadsa phep
ready aRd completed farinspection. GER
.tifYing The same to the General. Supers
visor and 10 rendering such ether aid 20
The Ceneral Supervisor p maybe aesd-
!, Srd. The General and District Saper-
yssors shap select One Pubic. Road IN
each district most generally used aed
The T-ost essential 70 general traEel and
proceed 10 let out and contract to have
same graded and permanently impsosed
IN The, manner heFeinafter directed .asd
shah lcoplinue 10 do so annually until al
the roads in the several districts shall be
recnnstructea and improved, .ldsb sif
4th.. The roads so ordered SHALL be
constructed not less than 80 feet in
width, clear OF all obstructions, having
q ditehaon each eide. not less than three
feet wide on the surface, two ieet derp
and one foot width at bottom, and the
earth dug out OF the ditch shall be put
IN the middle Of the road In such man
neslss 10 give1the whole road, between
the two ditehes, Q moderate curve, free
from standing water, The said bitches
may be enlarged al the discretion, ofthe
9Th. That the General and District
Supervisors be authorized to have the
above roads,, and all Others, made by
contrast, dividing said road into cIniles,
asneany 80 feasible, and each mile shall
be made special contract in order to
offer free competition to farmers and
laborers In the neighborhood Of The
work. The Supervisor shall make pub
lie, advertisement of the divisions, de-
signaling The division and the work to
be done e,-to be advertised two weeks
previous to the time Of receiving propo!
sals,-the 6rst day for receiving prppe-
sails to be named in the advertisement,
and proposals to be open for reception
for one week. Four. days after the ex-
piration oi the time allotted for afheis
reception. the Supervisors shall declare
the names and notify those whose offers
have been, accepted. Or,the, Superyi-
sor may il The bids prove unsaiisiacto-
Iry, put The, work up TO public auction TO
the lowest bidder, giving the preference.
il say. and bids should prove equal, to
parties residing adjacent 10 the work.
Should no person, Offer to do, the work
or the offers be at higher prices than The
Supervisors could get the work done by
hiring laborers, the Supervisors toibe
at liberty 10 hire, but only acasessof ab-l
Isolute inability to have the work done by,
contract. Proposals or bids mustbe writ
ten and sealed up and not opened by the
Supervisos until the expifafi6h OF seven
dsyslallowed Tor reeeisnk ofersaCons
tractors 20 finish the, work they annderr
take within the tune specified in, the
contract, and 70 give security, and not
60 be paid Under any circumstshces for
imorct than 0'per cent. on work done
until II be actually finished:and certified
10 the Supervisors. The certificates for
contracts Completed and work, done
shall be submitted. 10 the Levy Court
for approval and paid BY the county
'trsasurer: Gsaeral Supervisor to re-
Ictive Tor services---. Deputy. or
District Supervisor per. diem. 81. and
not to exceed SIG per annum., The
County Cons,nissiohers 10 have nothing
60 do with roads except as above The
county to pay in cash and not IN conti-
mental ino6ey A Treasures 10 be cte-.
Al ed for fhe Comfy Cemmissioners by,
petition iia 70 q y legislature, Hsl 81 -.
.Nsssrs. Ed;fors ;--Ia addisioni TO the
several projects airea1y spokenofin re-
gard 20 some synfem locking 10 q better
Improvement Of The public roads Of the
lconnty as we'll as 20 ligbten The burdens
OF taxation, allow me to advance some
of,my own theoriess which might be Of
soHss vslue 10 our representatives #
lAnnapolis IL the. passage Of any law
leaking to this, end, First, Ifavdr lhel
system Of compulsory labor. 10 extend
20 All male citizens between the ages Of
q and 50 SesFs. They shall be lcoEn-l
PEELED 70 workaoee day IN each year on
the public roads. Or pay the sum ot --4
In lieu thereof and any failure OF neg
leet BY any person to perform these re-
qaiFements stall subject him to fine and
imprisonment. said olErnce 10 be heard